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Title: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 25, 2011, 10:00:08 PM

I've bought another piece that I can't tell whether it's got some age or a TK Maxx special.

Has a round, polished pontil.

Any opinions appreciated...

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: Frank on August 25, 2011, 10:02:11 PM

I don't think you should blame the Chines for that... more like a kid learning the ropes in dad's studio  ;)

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 25, 2011, 10:09:09 PM

Ah! Good job it was only two bob and a toffee apple then! Cheers for posting Frank.

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 26, 2011, 07:23:25 AM

Did you show us this the other day? Can we have a base picture and have you shone a UV light on it?

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 26, 2011, 08:25:24 AM

Hi Christine. No - this is the first and only time I've posted this one. Haven't shone a UV light on it. Will get a base picture up - most probably tomorrow.

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 26, 2011, 09:26:33 AM

Someone has, which makes me wonder if it's new "old".

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 26, 2011, 09:30:09 AM

Oh ok. I have a vague feeling that I've seen something like it somewhere before but can't quite pin it down. What's the UV light thing about? Should this be able to tell/show me something?

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: rosieposie on August 26, 2011, 10:50:21 AM

Do you mean this one Christine?

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,31615.0.html

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 26, 2011, 11:00:25 AM

I think that one is definitely much older. I was wondering if the one I posted might be 50s or 60s at the absolute oldest...

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 26, 2011, 11:14:37 AM

No, it was the same vase design. Did you buy it on ebay?

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 26, 2011, 11:25:08 AM

Yes I did. Perhaps the seller thought to check it out on here first...

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 26, 2011, 11:34:03 AM

No, that's where I'll have seen it. In that case, I would say late 19th/early 20th century is highly likely. (My doubt was based on the fact that two identical Victorian vases either come as a pair from the same place or months/years apart, not days apart.)

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 26, 2011, 11:39:47 AM

Really? I never imagined it would be that old. When I saw it, it reminded me somewhat of 50s Murano pieces - but that's probably down to my untrained eye. Do you still want to see a shot of the base Christine?

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 26, 2011, 02:09:29 PM

Yes and to know if it glows bright green under a UV light if poss.

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 26, 2011, 02:11:46 PM

OK, Christine. Should I take its glowing bright green as a good or bad sign????

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 26, 2011, 06:33:04 PM

Very good. It means it contains uranium.
(the energy from Uranium bumps the wavelength of the purple UV light up into the green spectral range)
This thing reminds me of knitted lady toilet roll holders - it gives me the heebie-jeebies...  :wsh:

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: scavo on August 26, 2011, 07:50:00 PM

Glowing green means it's uranium glass.

Title: Re: Pink & Frilly - New, old, interesting?
Post by: goyjus on August 27, 2011, 05:05:12 PM

No glow, I'm afraid.

Sue - I can see what you mean. Maybe I'll pop it in the loo ;-)

Here's a shot of the base.