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Title: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: Jeffingtons on August 19, 2011, 02:57:12 PM

Lovely charity shop find today (Well 2 if you include the JC labelled Arthur Percy style vase).

This is a heavy cased vase that stands approx 20cm tall and 450g.  The internal colour is cranberry red and the casing amber.

Wondering where it might have been made

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6059317158/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6059316660/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6058769245/in/photostream/

Title: Re: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: Jeffingtons on August 19, 2011, 08:23:55 PM

I've noticed that tilting the vase makes the rim look blue in colour.  Theres no obvious blue glass I can see and I can't work out why it produces this effect.  What might cause this effect?

Title: Re: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: johnphilip on August 19, 2011, 08:39:53 PM

Dont know but its a good sign ,you only get that effect on older glass not new glass especially when looking at it at an angle , new polishing looks clear in my opinion . mind you i have had a couple of glasses tonight due to ebay . :grrr:  i wish we had a smiley of the one finger proctologists salute . Perhaps Patrick can organise one . cheers

Title: Re: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: Jeffingtons on August 19, 2011, 10:56:01 PM

oh dear. missed out or missold?

Title: Re: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: Max on August 20, 2011, 04:46:20 PM

Could we have a photo directly from the side please?  It looks like it's cased in yellow glass...or is it just an illusion?   :)

Title: Re: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: Jeffingtons on August 20, 2011, 05:02:09 PM

For some reason my camera is now only doing soft focus shots like some 70's "specialist" photographer but you can at least see the yellow/amber casing clearly on this one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffstuka/6062101489/in/photostream

Title: Re: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: langhaugh on August 20, 2011, 06:19:56 PM

The main body of the vase looks pure Murano to me, but the mouth isn't what I'd expect.  Still, I'd be looking at Murano primarily.

Nice piece.

David

Title: Re: Vase ID needed - poss murano?
Post by: Jeffingtons on August 20, 2011, 09:17:58 PM

Cheers David.  I love it.  Couldn't believe my luck when I found it.