Topic: Bark textured vase, iridescent finish - any clues?

[Glen]

I don't think it is strictly Carnival. But as we (wwwcga) have members with a range range of interests (focussed on iridised glass) it seemed worth a shot. However, I don't think anyone's come up with the right answer yet. Maybe this is one of those mysteries that will run and run.........

Glen

PS
I see so much on eBay wrongly IDd.
I see so much everywhere wrongly IDd.

[Frank]

maybe the book was:

The Encyclopaedia (Encyclopedia) of Glass - Edited By Phillips, Phoebe 1981 and 1987 editions in US and UK

[Littleblackhen]

Did anyone ever find any more on this vase?  I have an almost identical one to the one in the original post, and would love to know more about it.

[Mosquito]

My guess is Japanese, given that I've seen a vase with similar texture and iridescence with a 'Norleans, made in Japan' label. Norleans appear to be a trading company who sold various bits of Japanese ceramics and glass as well as a few Italian pieces. 

[ahremck]

That seems highly likely Steven.  I had a red one for a number of years and could find out nothing about it except it was glass and thus could not be WF.  I have seen others (at least two) and an awful lot of Japanese glass was sold here in Australia - almost all with paper labels.

Ross

[chopin-liszt]

I've seen and handled a few of these over the years and as I've been rereading this thread and thinking about them, "Japan" was starting to shout loudly in my brain - before I saw Steven's response.

I've only recently learned a bit about Japanese bits of glass and seen how they're finished and how they feel - and now I'm putting my recent learning in conjunction with my memories of these, I reckon they belong together.

I have serious doubts about them being any older than the '50s..... 1950s.

[rocco]

Interesting :usd:
I does look very similar to my 2-coloured bark textured vase which was also attributed here on the board to Japan (and is certainly not older than the 1960s).

I just dug it out (it was stored away) to compare them better, and the shape and the base do look almost identical -- like they came from the same mould; the rim seems a little different...

Michael

[Littleblackhen]

Did anyone ever get any further with the identification of this vase?  I still have mine hanging around waiting to be labeled up

[rocco]

I would still think Japanese...

>> Here is an ebay link to a labeled one (with a strange description btw, Japanese AND Swedish) from the same range, and as far as I remember that label was attributed to some Japanese maker (Sanyu?)

Michael

[Frank]

That one on eBay is completely different to the one starting this thread, which was probably one of the first of the genre.