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Large Tortoiseshell Vase - ID help welcome please

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Frank:
Tortoiseshell is mentioned in Hadjamach; In reference to Sowerby pressed glas where it is a dark amber. Then in reference to a patent to achieve an effect like Tortoiseshell. Al 19th century.

I don't think your late 20th century piece looks anything like tortoiseshell, but you can call it tortoiseshell if you want to - just adds no value to it.

Frank:
Just an afterthought - You might get your listing chopped by eBay if you use the word tortoiseshell, they can be bit over the top with their PC interpretations of natural terms and what is or is not animal parts. :lol:

RoynMargaret:
Hah!

I started by calling it leopard-skin, then someone kindly suggested tortoiseshell. Both sound better than "brown mottled", but I welcome suggestions.

I know all about eBay's funny ways - they are being sued for $47million by Louis Vuiton over fakes (estimated at 90%) listed on their site - and they have just put an all-bells-and-whistles warning on one of my recent listings; but I am not sure whether it was British Rail, Rolls Royce, or Diesel in the title & description that triggered the panic :)

Thanks for your help and comments.

Frank:
I would put the emphasis on the label. I suppose you might have to check that the words on the label are not copyright in the US :?

It has become quite farcical even listing including the word fake is no longer allowed. I suppose you are safe with the words... Rare, scarce, unique object. :wink: I assume you can use commas in a title... maybe not hmmm.

Pip:
Roy, surely if you were to describe it as a tortoiseshell style glass vase there would be nothing eBay could object to?

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