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Title: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on November 17, 2010, 12:12:54 PM

...at least I'm thinking 1930's...

Any help appreciated.  I have been searching but I may have vase blindness! 

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: chopin-liszt on November 17, 2010, 12:37:03 PM

It looks like the pattern "Balmoral" to me.... Rudolph Schrotter for Inwald?

(happy to be corrected by those who know more than me)

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: Mosquito on November 17, 2010, 03:55:00 PM

I don't have the catalogues to hand, but quality doesn't look quite good enough to be Inwald... Pattern is not Balmoral as Balmoral has a vine motif running horizontally and lacks the vertical gaps between panels. This design has been discussed before, see here: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,2425.0.html but no conclusion was reached... :(

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on November 17, 2010, 04:03:52 PM

The quality is quite poor really.  Oh well, another mystery!  Thanks to all so far.   :)

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: Nemmie on November 17, 2010, 04:25:38 PM

Seen them in a Millers guide at some point described as Ladder Vases not that it helps with ID but thought I would mention it.

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: chopin-liszt on November 17, 2010, 07:03:29 PM

Balmoral has a vine leaf thingy?  :huh: :huh: :huh:

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: Mosquito on November 17, 2010, 07:31:34 PM

Quote from: chopin-liszt on November 17, 2010, 07:03:29 PM

Balmoral has a vine leaf thingy?  :huh: :huh: :huh:

Exactly, that's why it's also known by collectors as 'Heavy Vine':
http://www.geocities.com/carni_glass_uk_2000/KingJames.html

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: Glen on November 17, 2010, 08:33:48 PM

Some more on the Heavy Vine aka Balmoral pattern on my old website too. This was written in 2007. Please bear in mind that this is my old geocities website and nothing here can be altered, changed, updated etc. We pay a maintenance fee to keep the site live for viewing only, but it is no longer active (because geocities bit the dust). We haven't yet been able to transfer all the old information on to our new website. 

http://www.geocities.com/carni_glass_uk_2000/Tantalus3.html

Glen

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: Tinker-Taylor on November 17, 2010, 08:42:56 PM

Having owned a trio of heavy fine (though without the actual vine!) I can state that the quality and feel similarities between those and this blue 'un are striking.   

I know this doesn't help much though. :-\

Title: Re: Blue 1930's Vase for ID please
Post by: chopin-liszt on November 18, 2010, 12:09:59 PM

Thanks all for the education! :thup:
I had been under the misapprehension that "Balmoral" was the Jacobean style, but with deep ridges between the panels. Now I know better.