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Title: Nice hot worked vase any ideas?
Post by: BRADBURY7308 on April 01, 2010, 06:07:06 PM
Purchased this lovely 7" vase last week it intrigues me to find out where it might have originated from! has a very nicely polished pontil and a fair amount of wear to base the rim has been clumped up similar to some czech flower type rims i dout its czech maybe someone else may know. The base is very heavy for a small vase the piece has three main sides which gives the lovely two colour design a real depth it starts very deep colour at the base to the top. I wonder is this whats called cased or more like the sommerso technique used by murano firms? :pb:
Title: Re: Nice hot worked vase any ideas?
Post by: Greg. on April 01, 2010, 08:30:56 PM
very similar to some of the whitefriars Molar vases..?
Title: Re: Nice hot worked vase any ideas?
Post by: BRADBURY7308 on April 01, 2010, 09:40:01 PM
Id not considered british i was thinking scandi but a bit said murano but its got a pontil?? WHITEFRIARS i have a look on wf collectors ?? thanks :hiclp:
Title: Re: Nice hot worked vase any ideas?
Post by: Andy on April 01, 2010, 09:51:40 PM
Im pretty sure its not Whitefriars ,99%, im sure one of the collectors will confirm ;D
Title: Re: Nice hot worked vase any ideas?
Post by: Max on April 03, 2010, 03:31:00 PM
I'd go for 70s Murano.  They used to put this kind of finished pontil on some pieces. 
Title: Re: Nice hot worked vase any ideas?
Post by: vidrioguapo on April 03, 2010, 04:37:49 PM
Definitely not Whitefriars, wrong colour, wrong shape.
Title: Re: Nice hot worked vase any ideas?
Post by: BRADBURY7308 on April 03, 2010, 06:32:13 PM
Thanks folks! I have seen the odd large triangular vase in antique centre's on my travels but never with a finished pontil in fact ive never seen a pontil on a murano vase b4 just goes to show you always learn with glass. I set my heart on it being a scandinavian piece maybe a little hopefull more than anything! It does have a very nice feel weight look etc maybe we could put poss murano in title if the consensus stays with murano pls thanks all. :thup: