Topic: Can anyone please help to identify this vase?

[aps58]

I bought this recently at an antiques fair. Again described as Whitefriars but I thought that it might be Danish. However, I cannot find the free-form side "bell-shape" pattern in the Danish catalogues. So, I am left wondering as to the origin. Unsigned with a polished pontil, it is 4" tall (105mm) and 4 3/4" (120mm) diameter at the widest point. It weighs 1.3kg. The colour is smokey grey and has the usual wear marks on the base associated with an older piece. It is also very tactile. Any thoughts anyone?

[rocco]

Anik has posted the same vase some time ago, unfortunately no ID so far

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Michael


edit: and welcome to the board!!

[Anik R]

How lovely to see another vase just like mine!  It's a well-made piece, isn't it?  Hopefully someone will recognise it this time around.

Welcome to the GMB 

Anik

[aps58]

Nice to hear from you. I hope that someone somewhere can help. Usually, I am quite pleased when no-one recognises a vase as this could mean that it might be rarer than first thought. However, it is a wonderful tactile piece of glass, one that I glad to add to my collection; I am a collector not a seller!
I have another vase to research first, a pea-moulded one, but will move onto this once the other vase research has been exhausted. Regards Andrew

[johnphilip]

That shape and colour put 1930s Stromberg , in my mind .

[essi]

Good call john,looks very similar to two vases imported by elfverson and co from stromberg.
They appear in a catalogue reproduced by the glass association in there journal number 8.
Hope that's helpfull.

[Anik R]

Stromberg was mentioned in the other thread as well, as was the journal: The Journal of the Glass Association volume 8 is full of that smoke coloured glass in the Elfverson catalogue of Stromberg glass
most unsigned  particularly the Dunne Cooke items.

I've searched Stromberg, but haven't come across this piece. Is the vase in the catalogue, or is it just similar?

Thank you 

[essi]

The catalogue myself and johnphillip are referring to is an original elferson catalogue of a wide variety of glass made by stromberg in the thirties and not signed by them.
I have not seen this catalogue published anywhere else.
The two images which are very similar are outline drawings with shading.
The only doubt i have is that they have a height shown as 6 inches,150mm.
good luck.

[Anik R]

Thank you for your reply. Good to know.