Topic: I'm desperate to know what this bowl was/is, and who by

[Cathy B]

There are lots of Chinese and Eastern European modern cameos, some of them overt Galle fakes - but I couldn't have told you whether this was one or not.

[Paul S.]

I was quite expecting my contribution to be deleted - understandably, we have to be careful when criticizing pieces that are not in our hands so to speak  -  which is why I try to be very circumspect, and even more so when I have very little experience of some areas of glass.   I agree with m's thoughts when the bidding went high.    However, based on a recent piece of mine  -  from a charity shop -  it would appear that this shape may well not be modern.  The following is the link to my 'boat shaped vase', and whilst not the same size as the piece in question, is nonetheless the same boat shape.   http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,39538.0.html     I this what you had in mind Ray.