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Title: Another different Uranium Snake Cut Glass vase
Post by: selina on August 03, 2007, 06:09:13 AM

Hi all,

I just bought this vase today. I was positive Id seen one of these somewhere but I searched the board and found all different snake vases, but not like this.

Just over 8 inches high, with cut base and top, like crystal. Uranium glass snake winding around. As is my luck, no signature that I can see.  I never thought Id say I loved a vase with a snake on it, but I do! My glowy collection is starting to get bigger  ;D

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-8083 vase
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-8082 vase under UV
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-8081 top of vase.

Trudy

Title: Re: Another different Uranium Snake Cut Glass vase
Post by: selina on August 04, 2007, 05:30:10 AM

Can anyone suggest a date or any particular description. After a night and day looking, Im all googled out on search terms to even bring up anything close. I keep getting Loetz as the snake vases and I KNOW its not even in that vicinity..

Sorry to bump the post but his vase is driving me nuts!! You would think I could find at least one similar one..

Trudy

Title: Re: Another different Uranium Snake Cut Glass vase
Post by: Cathy B on August 04, 2007, 08:14:56 AM

You have to have a bit of patience here, Selina! Sometimes it takes a while for someone to drop in who can help. Can't really help you with the identification. I think the style might have been popular in the late 1800s but that's as far as I know - hopefully someone who knows more will be along at some stage. Here are a few variations on the theme, but none are yours. Here's a vase by Harrach  (http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/lib1c.htm) (scroll down to item 7174), and an unidentified pair of vases (http://www.bonhamsandgoodman.com.au/lot_details.php?lot=32355&view=results&year=2007&offset=400), an epergne (http://www.trocadero.com/stores/decorantiquaire/items/680190/item680190.html), a decanter (http://www.aspireauctions.com/auction61/details/12418.html), a really extraordinary Baccarat vase (http://www.rubylane.com/shops/greencountry/item/GCE00094), a much less exciting vase (http://www.rubylane.com/shops/eyesnglas/item/1079), Loetz (http://www.treadwaygallery.com/ONLINECATALOGS/Sept2004/webAC/0554.jpg), another Loetz (http://www.treadwaygallery.com/ONLINECATALOGS/DEC2004/acWEB/0414.jpg), and a goblet (http://www.rubylane.com/shops/finckegallery/item/6343). I've no idea whether any of the attributions given for those items are right either.

Try searching on "applied snake decoration" or "applied serpent decoration" and glass.

Title: Re: Another different Uranium Snake Cut Glass vase
Post by: selina on August 05, 2007, 08:47:21 AM

Thanks Cathy. :)

You may have misunderstood my intentions...I do have patience..I wasnt really expecting an ID that quick, if at all. I was just looking for other search terms that I could use really. Sometimes you can look and look and a search term that is common for someone else to use, isnt thought of by another.

Anyway, thanks for the links.. and I will keep searching.

Trudy

Title: Re: Another different Uranium Snake Cut Glass vase
Post by: selina on August 15, 2007, 01:38:46 AM

After some searching, Ive come across a piece of info in a glass book.. Glass and Glassware by George Savage. Its an older book..but I found a butter dish in it with a green glass snake on it and if Im allowed to quote the book..

quote" Stourbridge, last quarter of the 19th century. The snake is a not infrequent ornament on Stourbridge glass of this period."end quote

Does anyone have any books on Stourbridge? I have no other info at all..except for this one picture and its on a butter dish of opal glass.

Thanks