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Help me Identify This TEXTURED Tree Trunk Vase

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svazzo:

--- Quote from: "Ivo" ---I would guess Italian from the graceful gold surface finish.
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Hello Ivo!
So glad I have some feedback on the vase from you too....
I guess what has me confused about the vase is the texture and the shape. I haven't seen the shape or the surface described before on any catalogue or anywhere else for that matter, so Im not ready to call it a Murano piece yet. I have read about Corroso and Inciso surface textures, but this is totally different than those.

"Scavo" is a different technique altogether. I have a few pieces done in the technique and they are done with acid threatments, so the finish would be uneven.

I want to add, that when you look really closely at the texture, you can see the tiny lines that make the texture (which made me think machine in the first place). I guess it could be a type of "Inciso" technique, but I think the lines of Venini, Barbini and other "Inciso" pieces are deeper and large in width. I havent held one in person, but when looking at photos of this other examples you can see the lines pretty well, which would make them much wider.

Javier

glasswizard:
Well this is certainly a piece that draws attention. I am trying to figure out the technique to achieve the surface texture. If it were of the overshot variety, the frit used must have been very fine. You say the feel of a cat's tongue, which makes me wonder if it has been sandblasted. However it was made it is a nice piece and someone will hopefully come up with the right answer. Terry in Iowa

svazzo:
Here's an even closer view. I don't think I can get any closer, lol.

http://www.svazzo.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/texture.jpg

Terry from IOWA...
Would sandblasting cause the same texture?
I am not familiar with sand blasted glass.

About the pic...
Not sure if it is ok to put a big picture like this one, so if it is too much, just let me know and I will edit it out and just put the link.

Javier

glasswizard:
What a great closeup! There appears to be a definate pattern here. Something that would not be possible with sandblasting. Seems like the mystery deepens. Terry in Iowa

Adam:
It looks to me as though the mould itself was sandblasted or textured in some similar way.  Re another post, the term "sandblasted" is still widely used although no sand has been (or should not have been) used for half a century.

Adam D.

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