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

[David E]

Bring out yer bark...

As we seem to have a run on bark-textured glass, I thought I'd drag this one out to throw further examples into the mix.

It's got an iridescent oil-on-water (Carnival) finish (most evident around the base) with a creamy interior and measuring about 7" (18cm) tall. The base is ground flat and the top is irregular in shape.

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[Ivo]

Just when you thought you'd seen it all. Congratulations, David, that must be the ugliest vase I have ever seen on this board.

[David E]

Well, not pretty but I'm sure I've got something worse... :lol:

[Frank]

They date to about 1890 and were made in UK, I used to have a marked one and managed to find a reference too them, I wrote it on a piece of paper which I kept in the vase... sold it 15+ years ago. Naturally I cannot remember who it was now. They come with red, blue and green base colouring and always with creamyish exterior and sold by a London retailer. The moulds were made/based from/on branches.

They are not so bad in the flesh Ivo.

[Della]

I must be really weird :oops:  :oops:

I love them. They're right down my street :lol:  :lol:

[David E]

And I always thought I was the weird one, Della :lol:

Frank: can you confirm the date of 1890. I would like to know more on these - very intriguing.

[Frank]

Just going from my rough memory, it was definitely pre-1900. The reference was in a book - but I had to sell my entire glass library in 1992 so no idea which book it was in. There was not a picture but the description was spot on. Sorry I cannot remember the name.

[David E]

No problem, I was just a little surprised it could be dated so early – I had 1950s onwards in mind!  :shock:

[Bernard C]

Just going from my rough memory, it was definitely pre-1900. The reference was in a book - but I had to sell my entire glass library in 1992 so no idea which book it was in. There was not a picture but the description was spot on. Sorry I cannot remember the name.

The most likely publication in 1992 was Manley.   Please would someone lucky enough to own a copy check.

Bernard C.  

[David E]

They come with red, blue and green base colouring...

Just one point here; this one is clear glass. If you look at the base photo (which is totally unmarked, BTW) you can see the interior. The reddish colour gives a false impression.