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Massive & Weighty UN-controlled Bubble Vase with Silver Inclusions

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chopin-liszt:
 ;D That's a good sign.

Editing to add something about your vase.  :)

Your vase is made using silver foil, which stretches and breaks up when the hot glass is being blown, hence the sort of jig-saw appearance of the metal.
It's a very sophisticated and difficult thing to do. Silver reacts with glass at quite low temperatures, causing colour changes which can be anything from clear amber to a solid yellow, silver metal ions can come away frrom the metal too, and create an electric blue haze in the body of the glass itself.
(I have a thing about glass reacting with silver and silver salts.)

ardy:
I have seen this style before but I can't remember where. Unfortunately, I am building a new house and my books are all boxed up.
Had a quick look at the web but nothing. If something turns up I will let you know.
Had a longer look and still nothing. Like you, I agree it appears to have some Seguso features.
ardy

glassobsessed:
Lovely vase, those big bubbles give a sort of dreamlike quality.

I wonder if that is not actually silver leaf, it could be mica.

John

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