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Title: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: jazimmons on April 26, 2010, 06:36:27 PM
Please treat me kindly.  This is my first time visit to "The Board!"  :spls:
I hope that my photos will help ANYbody out there who can shed some light upon my iridescent vase! Purchased as a gift for me in Dussledorf during 1987. The vase weighs 900g and it stands 23cms with the largest diametre being 11cms. It is cased crystal UNDER white, which has then been combed with silver metalic iridescence to give peacock hues of blue, purple, yellows & gold. It appears very Kew Blas(?) to me, however I have no other to conmpare with and the fact that it was bought from Germany, may point to Loetz(?). The base has been ground and polished witrh slight remains of the pontil still present. No factory marks or makers marks are visible at all.  It has certainly been produced by a very knowledgeable hand and is of period piece, of which I have little doubt. I can email photos, for I am having great trouble downloading them from my file to "The Board!"  I Attatch, Browse and POST, but nothing text OR images are getting through?  EEEKS!
COULD SOMEBODY ALSO ADVISE HOW BEST TO ATTACH PHOTOS TO MY MESSAGES?  THANKS  :thup:

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Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: dirk. on April 26, 2010, 07:14:58 PM
Hi and welcome Jazimmons,
we´d surely be having a hard time to ID your piece without a picture.  ;)
Likely the pictures you want to attach are too big; they shouldn´t exceed a size of 125kb.
Help can be found in this topic:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,6522.0.html
In case you still get stuck simply reply again and surely someone will be able to help.
Regards,
Dirk
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: Anne on April 26, 2010, 08:01:05 PM
Or if you're having trouble still, email me copies of your images and I'll resize them and add to your topic for you. :thup: Welcome to the board btw! :)
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: jazimmons on April 26, 2010, 08:33:41 PM
Thank you to ALL!  I have posted you some photos Anne, which hopeful you will be able to attach to my post/question etc. so that they can be viewed and shared with Dirk & others.  Hope they get you thinking! Jazz :thup:
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: obscurities on April 26, 2010, 08:49:08 PM
Welcome, but a warning.... we typically kick newbies around a bit just to make sure they are tough enough to be here....   :thup:

Craig
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: jazimmons on April 26, 2010, 09:12:15 PM
Thanks for the advice Craig, but hey, a rookie is a rookie, as so to are us newbies!  Hope you've got your reference books at hand! For if this iridescent vase of mine gets sorted, I will bombard you with MORE! Jazz 8)
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: Anne on April 27, 2010, 04:44:56 AM
Jazz, no email from you has reached me as yet. :(
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: Anne on April 27, 2010, 10:23:08 PM
One arrived safe and sound and is now added to the original post at the top of the topic. :thup:
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: Andy on May 02, 2010, 04:58:13 PM
Hi Jazz,
welcome to the board. Its a popular pattern from many companies, from Loetz to Top Modern studio Glass, to cheaper imported stuff (i had a lovely one some years ago, i think it was from Taiwan, as i saw a label on
another)
Is there any sign of age wear to the base?? (or anywhere else)
Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: jazimmons on May 03, 2010, 12:45:21 PM
Hi Andy and Thankx for your imput & views which i appreciate. This vase has gotten me stumbled! It does show some wear to its base, but this is not consistent to my other (attributed to or signed) Loetz items. I have ofeten wondered if it is modern, however being purchased in Germany for me in 1987 gives me doubt to this being the case.  TAIWAN has got me thinking too though! I do have more picutres which i can send you if you like to your own email address plus a few others also (if iridescence glass is YOUR thing?). keep me posted. My own email is: requiringmoreATgooglemailDOTcom if you want to contact "off-board". Thankx again, Jazz.  

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Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: chopin-liszt on May 03, 2010, 01:10:09 PM
eeeeek - it's not a good idea to put your email address here - if you must, alter it so as to still be readable/understandable to people, but not to phishing machines!
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: Andy on May 03, 2010, 01:14:11 PM
yes Jazz, add your email to your profile, so it appears as an envelope on the board
Cheers Andy
Title: Re: Iridescent vase identification - PLEASE!
Post by: jazimmons on May 03, 2010, 01:23:40 PM
Andy & Liszt!  Jeeeze, thankx. Didn't "THINK" (but thinking is not my thing! lol). Will put my email as you suggest.  I don't want any geeks coming through, glass-ones or not! >:(