- I can only speak for myself - part of my reason for wanting to ensure items are identified correctly is the fact that some items are sold and therefore purchased at much higher cost than their real value, precisely because they have been mis-identified.
In some cases deliberately mis-identified. In others, well, of course, there is always caveat emptor but that's difficult for any new collector especially with glass which is for the most part unsigned, especially antique and much vintage glass.
In any area of the arts, the name of the maker can skew the price quite dramatically depending on desirability and availability at the time. With glass, much unsigned, it becomes important the buyer knows what they are buying.
In years gone by there was not the wealth of information available at the fingertips so items were identified on whatever knowledge was available from books, word of mouth etc.
- Fortunately time has moved on - much information is now available on the internet and at fingertips and the museums particularly have made great strides in terms of making their collections available to view online. There is also a wealth of information to explore out there in other languages.
In my opinion it's important to
attribute and say it is '
possibly by' and give the reasons for that thought process, rather than deliberately identify an item as from a particular maker when there is no real proof of the authenticity.
It stops the situation of people paying huge amounts of money for something that may not warrant the price.
- Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and so people will always pay more for something they desire for whatever reason regardless of the maker. However it's important they know the market value of that item and aren't misled into thinking they own a priceless antique/collectable.
- The other part of my reason for wanting the glass I own to be correctly identified is, that for me, researching a maker or glass house is a huge part of the fun and interest of acquiring knowledge about glass making. I love glass and often I love researching it as much as or more than the actual piece
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P.S.
And in the case of this particular piece, the canes decor appears to be shown in the Clichy book but it's difficult to be really sure they are exactly the same :
1) I think there could be differences (clear glass stripes that I can't see on the Clichy decor) and
2) The Clichy book has a descriptor of 'attributed to' under this particular piece that has similar canes decor and
3) The shape is very 'Clichy' like to my eye but there is not an exact match to the shape in the book, or not that I could see and
4) Ekimp has raised the issue of a piece with similar(same?) cane decor being in the From Neuwelt to the Whole World book (same piece and detailed description appears on Das Bohmische Glas Band II ) and that piece being identified as Neuwelt by Dr Jarmila Bro˛ovį
So, enough queries to mean it needs to be further discussed before attribution or identification.
Topic: Striped Blown Glass Vase Identification needed Please (Read 5376 times)
