Topic: ID help for signed Vase..Pollax?

[Alton11]

just hoping someone here recognized design or signature. does not look american to me. thnx for looking.

[bfg]

maybe Pollex? a couple of similar ones on ebay.com

[Anne]

I wonder if it's Judge Robert Pollex of Toledo, Ohio? There's a mention of him right at the end of this article as having a passion for glassblowing and making colourful vases... http://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2005/05/09/Judge-can-apply-laws-of-physics-in-new-role.html and a mention of him in this article about the Libbey House Foundation too: http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2011/07/04/Site-to-tell-of-rise-of-Glass-City.html

[Otis Orlando]

Here's a few sights that I was able to find, based upon info from bfg.  Hope this is of some help.

1.     http://www.ebay.com/itm/Artistic-Glass-Vase-Signed-Pollex-Heavy-Thick-w-Swirls-8-/400555225176?#ht_44wt_1200

2.    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LARGE-Signed-Pollex-Controlled-Bubble-Mushroom-Shaped-Art-Glass-Paperweight-/251023986768#ht_134wt_932

Not too sure if the signature is the same though.   Theres also a possibility that it could be Chinese.    Nice vase though, I like it.

[Anne]

Given that both Otis's examples are in the USA and one of them is in Toldeo, Ohio, I think the case for it being Judge Robert Pollex, as I suggested above, it pretty strong. I really do not think these are Chinese.

[Otis Orlando]

I think Anne's more than likely right.    IMHO, I had doubts to it being Chinese, but you just don't know these days, as the chinese are too capable of making some wonderful eye catching pieces.  Anyway, hope the information Anne has provided is leading you on the right track.