Topic: Vase ID needed - poss murano?

[Jeffingtons]

Lovely charity shop find today (Well 2 if you include the JC labelled Arthur Percy style vase).

This is a heavy cased vase that stands approx 20cm tall and 450g.  The internal colour is cranberry red and the casing amber.

Wondering where it might have been made

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6059317158/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6059316660/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6058769245/in/photostream/

[Jeffingtons]

I've noticed that tilting the vase makes the rim look blue in colour.  Theres no obvious blue glass I can see and I can't work out why it produces this effect.  What might cause this effect?

[johnphilip]

Dont know but its a good sign ,you only get that effect on older glass not new glass especially when looking at it at an angle , new polishing looks clear in my opinion . mind you i have had a couple of glasses tonight due to ebay . :grrr:  i wish we had a smiley of the one finger proctologists salute . Perhaps Patrick can organise one . cheers

[Jeffingtons]

oh dear. missed out or missold?

[Max]

Could we have a photo directly from the side please?  It looks like it's cased in yellow glass...or is it just an illusion?   

[Jeffingtons]

For some reason my camera is now only doing soft focus shots like some 70's "specialist" photographer but you can at least see the yellow/amber casing clearly on this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6062101489/in/photostream

[langhaugh]

The main body of the vase looks pure Murano to me, but the mouth isn't what I'd expect.  Still, I'd be looking at Murano primarily.

Nice piece.

David

[Jeffingtons]

Cheers David.  I love it.  Couldn't believe my luck when I found it.