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Title: Is this Bohemian or not? Who might the maker be?
Post by: ahremck on August 08, 2011, 03:29:37 PM

I have had this lovely vase for some time but am not getting far attributing it.

As you can see it is dark red over a thin white layer , cut to clear , and then gilded with those strange(to me) symbols.  Circa 12" high

Ross

Title: Re: Is this Bohemian or not? Who might the maker be?
Post by: Frank on August 08, 2011, 11:19:26 PM

Look a bit like the € symbol but short a bar  :huh:

Title: Re: Is this Bohemian or not? Who might the maker be?
Post by: ahremck on August 09, 2011, 01:03:48 AM

Funny. I had the same thought - but it is really a C with a strikeout line through it  [ C ].  I wonder what the symbol means - if anything.

Ross

Title: Re: Is this Bohemian or not? Who might the maker be?
Post by: KevinH on August 10, 2011, 01:18:24 AM

The decorative symbol could be a very stylised (minimalist) version of an acanthus leaf.

I do not recognise the form of the vase, the cutting style or the very dark ruby flashing.

Title: Re: Is this Bohemian or not? Who might the maker be?
Post by: Ivo on August 10, 2011, 06:07:22 AM

I associate the dark ruby flashing with Russian and the symbol could be a cyrilic letter E.

Title: Re: Is this Bohemian or not? Who might the maker be?
Post by: ahremck on August 10, 2011, 11:58:59 AM

I have forgotten if I bought this from Melbourne - but I live in an area full of Russian Jews - so the idea it is Russian is not foreign to me.  An excellent suggestion Ivo. 

Now does anyone know of a good Russian site where I might get a line on it?

Ross