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Author Topic: Large engraved glass celery vase, ferns/leaves, footed old? lots of wear on foot  (Read 1942 times)

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Offline Lustrousstone

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Regular dusting and washing (upside down draining) would create that level of wear.  If the father is say as old as my mother (85), all his life only takes you back to 1927 and anther 50 years back is still only 1877. How round is the foot? How round is the top?

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Offline flying free

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both look symmetrical and measuring them show a possibly variation of 1/32" which I think would probably be acceptable anyway - yes they would both be considered round and symmetrical.  The glass of the foot has lots of striations in it.
I agree the washing and draining upside down would show that - good thought :)
There is no evidence of washing or water mark inside.


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Offline Paul S.

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completely off the wall thought ......... in view of the fern type of engraving/cutting, made me wonder if it had been a flower tube or unusual vase of some description (but not bulb vase).
Sorry, I wasn't implying 1950......but rather somewhere at the very beginning of the C20.

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