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Lalique in need of repair
chopin-liszt:
:huh:
The "thistles" look much more like teasels to me, despite the Miller's Guide saying thistles too.
I think I'd go the professional route for repair if it were mine, I'd only want it for selling on - much as though I love opalescent glass, this doesn't say anything to me but "potential profit" >:D
Paul S.:
thanks Sue - I suspect my rather poor and hurried picture has not done justice to the botanical accuracy of the vase design :) Teasels (certainly English ones ;D) have a much more elongated flower head than thistles, which on this vase are shown quite globular. I don't sell my glass (or at least I haven't yet - but life is unpredictable) and tend to keep all the good pieces, and since I don't have any Lalique, then will be very keen to keep this one - nicely back-lit in a cabinet. Whilst I appreciate that this sort of opalescent material is not eveyone's cup of tea, the 'deco' period is my all time favourite era for art and design, so guess that does influence my decision. :) Think I'd throw out one or two other pieces before I chucked this one - just think of the soul in this vase - when it was made, the designer, etc.
rosieposie:
Definately Thistles Paul, and I would keep this one, it is be-oooooo-tiful and I am green with envy. :mrgreen:
Reair it, (yourself, if you covet the satisfaction of it being all your own work) keep it and love it.
Art Deco era is one of my favourites, in fact it was green art deco glass that started me on the 'glass-o-hollik' trail.
You will always glow when you see it in the back-lit cabinet.
I hope we will all get to see it when the job is done. :X:
chopin-liszt:
:sc:
But thistles have flared out tufts at the top, Paul - (put the scotsman smilie upside down and you'll have a thistle shape.. :sm: ). The prickles on teasels are the same as the ones in this piece (I've just checked my vase of Spanish teasels, sadly, no leaves remain on them - they were picked and brought home over 45 years ago) and my garden thistles are not mature enough to check yet.
Botanicals aside - it's great you've got an "example" you like for your own pleasure. :thup:
(my "ultimate" bit of opalescent is a big, chunky-textured Barolac "forest" vase. Don't know the name of the design. Lalique just doesn't tend to float my boat.)
rosieposie:
Hi Sue, you have to enlarge the picture to see that the thistles do have wee tufty pieces at the top, but they are very stylised.....
I've just been reading a thread about the Barolac Forest vase on GMB...what a lovely piece. My biggest, nicest piece is a big oblong slant sided Barolac bowl called Butterflies. I love it. :)
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