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Title: Art nouveau opalescent vase - id needed.
Post by: Littleblackhen on April 03, 2008, 02:40:26 PM

I bought this opalescent vase off ebay, and wondered if anyone had any leads to a maker?  It has a wrythen effect in the glass which was hard to photgraph, and has a petrol shine to the glass. The decoration looks a bit minimal and I was wondering if possibly some flowers were missing, but there doesn't seem any obvious break where they may have been.

I am thinking it is probably bohemian and around 1930's, but I don't have an idea as to which firm? 

Any comments?


Thanks
Janet :)

Title: Re: Art nouveau opalescent vase - id needed.
Post by: Galle on April 03, 2008, 05:18:43 PM

Can you show a pic of the bottom? My initial reaction is Wilhelm Kralik Söhne.

Title: Re: Art nouveau opalescent vase - id needed.
Post by: Littleblackhen on April 03, 2008, 06:22:15 PM

I will visit my dad again tomorrow and get some photos of the bases of this and the Victorian satin vases.  I didn't know the bases were so informative!

Title: Re: Art nouveau opalescent vase - id needed.
Post by: Andy on April 03, 2008, 06:27:04 PM

I saw it on ebay, nice and was tempted, but i thought maybe a little plain.
Certainly looks Bohemian, early 20th C.

Andy

Title: Re: Art nouveau opalescent vase - id needed.
Post by: Galle on April 03, 2008, 06:45:16 PM

Absolutely - the bases are very informative - even when unmarked. :)

Title: Re: Art nouveau opalescent vase - id needed.
Post by: Andy on April 04, 2008, 12:56:51 PM

Hi Janet,
have a look at these, (move down for the Kralik items)
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/lib1c.htm

Andy :D