Topic: Unknown signature etched on base of 3.5kg cut crystal vase

[CultureVulture]

Please can anyone help me id this signature its on the base of a 3.5kg cut crystal vase. From a distance it looks like either an M or W depending which way is up. Closer up its segmented. Unsure cant find it anywhere else.

thankyou

[chriscooper]

Are you looking from the right side? looks like it wants flipping over and it's NR maybe?

Chris

[antiquerose123]

Are you looking from the right side? looks like it wants flipping over and it's NR maybe?

Chris

Ditto by me too. 

What does the image look from outside, as taking a pic inside the vase....if that is possible.  Also a pic of the whole item please...

[rosieposie]

I copied and pasted it and played with it and it does look like it is NR as Chris says......try doing that and see if you agree.

[CultureVulture]

Apologies ive not been around to reply. Yes looking down the vase it does appear as NR. However my camera is not sophisticated  enough to grab it. Ive added some more pic for you its very thick and heavy as you can see by the rim. Gave me arm ache carrying it. Mind you i also had some other shopping, but when i saw this in a charity shop.. you know the rest.

Thankyou for your help so far..NR wonder what that stands for?

[astrid]

Given your location, it might be a Brittish company in which case I'm utterly clueless.

But just speculating beyond that, if it were German, which would certainly seem possible given the style of the vase, I would think of Nachtmann Riedel. Most of my Nachtmann vases are marked with Nachtmann only, but it could be possible that they used a combined name logo at some point. In which case it would be after 2004, the year when Riedel took over Nachtmann. Unfortunately I haven't seen this sort of logo before, so it remains sheer speculation, sorry.

Astrid

[rosieposie]

Good morning CV!
It might be worth emailing a picture of your vase and signature to ths company to see if they can help.  I too had considered Natchmann-Riedel, and your beautiful vase certainly exudes quality.

http://glassware.riedel.com/index.php/nachtmann/vases.html

Good luck!
Rosie.

[Ivo]

Could also be Marcaurel, one of the brands from Nachtman.

[rosieposie]

I have to agree that the N is very like the styelised Nachmann N without the crown.....so, we could be getting somewhere....I looked at Marc Aurel and the Logo looks different,  but who knows, they may have changed it recently??

[CultureVulture]

Thanks for leads im looking into it. If i cant find anything i will try emailing them with the pic
Thankyou