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Title: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Andy on October 31, 2009, 03:04:48 PM

Rather a boring little 5 1/2 inch grey/green vase, but beautifully engraved all around with
buildings that look to be very Dutch to me, hoping someone may recognise the city??
I think theres a very good chance the vase is from one of the Dutch companies.
Lovely 99p charity shop buy :D
Im at a loss why someone would spend hours on the engraving, on such a plain vase, or am i
missing the point?

Cheers
Andy

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: johnphilip on October 31, 2009, 03:15:41 PM

Hi Andy, how can you call that boring ? i think its so nice . :cry:

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Andy on October 31, 2009, 03:25:23 PM

Its one, thats better in the photos than real life. I have moved it to a lighter place so the
engraving shows better!
Its growing on me ;D
Andy

photo added, still a bit dull!  :-\

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Ivo on October 31, 2009, 03:39:05 PM

Surely not Dutch - we think you may be looking at Lübeck, it has a twin tower romanesque cathedral and a Spittal with 4 towers. There are stepped gables which you will find in many Hanseatic towns. The vase itself looks WMF and the engraving is delightful...

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Andy on October 31, 2009, 04:17:41 PM

Ivo,
youve hit the nail on the head,
Lübeck  Germany,
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/527321
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2739324
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/13917326

The GMB is on 100% top form today  ;D
Brilliant, and im more than happy with WMF,
its grown on me a lot more now i know what and where!!
Cheers
Andy

ps Ivo, youre always 100% on form!  ;D
 :thup:

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Anne on October 31, 2009, 04:43:05 PM

Andy. I think it's delightful! I'm  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: dirk. on November 13, 2009, 04:43:04 PM

Lübeck should have rang a bell...
The engraving´s by Carl Rotter in Lübeck, here´s a labelled piece:
ebay.de (http://cgi.ebay.de/CARL-ROTTER-VASE-LUBECK-HANSE-STADT-GLAS-KUNST-KRISTALL_W0QQitemZ370290193105QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGlas_Kristall?hash=item563703f2d1)
I don´t know if they produced glass themselves or used blanks from other
companies though.

p.s.: Hope you´re fine, get well soon!  :sick:

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Ivo on November 13, 2009, 07:46:38 PM

Thanks at the same time for getting close to identifying this one - with a shoal of fish swimming around the vase. The vase, I think, may have been produced by Joska and the colour is Rauchtopaz.

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: dirk. on November 13, 2009, 08:29:12 PM

Not sure this ID is correct, but - who would make up things on ebay?  :angel:
more fish (http://cgi.ebay.de/Tropfenfoermige-Vase-mit-Fischen-Carl-Rotter-Luebeck_W0QQitemZ190349159986QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGlas_Kristall?hash=item2c51b1ae32)

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Andy on November 22, 2009, 01:48:12 PM

Thanks Dirk,
Carl Rotter it is !  ;D

Getting better now, foot has to be up on the computer desk (bit tricky!) , definitely on the mend :thup:

Andy
 ;D

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: dirk. on November 22, 2009, 04:21:12 PM

Time for a wireless keyboard then? All the best!

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Bernard C on November 23, 2009, 03:36:50 AM

Ivo et al — What is the date range for these vases?

Bernard C.  8)

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Ivo on November 23, 2009, 07:46:02 AM

Quote from: Bernard C on November 23, 2009, 03:36:50 AM

Ivo et al — What is the date range for these vases?

Bernard C.  8)

Rotter has been around in Silesia since 1870, and moved to Lübeck after the war. I think these smoke vases date from the seventies.

Title: Re: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??
Post by: Bernard C on November 23, 2009, 08:21:38 AM

Thanks Ivo.

Bernard C.  8)