Topic: Art Deco Vase with Gold Powder Inclusions

[Greg.]

Hi All,

Any thoughts on this one would be much appreciated.

Looks slightly familiar, but having trouble pinpointing a maker.  The shapes suggestive of the 1930s period. The vase has what looks to be gold powder inclusions within the glass. I have taken a mixture of photos both indoor and out as the vase takes on a completely different appearance in sunlight with the gold inclusions. The base has a ring of wear to the base edge and a ground/polished pontil mark to the centre which is not perfectly circular. Fire polished top rim.

Weight: 1271 grams
Height: 20cm

All thoughts welcome.

Greg
 

[flying free]

Could it be mica inclusions in an amber glass?
It looks like that from the base shot - but of course you have it there so have a better view on colour than I do on the screen.

m

[flying free]

It has a WMF feel about the way it's made/finish  but I don't think it is.  Have you got the book?  I'll have a look later.

Also reminds me of my Czech ?? pulled feathered type vase - very similar colour.  And also a huge green vase with red splashes I have.
Maker unknown on both.  So I think the 20s or 30s is about right.

I love that small foot on it.  It's neat and signifies a little bit more in the design to me.

m

[glassobsessed]

Something whispered Copier and Leerdam to me but not found anything.

John

[flying free]

That very ethereal look.  But I think they would be signed?

[glassobsessed]

Good point, it seems an etched mark of some sort might well be expected. Wishful thinking on my part - I would very much like to find a bit of Copier!

[flying free]

Oh me too!  I look constantly but never find. 

Greg I think those inclusions are mica.  I can't see that gold leaf would break up in that way.

m

[glassobsessed]

Generally gold leaf doesn't look like that but I believe Seguso used gold powder at times. Some stuff made with gold leaf can also be deceptive, this Seguso vase is gold leaf and the others are interesting too.

[flying free]

I stand corrected   They're gorgeous.

And I'd forgotten about my lavender lamp which is the same effect 

One of those that looks fabulous in real life but doesn't photograph well.

[Greg.]

Thanks all for taking a look.

My eyesight hasn't been great lately, I will take a closer look in daylight, however, I think M may be right that the glass is indeed an amber colour. I have attached a slightly edited photo, which I showed earlier, which may show a little more closeup detail.

Its proving tricky to determine if the inclusions are either a gold powder/dust or mica. I did also ponder over the possibility of 
Polveri...although I see there are varying descriptions of this process/technique. Would I be correct in thinking that Polveri  relates to the use of powdered glass..? Again, not sure if that's applicable here or not.

My first, possibly hopeful thought was perhaps Copier and Leerdam too, I've also not found anything which marries up. Interestingly, WMF was also a thought, again no luck on that front, I did wonder if perhaps its the shape that's reminiscent of WMF rather than anything else. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of the WMF book.

Hope the attached picture helps a little, I will try and get a better image of the inclusions tomorrow in daylight.

Many thanks.