Topic: is this Borske Sklo 'Knobbles' vase please.

[Paul S.]

I have an example of the more usual size (6.75 inches) in blue - with the typical mould 'cross' on the base (shown here in pic. three).    However, found this one earlier today, which is almost 9 inches/227mm tall - and the 'green' seems to agree more or less with the Borske Sklo green.   However, the 'knobbles' are less pronounced/pointed - they fade towards the base - but most importantly, the base has a very different mould 'star' impression, instead of the cross.   Rim is ground/polished as usual.   I understand that other factories produced similar pieces  -  so am thinking this green one may well be some other output rather than Borske Sklo, unfortunately.     Very grateful for other people's opinion/thoughts, and as always thanks for looking.

[dinklepip]

I would say deffo Sklo

[Lustrousstone]

I assume you mean Borske Sklo, not Sklo Union or ZBS any other sklo - sklo just means glass. It's like referring to any of the English companies as Glass or Scandinavian companies as Glas.

[Nemmie]

Yes it's a Borske Sklo Knobbly bobbly as I like to call them  :hiclp:  

They all have the star on the bottom, well mine do anyway. I didn't know they came with crosses.

[Anik R]

If it is a Borske Sklo knobbly vase, why is the base so different from Paul's blue one?  (I've never had the pleasure of handling a Borske Sklo optic range vase, so I don't know what the base should look like.)  Are both bases common/normal?  Maybe one of these vases is not Borske Sklo.

By the way, Paul, is the green as bright as it appears in your photo?  (I like the green -- the vase looks like a happy blown up toad   )

[Nemmie]

Can we have a picture from the top down and a picture of them both together?

[Paul S.]

thanks to both of you.    Couldn't agree more Christine, this hurried use of the work Sklo means nothing of course, since, as you say it means, simply, 'glass'.   If I gave the impression that I didn't know that, then apologies.  I had taken my use of the expression from Mark Hill - and perhaps should have said just 'Borske'.   On the other hand, Marcus Newhall's book is called Sklo Union - and has nothing to do with mould blown glass  (his book is concerned with pressed glass only).
Let me be really specific - I am referring to Mark Hill's book 'Hi Sklo Lo Sklo' - page 'soixante neuf' (top left pic.).     In truth I was worried that my piece wasn't a 'Borske' piece because of the mould impression on the base  -  very different from my smaller 'knobbly bobbly', which has just the crossed lines.
However, in view of the replies from 'dinklepip' and 'Nemmie', I now feel reassurred, and will catalogued this large green piece as Borske.    It really is an impressive lump - big as a football.
thanks to all of you  - and I feel really happy.
P.S.  just seen Anik's contribution.   I agree, I don't know why the mould mark is different - but these others guys know more than me, so I take their word for it.    I had questioned the attribution, simply because the book does say that other factories made similar pieces.   Sorry, green and I have an unhappy history here on the GMB , so dangerous waters for me to venture into.    I don't know too much about happy toads  but I sense your meaning.
P.P.S.   I  s.u.p.p.o.s.e    so   -  I started typing this years ago - people keep coming in and I have to keep adding bits.

[Nemmie]

The thing is that now I am doubting whether mine are. They are not as big as footballs but they do have the star pattern on the bottom.

I bought two from Ebay that were listed as Borske and picked up one from a boot fair which means that they might have been listed incorrectly and therefore my attribution of the third was also incorrect.

[Paul S.]

I was just quoting Mark Hill, who says......'and a full or partial impressed 'cross' on the base which was left by the four part moulds used'..........so I thought that my green one which has this more 'star like' mould impression, was quite likely not a Borkse piece.     As I have said..... my smaller blue vase does have the 'cross' impression.    Does anyone still want to see more pics. of either vase??

[Nemmie]

I was just quoting Mark Hill, who says......'and a full or partial impressed 'cross' on the base which was left by the four part moulds used'..........so I thought that my green one which has this more 'star like' mould impression, was quite likely not a Borkse piece.     As I have said..... my smaller blue vase does have the 'cross' impression.    Does anyone still want to see more pics. of either vase??

Yes I see your point and mine going by that statement are not Borske either. I will just try not to think about it.

At least I found some more Vizner today which almost makes up for it.