I've run out of ideas and searches on this one so any help much appreciated please. Just to add, it has come out more green in the photo than it really is, it's paler than it appears but I can't seem to match it properly so apologies.
I thought this might be a Loetz Olympia vase when I bought it. And when I compare it to my other vase, it feels the same, thickness, weight, etc, all feels right. But there are some odd anomalies.
- It isn't quite as pale as my other Olympia vase
- It doesn't have as much iridescent goldy tints my other vase does
- It's a strange very contemporary shape although I am sure it is old
- The shape is very plain, although I know Olympia could be quite restrained in decoration and shape
- The pontil mark is ground but not polished
- It has what appears to be a strange etched mark on the base of an S and a stylised flower and stalk - although that could just be an odd mark which ocurred naturally when I look at it under a magnifying glass (it's absolutly minute) I can see the petals of the flower with a little point at the end of each petal.
It has so much wear round the rim of the base where it sits that it is etched into a matt ring. It is 8" tall x 5 1/4" wide.
Help needed as I'm out of ideas and can't reconcile the pontil mark to it being a Loetz piece.
Many thanks :sun:
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