Topic: Victorian (?) Crimped Glass Vase

[justjeff]

Would love it if someone could confirm my suspicion that the pair of vases I bought the other day are indeed Victorian and if possible, offer a date range and manufacturer. These vases measure 6" (15 1/4 cm) tall, are pink cased in white and hand blown with very thin glass everywhere except the base. Thanks for any help that can be offered!

[keith]

I'd go with late Victorian, possibly 'Bohemian' have some similar myself, somewhere 

[justjeff]

I'd go with late Victorian, possibly 'Bohemian' have some similar myself, somewhere 

Thanks for the reply! What about it characterizes it as Bohemian? Trying to learn as much as I can. It's a long steep curve in the glass world Also do you have any recommendations for good Victorian glass literature?

[keith]

Sorry I didn't get back to you, the shape is quite common across the glass world, Bohemia, America & the UK it's just the finish and pontil mark that rules out the UK for me, most UK pieces have a polished pontil mark, remember this is not a set in stone and I may be barking up the wrong tree, when I started collecting I thought all this type of glassware came from the Stourbridge region. As for books there are a few, 'Victorian Decorative Glass' by Gulliver and Charles Hajdamach's  'British Glass 1800-1914 are probably the best. here's one of my unknowns...

[justjeff]

Sorry I didn't get back to you, the shape is quite common across the glass world, Bohemia, America & the UK it's just the finish and pontil mark that rules out the UK for me, most UK pieces have a polished pontil mark, remember this is not a set in stone and I may be barking up the wrong tree, when I started collecting I thought all this type of glassware came from the Stourbridge region. As for books there are a few, 'Victorian Decorative Glass' by Gulliver and Charles Hajdamach's  'British Glass 1800-1914 are probably the best. here's one of my unknowns...

No apology necessary. Sorry for being so slow to check in and thank you for your reply. I really like your unidentified piece with its amber crest. It's hard to tell from the photo... is it applied or part of the whole? And I just looked up those books. "Victorian Decorative Glass" definitely isn't going for cheap! I'll be keeping my eyes open though. Maybe I can stumble across a copy for auction.

[Lustrousstone]

The coloured rims are applied

[keith]

Also UV reactive in this case. 

[justjeff]

Also UV reactive in this case. 

Just the crest or the whole vase?

[keith]

Just the rim