Topic: Unknown cased bowl.

[chopin-liszt]

It is defintiely opalescent. So I'm leaning very much towards Selkirk. Selkirk kind of grew from Ysart glass- it's an end of the line branch of that, set up by Peter Holmes.
Some more info. here. 
And an image of one posy vase.

http://www.scotlandsglass.co.uk/cms/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=208&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=6

[Ekimp]

Thanks again both.

It reminds me of the cloud bands and storms on a gas giant planet. As I said before, it is odd when you look at it that it looks out of focus, as though there is a shadow around the bits of colour. When you look closely that effect disappears completely, so it’s a weird optical illusion. You can even see the effect in the photos but it’s not so obvious. I have added a couple of details that are areas from the photos above.

There’s a signed Anthony Stern bowl here https://www.gildings.co.uk/auction/lot/537-anthony-stern-a-studio-glass-vase-internally/?lot=11664&sd=1 that looks to have some similarities in how the colours were done. He did landscape glass too.

I’ll have to have another look at Selkirk. I’m not too sure I like that Selkirk bowl to be honest...it looks a bit like a decorator’s overalls (sorry Selkerk). Although the detail on my bowl is random, there looks to be control in how it was applied. The top isn’t perfectly parallel with the base so I don’t know if that would be enough to warrant it not being signed.

[chopin-liszt]

ekimp, would you be kind enough to send me a message via the envelope under my name - I've found pics of another Selkirk vase with opalescent glass in, and different colours and textures. I can't resize to put them here since windows7 died on me.
If I had your email address, I could send you the pics.

[Ekimp]

Adding some photos that Sue sent (thanks) of a Selkirk cylinder vase that has opalescent glass at the base - it's white opaque glass at the top. Unfortunately the images shrank during messaging so they are a little small.

[Ekimp]

...and a splodgy bucket with no opalescents.

[flying free]

Anthony Stern signed pontil mark here and with an impressed mark on the pontil scar - just in case it helps in the future.  The second link is to a vase of his.

https://www.picclickimg.com/00/s/MTA2M1gxNjAw/z/urcAAOSwp49evvMu/$/Stunning-Art-glass-vase-by-Anthony-Stern-signed-_57.jpg

https://picclick.co.uk/Stunning-Art-glass-vase-by-Anthony-Stern-signed-402436763756.html

Sue, I don't know about Selkirk.  I know what you mean about their use of opalescent glass but I just don't get 'Selkirk' vibes from this bowl.

[chopin-liszt]

It is a great test of my little theory, m. 
If this bowl isn't Selkirk, opalescent glass use in a studio piece is not a "marker" for Selkirk.

[Ekimp]

I’ve sent Anthony Stern a message just incase. Hopefully I’ll hear back one way or the other and will update here if I do.

[chopin-liszt]

m, do you get any "Selkirk vibes" from either the cylinder or the bucket?

I certainly didn't when I saw them - the labels were a big surprise.

[flying free]

not the bucket but definitely the cylinder.  I had one similar in pinkish colours with pink pelaton strips I think it was.

The cylinder is what I think of when I think of Selkirk.

The bucket is made of lots of small chips of glass and to be honest I'd have thought it was from Bath Aqua (did a glassblowing course there to make a paperweight full of small coloured chips).

I think lots of makers use the small coloured chips effect. But the cylinder vase is definitely Selkirk's style

I like the cylinders but I find too many makers make shapes that just don't do it for me.  I love a bottle ish shape pot or a bowl shaped like Ekimp's - something contemporary looking.  That's why I don't like Alum Bay glass I think - none of the shapes talk to me.  Basically I can't stand anything that looks boring or has a frill or wave around the rim.  The frill/wave thing knocks a lot of things out when searching ebay for interesting items    A bit like you and your dislike of pink whereas I love pink glass!
m