Topic: Blue opaline mould blown vase

[rocco]

Blue opaline vase (I hope opaline is the right expression, it is lightly translucent showing a golden hue when held against the light).
Appr. 15 cm high, snapped off pontil mark (something I have never seen before with mould blown pieces). Quite wonky 

My gut feeling is that it could be quite old. And French. But I may be totally wrong...

Thanks for any help, and sorry for the crappy pics.
Michael

[glassobsessed]

Yes opalescent, I had similar gut feelings with this vase (which shared all those features)...

John

[rocco]

Thank you John!

Mine looks much more opaque, only with very strong backlight it becomes translucent.

Michael

[Lustrousstone]

It's been hot worked when it came out of the mould, hence the snapped off pontil mark

[rocco]

Thank you Christine!

Any idea about the age of my vase?
I have found similar pieces on the net, described as 1820-30, 1850, 1880,...
So at least 19th century seems likely?

Michael

[flying free]

Michael, there is some interesting information here on this doc.  You need to scroll down to see the blue piece - to page 8

https://docplayer.cz/11891199-Form-geblasenes-gedrucktes-und-gepresstes-glas-gefunden-bei-ausgrabungen-der-nova-hut-bei-svor-luzicke-hory-rohrsdorf-lausitzer-gebirge.html


m

[flying free]

It seems from this link your vase is called a Jasminvase and dates before 1830 and is French - see the shelf full in various colours   seite 5 von 10  PK2019/68

https://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/aktuelles/pdf/pk-2019w-sg-jasminvase-weiss-sockel-1840.pdf

A beautiful porcelain version here from a similar period ((c. 1754-1817); Provenance: Musee National de Ceramique, Sevres, France / Giraudon:

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/xir391148fre/jasmine-vase-c-1810-xir391148-fre/

[flying free]

A match also here - being sold in Germany:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/392990797015

[rocco]

Hi m, thank you so much -- and sorry for the delayed reply ;-)

Very interesting, so the vase is even older than I had thought. The Geiselberger collection of these vases is nice!
Funnily, I have seen the same shape vase for sale online some time ago, in amethyst (rather an unusual color it seems).

Michael

[flying free]

It seems from this link your vase is called a Jasminvase and dates before 1830 and is French - see the shelf full in various colours   seite 5 von 10  PK2019/68

https://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/aktuelles/pdf/pk-2019w-sg-jasminvase-weiss-sockel-1840.pdf

A beautiful porcelain version here from a similar period ((c. 1754-1817); Provenance: Musee National de Ceramique, Sevres, France / Giraudon:

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/xir391148fre/jasmine-vase-c-1810-xir391148-fre/

I've been looking up something else and came across this again.  I just wanted to make a correction.  I misinterpreted that information on the date in the quoted link above - that was referring specifically to the white vase  not the blue one.

The blue one is shown here in this link - the same as Rocco's - it doesn't have a date or firm identification so far, that I can see :
https://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/aktuelles/pdf/pk-2012-4w-sg-louis-jasminvasen-1870.pdf