Topic: Art nouveau,transfer or enamel?

[keith]

11 inches tall,the design looks like a transfer but has very little wear,no marks with a moulded base,Bohemian I presume,got this after a very nice cup of tea with David,Patricia and Ming :t:

[Lustrousstone]

Use a magnifying glass. If you can see dots, it's a transfer. It might be French or not

D&P were still there when Ming got there!!!

[jsmeasell]

This piece may be a lamp base.

[keith]

Thanks Christine,James,no dots,close up it looks like a paper transfer but is very hard,if it was a transfer I'd have thought there would have been more wear,the wide base does make it look like a lamp base

[Lustrousstone]

Enamelled then; transfers show dots

[keith]

Thanks Christine,yes they were still there,Patricia got a satin air trap vase in pink,David a Victorian scrapbook(I think he said) and I'm not sure Ming bought anything,he has more willpower than me

[Ming]

I did not get anything in glass. But l gone crazy and bought a Chinese metal snuff box in a shape of a Chinese lady bounded feet shoe.

[Frank]

I would say transfer, only half-tone printed transfers show dots, continuous line printed and hand painted transfers do not. The colours on the transfer would of course be enamel that fuses to the glass. Although American companies have made more use of cold transfers and those will wear off.

[keith]

Thanks Frank,any particular factory/factories come to mind?
 Ming,that sounds interesting,send me a picture if you would

[krsilber]

The colours on the transfer would of course be enamel that fuses to the glass.

Newman says transfers were done with metallic oxide-based inks, which were fired on.  Maybe enamels were used as well, but I imagine they would be raised slightly, as enamels are when directly applied.

Looks more French than Bohemian to me.