Topic: Huge sommerso vase, 4.5kg, 50cm tall, cranberry, blue & clear Murano or far east

[vidrioguapo]

Fairly sure that this one is new Chinese - Colonnial Candle vase

https://picasaweb.google.com/112538457954992188877/CurrentlyUnknown?authuser=0&feat=directlink#5572085766453310674

there is one on my wannabee blog with label in a "lilac" colour on the right hand side about half way down............

[adam20]

Just picking up the point about Cascade piggy banks - I have one in form of a koala bear - same brown glass as pigs in linked photo.

Fully labelled - sorry main photo not that good but item is packed away now and in other location.

Thanks Adam

[jonchellycain]

Thanks everyone, I will eventually whittle it down... one day.

John yes the tankard did have something on the bottom just found the original thread  :thup: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,26814.msg148125.html#msg148125

Greg, thanks so much for the ID, I only picked him up a couple of weeks back and hadnt even started researching him. He reminded my a little of the Holmegaard piggy bank but bigger, which is why i bought him.  :hiclp:

Emmi I think it did come on here but i havent been able to find the thread unfortunitly. Will pop it over to the rest of the world album.  :girlcheer:

Adam I love the bear he is so cute

thanks again everybody, your help is as always greatly apreciated
michelle

new link to piggy bank
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/S0FvEt5Nm6HHizZuvr84tA?feat=directlink
new link to Hoglund tankard
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/n9OPGJye8NuJm30Fru88-A?feat=directlink
new link to chinese candle vase
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xxZjpXvCjxtxaE030lFldw?feat=directlink

[Helen]

Hi Michelle
I posted another one of your vases relatives on here a short while back (see http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,42048.msg233784.html#msg233784). I haven't managed a positive ID either, but am leaning towards Murano, although mine does have an imperfection in the glass (looks like an unidentifiable bit of debris) which did make me wonder whether that would have got past quality control at a Murano glass works. Sorry, I', not adding anything to your quest but just thought it may be of interest to see another one like yours anyway.

[Nemmie]

I have a very similar vase but mine is all one colour. It also has base wear which is comparative with items that I know to be from the 60s and 70s.

[Helen]

Hi Nemmie, it does look similar but the glass looks slightly thinner and the base is a bit different to mine. Ow, it just gets more intriguing...

[Nemmie]

I hadn't actually looked at yours. Mine is quite thick and very heavy. I would say the thickness is comparable to Michelle's vase.

I have looked at yours now and I can see the base difference but yours actually looks thinner than mine to my eyes  :huh:

Does yours have any base wear?

[Helen]

Sorry Nemmie, think our posts must have been getting composed around the same time. There is a bit of wear on the base of mine but not a substantial amount. I got it in a lot from an auction so know nothing of it's provenance.

[Nemmie]

Don't know much about mine either. I bought it from a boot fair thinking it would turn out to be Czech but I haven't found it anywhere so far.

[Helen]

Just saw this on ebay, which again looks similar but described as Josef Hospodka... I've emailed the seller to try to find out what lead him to this conclusion so will pass it on if they get back to me.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKLO-UNION-LOBBED-BLUE-ART-GLASS-VASE-JOSEF-HOSPODKA-/310345109231?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item4842028eef#ht_3600wt_1139