Topic: Unknown thickwalled vase with black stripes attached (German?)

[astrid]

Time to throw another one of my unknowns at the forum for contemplation... I've only seen one attribution (Nachtmann) on ebay for something similar (a bowl with red striped attached), but that seller is quite notorious for being wrong all the time, so I won't even bother to link it.

It's 27 cm high, 7 cm across at the base, 5 cm across at the rim. The vase is made of thick glass or crystal (it's heavy enough to be crystal, but I can't tell the difference really) pushed inwards in the middle (I just added an impromptu photo to try and show that effect). The black stripes are attached, and fold over the base.

Given where I bought it (Netherlands near the border with Germany), and the style, I'm thinking German, but that's of course open to debate. I can't see much wear, but the way the stripes are attached would prevent wear on the clear part of the glass anyway.

Any ideas?

Astrid

[astrid]

Aaargh, last night I watched "Put your money where your mouth is" (a BBC antiques program where two antiques experts combat each other on raising money for a chosen charity by buying and selling antiques in specific settings).

Expert Mark Stacey actually bought and sold this very vase in a 'buy and sell within 48 hours challenge', but never identified it  (he sold it for 15 pounds, but as it was late in the afternoon as he was trying to clear out his stall, that might have been a loss).

Oh well. I still think it's German. If this model made its way over to the UK at some point in its history, it's probably by a factory large enough to export...

Astrid

[Glas Vasen]

Hello Astrid

First I thought is a Gistel Glas from Germany, I had compared it with my vase, but the processing is different, Friedrich vase used some similar technique clear glass with Black (Faden- auflagen / aufschmelzung) don't know the English word is it Thread Melting?

Both Vases use thin clear glass with Black strips.

Sorry Astrid I can't help more.   

[astrid]

Thank you! knowing the German word for the technique is already a big help, and I'll be sure to search more Friedrich, Gistl and other German glashutte with fadenauflagen.

Astrid