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Offline Steve in Cumbria

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little spatter vase - ID = Will Shakspeare Glass
« on: August 01, 2022, 01:50:29 PM »
Hi all.

I'm the first to admit, that at the ripe old age of 67, this "art glass" lark is all pretty new to me. I'm trying to learn as I go, so if anyone has any useful comments re this little spatter(?) vase, that I picked up in a charity shop at the weekend, I'd be most grateful.

Clear glass, with dark red spatter, not fully integrated into the clear class, so has a rather "textured",  finish, with the red bits very slightly raised.

Measures approx 13cm high, 8cm across the top, and 3.5cm across the ground base.

Original labels are long gone, but the base has the residue of a rectangular label, and the rim has the sticky residue of an oval label, approx 2cm wide, which I'd guess was the manufacturer.

TIA, Steve

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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2022, 02:04:09 PM »
Mdina Malta?
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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2022, 02:32:08 PM »
Quite possibly. I did find another one, similar shape but different colourway, but no attribution to the maker unfortunately:

https://parkgallery.co.uk/collections/shakspeare-glass/products/bud-vase-blue
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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2022, 03:58:46 PM »
Hi, the vase in your link is by Will Shakspeare, the gallery is selling his work. If you go back to the previous page you can see the other pieces:

https://parkgallery.co.uk/collections/shakspeare-glass

You can have hours of entertainment investigating a charity shop purchase :)
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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2022, 04:22:38 PM »
Thank you. Yes, I understand now, and have emailed them for possible confirmation, or otherwise. I'll let you know.

Good fun, this detective game  :D
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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2022, 04:37:55 PM »
Just to add, a quick search on ebay has thrown up 3 more, all very similar. Still all in different colourways, but right in other respects, so I think we're on a winner here.
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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2022, 05:11:04 PM »
That’s positive, hopefully they’ll get back to you. I got a nice vase the other day in the charity shop that I thought might be Okra but turned out to be Shakspeare...unfortunately it was pink!
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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2022, 02:05:04 PM »
Just had confirmation from Kate Shakspeare that it is indeed one of theirs:

https://shakspeareglass.co.uk/products/crunch-bud-vase?variant=20063945671

A well spent 60p I reckon ;-)
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Re: Ignorant, but trying to learn - any comments re this little spatter vase please?
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2022, 03:25:38 PM »
Well done, nice of them to get back to you so soon!
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Re: little spatter vase - ID = Will Shakspeare Glass
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2022, 08:01:15 PM »
Have a close look at the base as it may be signed, the signature can be very faint but would read "Shaks".

John
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