Thanks both, that’s great M! I had better look after it
I wasn’t expecting something quite so soon…now I wish I’d looked harder
Looks promising for Saint-Louis, presumably there’ll be a reference somewhere but that’s excellent, thanks very much.
I was sure it wasn’t moulded but did consider it as I bent a piece of wire to poke in the top so I could feel what the internal surface felt like. You can feel where the ribs are but under the balls it felt completely smooth, plus they looked so random. You are both right though - the bubbles are moulded - one of the panels on mine matches the pattern on the collectors weekly link. I thought it was a new technique
The pontil mark is very nicely finished, can’t see any marks on it with naked eye. It is also quite deep. The vase is 7 inches tall and just over 0.5kg.
Interesting that none of the others have gilding, I wonder if it was worn and then remove…I did think it might be better without.