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Title: New or Old ? vase with bubble in the base
Post by: suetorquay on January 31, 2006, 03:05:28 PM

Hi, Bought 2 vases from a charity shop for £3 each and can't quite decide if they are 60s or are a modern version. They stand 8 & 3/4 inches tall and are 2 & 1/4 inches at the base, they feel good quality and weigh 568 grams. there is some wear to the bases. Any help would be appreciated.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/suetorquay/greenvase.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v409/suetorquay/greenvasebase.jpg

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Ivo on January 31, 2006, 03:14:50 PM

looks modern to me, the mechanical open air bubble seems to point at poland...

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Della on January 31, 2006, 05:43:23 PM

Hi Sue,
I have a vase with the same base.

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10026/waistedblue.jpg

I must admit, I thought that mine was Scandinavian, based on the colour?
The quality is excellent and the blue colour matches a Riihimaen piece that I have.

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Anne on February 01, 2006, 12:41:37 AM

So have I - mine is ruby and comes from Marks and Spencers! We have discussed these at length on the board before - it's one of my pet interests. ;) I also have a clear one labelled Eternalle made, like the ruby one from M&S, in China.

The discussion about the M&S one is here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,2447.msg18069.html#msg18069 (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,2447.msg18069.html#msg18069)

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Della on February 01, 2006, 07:20:16 AM

Thanks so much for the information and the link Anne.  :D  :D
I did try to do a search on here, but no matter which key words I used, I ended up with pages and pages of hits.
I did see ths second link you gave, when it was posted, but most of the information is contained in the first one. (I wasn't a member then :cry: )
However, I have again learned something new and now know what to look out for. 8)

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Tigerchips on February 02, 2006, 10:29:22 AM

There is a similar vase by Aseda but the bubble is smaller.

It's on this site, just enter "Aseda" into the search.
http://www.glas-design.nl/index.php?page=welcom/welcom

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Della on February 02, 2006, 10:37:26 AM

Thanks for the link Tigger. To be honest, I thought mine was Aseda and I had labelled it as such too.
On the other hand, it is hard not to trust Ivo's judgement.
The bubble on mine is quite large, but the vase is too.
If it is Polish, then they had improved when they made mine. The quality surpasses my other Polish piece by far.

P.S. Just noticed that it is a Dutch site. I can no linger decipher between Dutch and English, my brain just seems to take over and adapt.

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Leni on February 02, 2006, 11:05:17 AM

Quote from: "Deltab"

If it is Polish, then they had improved when they made mine. The quality surpasses my other Polish piece by far.

IMHO Polish glass has improved greatly in recent years, and modern Polish glass cannot be regarded as 'inferior versions' of anything any more!   :shock:

Title: New or Old ??
Post by: Della on February 02, 2006, 12:18:44 PM

I couldn't agree with you  more Leni. Luckily I always buy pieces I like, as I did this one, and finding out the maker is a challenge I really enjoy.