Topic: Studio vase but by whom?

[Anne]

I'm sure I've seen something like this in TKMaxx within the last couple of years... 

[Roger H]

  Well even that is possible I guess. I never go into Tkmax, so I wouldn't know. The shape just reminded me of 1930s though. If it were newish I guess it may have been made in Eastern Europe. Roger.

[Roger H]

 Well I've trawled through hundreds of vases on the web but I haven't seen anything similar yet. Roger.

[chopin-liszt]

I think the real giveaway is that you say it feels oily - does it smell a bit of acetic acid too?
This is a feature I have found to be almost exclusively distinctive of contemporary far eastern glass.

I make a point of checking what's in TKMaxx when I can - the quality of glass made in China is improving dramatically.
I was  in TKM just about 4-5 weeks ago, and after handling a few bits - my hands stank and felt greasy.

You need to use all your senses when studying glass - this has been known to include licking or biting it gently.

[Anik R]

... this has been known to include licking or biting it gently.

Gosh, and I've been called a pervert for saying I like to caress my glass...

Sue, I'm sssoooooooo glad you're back!  :kissy: :kissy: :kissy:

[chopin-liszt]

 :hug:
Thank-you very much Anik - I was having a bit of a "bad-ME spell", but I'd drifted into it before I realised what was happening. I needed a bit of intensive rest and recuperation. (It's very boring.)

[Roger H]

   Well there is an interesting thought. Going into a shop and licking all the glass. Actually it felt oily when it was in the shop but not now. I tried it ******** tastes bitter but not acidy. Probably cyanide  :help:
           Must take a look in TKmax one day and check out the bases for any similarity.
              No its not cyanide, doesn't taste metally enough, phew, but I can still taste it, yuk. Roger rabid.

[chopin-liszt]

Cyanide apparently smells of marzipan/almonds.
It would be bitter - it's a decidedly "official chemical" acetic acid - just like sniffing a BDH winchester - not a vinegary or brewed one.
The greasy leaching from the surface of the glass will wash or rub off - but it will accumulate again.

[Roger H]

          Oh, yes you are correct, i'll remember that when I eat my next piece of battenberg.                                   A metallic tang in the mouth means something I know. A heart attack I believe. :thud: Roger.
            PS//  When you say far east, do you mean Lowestoft, that is about as far east as anyone can get in England.
                Seriously though, you are probably correct about the origin. Do you know since speaking about the bitter taste of yesterday I can taste it again, remarkable. Time for a brandy I believe. Regards Roger.

[chopin-liszt]

I wouldn't know about England Roger, because I live above it.  :sc:
I was referring to a global far east, as in China.

Dark chocolate is the best stuff to eliminate bad smells and tastes.  :thup:
Olfaction has a direct link to the emotional centres of the brain - smell is just about the best thing there is for triggering memories.
A metallic taste in the mouth can also mean an epileptic fit is about to ensue, or that you have accidentally managed to get a bit of the foil wrapper of your chocolate in your mouth, or that you have bitten your cheek while eating said chocolate.  :thup: