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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Margi on March 19, 2010, 06:15:47 PM
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Good evening all
Would I be right in saying that this vase is a victorian hyacinth vase? It has a lot of wear on the base as shown. There is also creases in the glass on first glance I thought it was a crack but it isn't. Also there is a few other blemishes such as tiny dimples.
Thoughts please.
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Late Victorian I would say.
And (it's difficult to see) if the cup goes over into the body without much of a neck (hope I make sense) it could be Belgian.
This is the one model though that that literally every country made.
Hope it helps,
Patricia
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Thank you Patricia I was hoping you would pick up on it. Not quite sure what I am supposed to be looking at re the cup and the neck but the cup is about 2inch has a slight undercurve then goes straight into the body (Is that what you meant?)
Thanks again
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Difficult to explain what I mean, wish I could show you instead.
If the cup does not narrow down much ( or points inwards) at the point where it meets the body, but looks almost like a straight line down (all in comparison to similar ones) then it could be Belgian from a place called Verreries de St. Ghislain. I have a piece of catalogue here (no date on it but definitely before 1900) showing two such models.
But again, every country involved in making bulb vases, had this model somehow or other on offer.
Patricia
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Ah I understand now thanks Patricia, no it obviously has an undercurve before it goes into the body of about 2cm.