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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Littleblackhen on May 06, 2010, 11:01:58 PM
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This bowl is much more impressive in real life than it is in the photos. It is 9 inches in diameter and 4 inches high, so fruit bowl sized, and the finish is a mother of pearl effect.
I am guessing it is art nouveau, possibly bohemian? It is very beautiful, whatever it is.
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I think this is one of those items which would show up better if photographed against a darker background, as it's quite hard to make it out against the white. Perhaps a piece of matt black paper or card would show it off better so we can see it in all its glory. :)
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Ok, I have quickly photographed it where it is sitting in my living room, so hopefully it might show up better on these (and hopefully no one will notice how messy my living room is!)
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*Much* better, thank you. Now we can see what you have - it's lovely too... fingers crossed someone can help with more info.
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I took this to the Antiques roadshow yesterday at Chatsworth and talked with Will Farmer about it. He felt it was probably Austrian glass, in the style of Loertz but not of the same quality, from about 1910, and he valued it at £60 - £80.
Does anyone agree with this, or disagree?
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neither agree nor disagree but it seems both speculative and noncommittal. I could imagine it being e.g. Dugan or early 20th Murano. And I certainly do not agree with the statement that it is "not of the same quality as Loetz". That is an untenable statement.
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Hi Ivo
I am paraphrasing what he said about the quality as I couldn't remember every word because we talked about lots of items and took quite a while, so he probably didn't put it as bluntly as that, that is more my interpretation. He probably said it had not got quite the same feel to it, or something like that. He was a very nice guy, I was impressed with his knowledge.
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I have a question... Is the bottom ground flat, or is it dished like a standard ground pontil?
Absolutely not Dugan, or any American company.....
Craig
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The bottom is ground completely flat.
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And is it pink or yellow?
The first pics are pink :-X - and it looks like something which should be avoided underwater!
I like the yellow ones, much nicer!
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It is mostly white in real life, but it has a mother of pearl irridescence so it looks different each time. I really like it :)
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For me, the completely flat polished bottom would preclude it from being an early piece of Czech or Bohemian glass, as flat bottoms are not really a characteristic of their production. They typically have a dished pontil mark of some sort. I am hard pressed at the moment to think of an early example at all with a flat ground bottom from the early bohemian companies I am aware of.
It could possibly be later work, as later Czech work seems to be finished that way in some cases. Flat ground polished bottoms would also be equated with Italian glass finishing, although without handling it, it does not strike me as terribly Italian....
Wish I could be more help.
Craig
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Richardson might be an option to consider.