Topic: Help identifying antique vaseline? glass vase

[bfg]

Hi m

they look like continental written numbers to my eye (my German friend writes like that) if the last 3 numerals were 148 instead of 798 does that make a difference to the date using the reference data you have?

just curious

mel

[flying free]

Hi Mel
mm, yes I debated over whether it was a one, but figured it was a 7 without the cross across it which is how I would imagine it might be if Continental.  My grandma wrote like this as well (English lol), but you could be right.
No, it wouldn't make a difference to the year if that digit were a 1 though (if it were English rd numbers).

I wonder if anyone else recognises the opalescent pattern.  Harrach did do versions of as well.  I don't know about any other continental maker so can't add any more.
m

[tycoontim]

Thank you all for your help on this piece. I'll keep trawling the Internet to see if I can come up with anything - you've all given me a few good places to start looking at least :-).

[glassobsessed]

I have this vase that has a similar pattern, with a tentative ID of Webb (based on a photo in Manley Victorian Glass).

John

[mrvaselineglass]

There is a VERY good chance that this was made by Harrach.  Those pink flowers and the opalescent spot pattern was made by Harrach.  The feet are also very similar to work done by Harrach.  The glitch is...people copied work done by other people. 

Dave Peterson

[tycoontim]

There is a VERY good chance that this was made by Harrach.  Those pink flowers and the opalescent spot pattern was made by Harrach.  The feet are also very similar to work done by Harrach.  The glitch is...people copied work done by other people. 

Dave Peterson

Dave - thanks for that. I've done some searching on that maker, and can see what you mean by the similar pieces. At least it gives me a tentative ID - as you say, work was copied and so on.