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Title: I collect hand vases
Post by: MichaelToronto on January 03, 2010, 05:45:16 PM

I collect hand vases and have over 80. Have been collecting since 1994. As for those who say hand vases started with the Statue of Liberty, this is may not correct. The story I have heard is that  Queen victoria had quite a fascination with hands, had hers and other royals' hands sculpted and this began the craze of hand vases and the hand motif on other items e.g. doorknockers, calling cards etc.

Michael

Title: Re: I collect hand vases
Post by: Andy on January 03, 2010, 05:59:28 PM

Hi Michael,
welcome to the board, im sure you will have found this link to Angela Boweys info on Handvases,
http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/glasshandvases.html
with links on to more. (Marinka Bozzec, both members of this board ! )
Cheers
Andy
 ;D

Title: Re: I collect hand vases
Post by: Alison on January 03, 2010, 10:03:01 PM

wish i had seen this link earlier, i may not have bothered bidding on the one i have just won on ebay!
very good link though, some lovely examples on it.

Title: Re: I collect hand vases
Post by: incarnato on January 23, 2016, 06:15:47 PM

I am also a collector of Hand Vases and currently have 149 different ones... I have been collecting for 25+ years...    I have many Parian, Fenton, Asian & Bohemian...  also 6 different left hand vases...  I am glad to see there is another collector that has such enthusiasm for this unique item...  Mitch Incarnato, Pacific Northwest, USA