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Offline hamid

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vase of glass
« on: May 15, 2016, 08:27:50 PM »
I bought a vase of glass at the auction in the Netherlands. My question is that I don't know who made this vase or in which factory the vase is produced. Can you help please help me to find out? I send you some pictures of this vase.

I hope to hear from you.
Thank you in advance. Kind regards, Hamid

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Offline Paul S.

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Re: vase of glass
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2016, 09:24:53 PM »
the decoration looks to be a form of what is often described as 'Mary Gregory' glass.           A term which apparently has it's origins in the alleged work of a lady of the same name who worked at Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. in the States somewhere around 1840, and whilst it does seem that this lady was present at that time, proof that she created these whimsical rustic scenes is a bit thin on the ground.
This form of decoration is still being produced in eastern Europe, and doubt that you'll find a factory, but you never know someone might have the answer.

Mostly this decoration is seen on transparent coloured glass of some shade of green, brown, red, blue and clear, rather than this sort of ivory blush, which looks to be copying either Burmese Ware, or Peachblow glass  -  both C19 inventions from the States - and both of which fluoresce under u.v.           Have you tried an ultra violet torch on your glass?               This one looks more to be copying Peachblow than Burmese.

Unfortunately, I doubt that your piece is anywhere near that old - probably quite modern.

Sorry this is of no help really, and fingers crossed someone might have better information for you.           Welcome to the GMB by the way :)

P.S.    thank goodness for the Modify button.......               I should have added Hamid ..........   it's useful and can help with an answer, if you also supply some indication of the size of your glass  i.e.    height and/or diameter.

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Re: vase of glass
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2016, 10:06:07 PM »
Welcom to the GMB.
Your vase was with a very high probabilliy made in Italy in the 1950s in the popular Mary Gregory style. I have a rose bowl with a similar decoration on an opaque yellow pink ground - unusual for this type of decoration.

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Offline chopin-liszt

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Re: vase of glass
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2016, 11:21:29 AM »
I believe (and please correct e if I'm wrong) that one way to tell older "Mary Gregory" decor from newer is that the children are plumper.
Slim children indicate more recent production.
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Offline Paul S.

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Re: vase of glass
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2016, 02:00:41 PM »
Wouldn't you assume the opposite?   -    weren't C19 children thin through lack of adequate food and because they all rode bicycles and didn't travel in a 4 x 4 - aren't most of them now obese??  ;)

not correcting you Sue  -  just my humour.        Despite Ivo's comments, 90% of the M.G. that I see is not on opaque glass.     Why does this child appear to be holding a walking stick, or has he just been out BlackBerrying?        but would agree these two do appear to be slimish.

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Re: vase of glass
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2016, 04:58:38 PM »
It was a matter of what was fashionable at the time, Paul.
Plump children used to be seen as healthy, boys were dressed in pink and girls were dressed in blue.
Now the ideal is thin and the colours chosen for the genders are the other way around.
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Re: vase of glass
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2016, 07:41:11 AM »
  Despite Ivo's comments, 90% of the M.G. that I see is not on opaque glass.   

Yeah, let me know if you find any. 😩

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