Topic: Heavy - I just don't know - vase

[Frank]

It always seems difficult to get the exact info on such things!

Strange really as the same forces that want lower costs also want nationalistic motivation. Which leads to a negative association given to Chinese glass. I think that is a pity not helped by the Chinese glass industry not marking their glass which while still largely based on Western design there are signs of their own culture emerging within there glass and there is a largely insignificant historical thread to their glass history. So hopefully they will start to give more pride to their glass.

But going back to this piece there are obvious similarities to some of the Chinese pieces that have been linked above but perhaps this particular piece is more original and the source of those designs. None of the examples show the extent of craftsmanship that has gone into this piece, so it is either a Western precursor of Italian or South American origin, or perhaps it is a local Chinese development of the concept taken to a higher level.

[Frank]

Came across some on Facebook using similar technique. Described as Murano artisans of Brazil.

US artist David Patchen uses a similar technique, might be worth bouncing an image at him. He might know the maker, see his work here http://www.davidpatchen.com/portfolio/foglio#1214

[brucebanner]

Some of the best pieces of glass i have ever seen in that link frank.

[Mr. Turnip]

Hmm, not sure my vase is quite in quite the same league as David Patchen, but I guess I can enquire. I can't help but think that the thin cased, white interior of my vase seems to be a predominately Polish and Chinese feature. I have quite a few Polish vases which - although I'm not always sure who made them - have a white cased interior.

[Frank]

Not same league but technique.