Topic: old iridescent, slightly carnival vase. Any info please?

[keith]

The base doesn't look right to me either, could be wrong but I'm sticking to my original thoughts 

[glassobsessed]

Think you are probably right Keith, not quite going to give up the ghost yet though. With a bit of self isolation looming I should have time to study the patterns in Reynolds!

[glassobsessed]

Interesting Paul, an image would be good, appreciate you can't photograph the book! Zipper sometimes gets used as a description in some Czech Deco as well.

[Paul S.]

sorry John, I don't have a piece to show  -  as you know, I tend to do boring clear glass              Let's hope one of the States guys will see my words and look in  -  fingers crossed.              However, maybe someone else here has a piece of M.O.P. art nouveau they can show us.

[keith]

Isn't 'zipper' the name used in the States for S&W's 'jewel' pattern ?

[Paul S.]

pass     you may well be correct Keith  -   possibly it's the States description for any occurrence where incised diagonal lines cut across the tops of ribs  -  as with this one.              In the instance of the M.O.P. example I mentioned, the 'Zipper' is just one of perhaps five or six different surface appearances, though in general I got the impression that they were all classed as Mother of Pearl Satin Finish  -   have to say I know almost nothing of such wares, and as usual I'm quoting from books.

Nice piece by the way.

[glassobsessed]

S&W Jewel is a different technique, those are air bubbles forming the horizontal 'lines'.