Topic: black & white vase

[Phil]

Another boot sale buy this morning. Stands 20cm tall. Black glass cased in white with the pattern cut into the white to reveal the black. I have no idea of date or manufacturer so would appreciate any suggestions. Many thanks.

[antiquerose123]

??

hard to tell, but is it Ceramic?  As the bottom kinda looks that way to me -- but I can be wrong (most times I am)

[keith]

Me to Rose,the base does look ceramic

[Phil]

no it's definitely cased glass - the black glows a deep pink when I put a light inside the vase

[Anne]

I'd have said ceramic too with that base, to be honest!

[ahremck]

Sorry I can't help with a maker Phil.  It could look like a ceramic from the base BUT surely two nicely ground edges on the rim would make it obvious you knew what you were talking about.   :thup:  I would like to own it myself - an excellent interesting buy.

Ross

[flying free]

is the rim ground and polished shiny or matt?
m

[ahremck]

If you look carefully at the left-hand photo you will see the thin black rim showing which shows the outer edge of the rim has been ground off - especially when you look at where the camera is pointed - straight at the decorative cutout section in the middle of the vase.

The centre photo shows the inner rim is also ground off (is shows well to the right rear of the photo).

The top of the rim is also ground flat.  As far as I can tell they have not been polished.

For the base to be a pottery base it would need to have a boundary between the white glaze and the section showing wear and again between the worn section and the inner white part.  Further the glazing of large vessels requires contact with the "base" that it was fired on - where can that be seen.  The whole base is cased in white - despite those funny little circles - whose presence I can't explain.  I happen to collect pottery as well as glass.

Ross

[flying free]

Hi, I wasn't questioning whether it was glass, I'm sure it is glass, I have glass pieces with those circular marks on from the mould.  I was just wondering whether the rim was ground and polished or not.
m

[Phil]

Thanks for all your interest and input. Just to clarify it definitely IS glass - the outer thinner white casing is ground and bevelled at the rim and the thicker black inner is flat ground with a matt finish. The base circles make no sense to me either as they appear to be randomly placed. The black mark fades into the white and reminds me of a cloudy marble (as in glass marbles - I'm sure we used to call them cloudys!). The cuttting is very crisp and sharp though the horizontal lines are a bit uneven. Any more input or suggestions of age or manufacturer still welcome.  :thup: