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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: davidfish1212 on May 19, 2010, 03:19:00 PM
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Hi, I bought this little vase on Sunday, it stands 12cm tall and 8.5cm in diameter. The outside is uneven and bumpy and has a crackled effect, the inside of the vase is smooth with a polished pontil to the base. Does anyone have an thoughts on a maker? Thanks in advance, David
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Oiva Toikka designed texture like that for Nuutajärvi. The Range is called "Tahiti".
I do not know if this would be one of them but it is something to check.
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gee, it is only Thursday here....j/k :24:
Very nice find!!
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Thanks for the info PX, I'll get googling tonight ( thats tonight, Thursday antiquerose!! ) :chky:
Cheers guys
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There is a mug the same in one of our local antique shops and I believe I have a deep green uranium crackle glass mug made by the same manufacturer. They feel the same.
See here too http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,21920.0.html
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I thought it looked a bit like mine too but I'm still no further on finding a maker, not very helpful I'm afraid, other than as confirmation that others exist. http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,21920.0.html
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Again thanks for all the input, I hadn't thought of using a UV light and was amazed to find that the green speckles throughout the vase glow. Am I right in thinking that the vase must have some age to it if it includes uranium 'bits'. I googled Oiva Toikka, and this vase has almost identical colouring, but the only Tahiti designs that I could bring up on the net all seemed to have angular shapes whereas this vase is round. After reading the link I had a wee chuckle at Franks comment that they were attributed to Monart, thats why I ended up buying it!!
Thanks everyone, D
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Hi, I've included some pictures of the ' glowing bits ' and a better view of the crackled bits,
cheers, D
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Yes, David I looked too. There are some round Tahiti bits too but: no crackle, I think !
Anyhow, I don't mind having referred to them in this thread in case someone later searches something similar. Quickly viewed they do have similarities.
Hope this mystery will be solved one day.
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on ebay today.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380235820287&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123
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Cheers Andy, I'll keep my eyes on that one, Its definitely by the same maker as mine, seller seems to sell a lot ' Victorian studio handblown glass vases 'Cheers for the heads up, D.
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I have my doubts about the "Victorian " bit. I think hes just saying that cos its got a pontil mark.
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I wonder if Stevens and Williams/Royal Brierley is a possibility for these. The vase reminds me of their D107 pattern, which is illustrated in Big Book of Vaseline Glass on p 110 in green uranium crackle and the colours would fit.
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Thanks Christine, I will see if I can do some digging on the makers you mentioned, I dont have the book you mentioned but I will see whats on the www, thanks far all the help everyone, cheers, D
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could this be Nailsea Glass...?
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Not "Nailsea Glass", which normally has either looped decoration or large "blobs" and I don't think "Nailsea" would include crackled.
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On a bit of a long shot, I wonder whether these unidentified items (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,33941.msg183581.html#msg183581) might have a connection to the speckled /crackled pieces? Waisted shape and base finishing have some broad similarity.
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No, Nailsea is another one of those overused words. Nailsea glass is generally white loops on a coloured background, and the Nailsea works closed in the 1870s. These pieces are newer.
I'm not convinced Kev.
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Hi, I had a look ( through google images ) at some Nailsea glass and some of the images do look similar, but the vase I have seems to be a lot more ' busy ' All the Nailsea glass that looked similar you could see through quite easily, not so with my little mystery :huh: I also had a look at as much Stevens and Williams / Royal Brierley glass pics and info and just cant see anything that looks right as a maker.AGGHH, still no use worrying I've got loads more I have no idea about either!! This one I think will find its way onto Ebay so if any ones interested watch this space. TO A MOD, is it okay for me to use a link to this thread on my Ebay listing?
Cheers, David
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Hi KevH, I think your vase and the one I have do look very similar, yours might be a bit more ' waisted ' than mine but I think the best bet so far. So, one little purple vase thought not to be Vasart or Nazeing. ID still unknown :thup:
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TO A MOD, is it okay for me to use a link to this thread on my Ebay listing?
Cheers, David
Yes that's fine David, but don't add the eBay listing to this topic. ;) You can post that separately in Market Place though. :thup:
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... I had a look ( through google images ) at some Nailsea glass ...
A lot of the images with a "Nailsea" reference have nothing to do with "Nailsea Glass". And the term "Nailsea" is too often used to describe items with "threaded decoration" - even for items where the threads are clearly machine-formed!
A search on the Board for "Nailsea" will show some earlier discussions on the subject.