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2 Carnival vases ID = 1. King James Vase; 2. Iris and Herringbone, Jeanette
Della:
Hi all, (Glen),
These can today, along with some carnival dishes, but I will just post these two for now.
Having seen 1 identical, I thought this one was a 'King James' vase by Rindskopf, but according to Dave Doty's site they only came in 6" & 10" and this one is 8"?
The second one is 9" tall.
Any help, as always, is appreciated :lol:
Ivo:
Second one is Iris and Herringbone, Jeannette glass company 1928-1932, re-produced in the 1950s and in the 1970s.
Connie:
Your second piece is Jeannette Glass Iris (sometimes called Iris & Herringbone). Glen can confirm but I think the iridescent pieces were made in 1950 & again in 1969.
Della:
Thank you Ivo and Connie,
Guess the second one is unanimous then :lol:
Glen:
Hi Della.
KING JAMES VASE
First, I'll give you the (Carnival) history of the "King James" vase.
The first reported example (6" high) was found by my husband, Steve, on a business trip to Belgium some 8 or so years ago. It was in a fleamarket in a square near the main station in Brussels. We also found a larger version (10") soon afterwards at an antique fair in the south of England.
We searched all our archives and catalogs for the vase, but could not find the exact pattern. We noted two things:
* the design is similar to Inwald's Jacobean pattern
* a similar block pattern is shown on some items - but NOT vases - in the Rindskopf catalogs that we have
So....we named the vase KING JAMES. We picked the name as it has a link to the name Jacobean - and it is not a variant, so it would have been wrong to call it Jacobean Variant. Thus King James was first documented.
Both of our vases are shown in our second book "A Century of Carnival Glass" (published 2001) on pages 99 and 100. The vase is listed in the main chapter on Czech Carnival. In that chapter is a long section on Josef Rindskopf's Carnival. It is the first time that Rindskopf was documented as a maker of Carnival Glass - and it was a ground breaking discovery.
However, the King James vase is listed in a section called "Possible Rindskopf patterns". We very clearly stated that it was possible but by no means proven, that the maker of this vase is Rindskopf. Our attribution to Rindskopf is cautious and not proven - and we were very clear about this.
So - King James vase, possibly Rindskopf, but may not be. Known until today in two sizes - 6" and 10". Now we can also add your 8" vase Della. Many congratulations on finding another unusual piece.
European Carnival research is very "cutting edge". I always try to be cautious and I have had cause to use an eraser or a corrector pen on many occasions (and I'm sure I will do so on many future occasions too).
HERRINGBONE AND IRIS VASE
aka Iris and Herringbone
Your second piece is a more recent item. Made by Jeanette in the USA it is generally referred to a Depression or Late Carnival. The iridised version was made circa 1950s - 1970s.
Hope this helps, Della.
Glen
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