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Title: Turquoise blue moon flask
Post by: josordoni on April 04, 2008, 01:45:01 PM

Bought this with two pieces of Riihimaen, and one Whitefriars... nice colour and shape but I would be interested to know who made this. The colour seems a bit bright for Scandi?

side view
(http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/23/97/th/blue_b10.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=10&u=11972397)
base
(http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/23/97/th/blue_b11.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=11&u=11972397)
close up of texture
(http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/23/97/th/blue_b12.jpg) (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=12&u=11972397)

Title: Re: Turquoise blue moon flask
Post by: Anne on April 04, 2008, 05:04:34 PM

I love this blue, Lynne. It looks like the same sort of colour as my fruit set bowls in Chris's tumblers topic a while back, which Nigel felt were Stuart.  No idea if yours could be Stuart, just observing the colour really. Topic here for comparison: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,9362.0.html

Title: Re: Turquoise blue moon flask
Post by: josordoni on April 04, 2008, 05:16:28 PM

Hi Anne, monitors can show colours very differently as well we all know... to me your Stuart tumblers are a lovely clear true sky blue, this moon flask is much more of a kingfisher / turquoise colour.  Emmi suggested it might be Italian?

It is definitely moulded btw, showing mould lines down the sides and additionally around the base of the neck.  Size roughly 9 ins tall, 8.5 ins diameter.

Title: Re: Turquoise blue moon flask
Post by: Anne on April 04, 2008, 05:28:03 PM

Hi Lynne, in reality my bowls are more of a turquoise than a sky colour - Chris's tumblers look more blue-blue (IYKWIM!) than my bowls though ;D  but yes, colours are always difficult, aren't they?  I have a pressed bowl and candlestick in the same turquoise colour - the bowl is Sowerby, the c/stick, not a clue about - but I doubt Sowerby did your flask! ;)  Italian is a possibility - what we need is a glass colour by maker reference guide, methinks! 8)

Title: Re: Turquoise blue moon flask
Post by: Pip on April 04, 2008, 05:36:50 PM

I also think Italian is a possibility....

Title: Kingfisher moon flask
Post by: josordoni on May 17, 2008, 07:58:08 AM

I have had this for a while now, and can find nothing like it in any of my books, or from trawling around the retro sites - Pip thinks it might be Italian, apart from that, does anyone have any ideas?

http://clarkagency.co.uk/clicpicapril/blue_bottle/_local_blue_bottle.htm

(It's not for sale btw - just a gallery of pics stored in my webspace)

Title: Re: Kingfisher moon flask
Post by: Pip on May 17, 2008, 10:23:54 AM

I'm clutching at straws here Lynne but what about Oberglas (Austria)? 

Title: Re: Kingfisher moon flask
Post by: josordoni on May 17, 2008, 10:29:46 AM

It could well be - I don't have any resources for Oberglas , there is nothing in 20th Century Glass.

Might have to remain a mystery I suppose...colour is not Scandi I don't think...

Title: Re: Turquoise blue moon flask
Post by: Anne on May 17, 2008, 10:34:38 PM

Lynne you seem to have two topics for this item so they've been merged. :)

Title: Re: Turquoise blue moon flask
Post by: josordoni on May 18, 2008, 07:56:16 AM

Thanks Anne! 

I completely forgot I had already asked about it.... doh!!!!   :spls: