An inexpensive acquisition I've owned for a while but have been unable to identify.
The vase is 11.5'' (29.5 cm) high with a finely polished pontil and fire polished rim. It is comprised of an amber coloured inner layer and clear outer layer, with a pearly iridescence. There are 12 ribs optically mould blown and a subtle but uniform wavy pattern of combed silver-yellow threads (plus a couple of burst bubbles on the inner layer). It is similar (ish) to Loetz PG 6893 and the wave pattern also resembles that found on Kralik's 'Opal-Wave'. The fine quality finish on the pontil and rim suggests it probably isn't by Rindskopf, but does have the hallmarks of Art Nouveau Bohemian glass. A long-shot guess would be Josef Schmidt (Annathal) based solely on a black & white photo on page 48 (item 70) of the Pazaurek/Spiegl book 'Glas des 20. Jahrhunderts'. Please help !
Topic: (Possibly) Loetz PG 6893 - If not what is it ? (Read 1165 times)
