some pieces more colourful than usual from charity shops over the past 2 - 3 days, and fortunately most are identifiable .................. Jade trinket set from Davidson - a clear flask from T/Webb's final back stamp period - the lower half of Ed. Moore's gadrooned and pillared Rd. 80013 from 01.09.1887 - a mirror finished base to what is probably a 'Lord' vinegar condiment (Schrotter design - and likely made in Czechoslovakia) - and a Caithness weight 'Flower in the Rain'. Some parts are missing, but in view of the very low prices then can't complain.
The unknowns are the cranberry vase already posted, and perhaps the most interesting - the true pair of baluster vases with coralene decorated love birds - the vases are black and I've held up to a bright light but not getting any deep purple or amethyst colour. Coralene decoration has been used since c. 1880s in many countries, and odd bits used to pop up at boot sales, but not seen any for a while.
Like all the other bits I've seen, this one is also what might be called poor man's coralene - the beads are clear and not coloured - the latter method was vastly more skilled and the coloured beads were used to create the colour and shading of the image. Enamel paint was applied to the body which acted as the adhesive onto which the beads were then stuck. The whole thing was fired at a temperature high enough to cure the enamel and fix the beads.
With the lesser quality stuff, the subject was painted onto the glass body with enamel colours and the clear beads then laid on over the coloured paint which showed through the beads - this makes us think that the beads are coloured, and it's really cheating.
I'd suggest first third of C20, and probably Czechoslovakian - but certainly eastern Europe. Remarkably, all these beads seems to have remained in place. Height of vases is c. 11 inches (about 28 cms.)
Just added the close-up picture - hadn't realized the beads were of different sizes.
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