Topic: Monart or not ?

[chopin-liszt]

A bit of anecdotal "info".
In Edinburgh's Chamber Street Museum there are at least 2 Monart fakes which, (when on display) are labelled Monart.
They're probably not on display any more. I have told them. I don't think they've done anything about it.

[orangeglass]

The colour is just on the surface of the applied foot - picture if any help.
The foot has always looked right to me for Monart, but it is just seeing the "wrong" auction vaseone with more or less identical colours that got me thinking!

Roberta

[millarart]

dunno what to make of your vase, something says its not right , but hey what do I know, though I have seen a few in this exact colourway and they've all left me thinking theres something just not right

[orangeglass]

Hi,
I know what you mean - It does sit nicely with my Monart stuff in similar colours though - so I'm still not entirely sure on it 

Anyway, thought I'd just add picture of my "dodgy or not" Vasart / Strathearn or someone else entirely little vase, and my definitely Perthshire most likely Chic Young vase!

thanks for all your input,
Roberta

[millarart]

your small vase is spot on vasart, and I was under bidder on the chic young

[orangeglass]

Thanks - I thought it was Vasart when I bought it but the colours always looked too bright with my other Vasart orange stuff 

I love the P.P. Chic Young piece  - it's so Monart style but also very different at the same time! I did pay slightly more than intended but knew I would be driving over that way so could collect it. (that particular auction house badly packed my Monart vase and it got smashed into pieces   - not insured -  all  they would do was knock off the buyers commission on the PP piece)

Roberta

[millarart]

lol I should have went more on it but needed it delivered , glad I didn't now if they don't pack properly

[nigel benson]

I think that I've only ever seen polished concave pontils on Monart when it's a bowl that necessitates it's use - ie. If an applied disk would show through.

These orange pieces are commonly thought to be Czech from the same pre-war Monart era. Certainly not Monart.

Nigel

[orangeglass]

Thanks for the input Nigel, It's all part of the learning curve 
luckily I didn't pay too much for it and it wasn't sold as a Monart piece!

Roberta

[Frank]

Always bear in mind the colours used in Monart were used throughout the world. Vasart colours were more homegrown.