Topic: What is origin of this glass vase, maker, date ...?

[claddagh]

What is origin of this glass vase, maker, date of production. Anything can help. Thank you. It is 4.5" tall

[antiquerose123]

 :hi:

Looks familiar to me -- but I will have to look around to see if I can find something here.  I think I have something like it in my cupboard somewhere....lol....

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Not sure at all -- but it kinda *reminds* me of this item I have here.  I am not sure.......tho (Duncan Miller) ?
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,34154.0.html

[claddagh]

I was told this is possibly an old French glass. No references were given.

[ju1i3]

I know nothing about it but the head intrigues me. Is it a real person? If so, who was important enough and revered enough to have his head put on a vase? and is it contemporary with the vase? If it is it's 18th or even 17th century with that hair style. And if it's not, goes back to the question who is still important enough from that era to have his head on a vase 100+ years later?

Or maybe they just thought it was interesting to put a non-specific old head on a vase  :huh:

[Bernard C]

Svetlana — I've always believed such objects to be food packaging, sold full of potted meat, preserve, condiment, or the like, often of rather dubious quality, and sealed with a cork or paper disc then waxed over.   Notley, Pressed Flint Glass, Shire, 1986, suggests France or Belgium as a likely manufacturing source.

You sometimes see glass food packaging at bottle fairs, having been dug up from old rubbish dumps.

If so, then the head is likely to have been some sort of trademark or logo, and probably not modelled on any specific individual.   If it was, then my only suggestion is King Charles Spaniel pâté.   Mmmm — Yummee!   :spls:

Bernard C. 

[claddagh]

Thank very much all of you. It is quite a lot information now. Thank you again, I appreciate it.

[antiquerose123]

Thank very much all of you. It is quite a lot information now. Thank you again, I appreciate it.

Seeing you were from USA -- that is why I though Duncan Miller.........and the design (dots) on my item -- but that is just a guess. 
http://www.duncanmiller.net/history.php



Will keep Looking to see if can find a match -- somewhere--- 

[claddagh]

Hi, Thank you for this link. I am from USA now. The glass, I shown, is located in Russia and owner is looking for ID. I am helping. So, thank you very much for all your time.