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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: scavo on February 05, 2012, 03:13:23 PM
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Picked this little beauty up yesterday. Paid slightly more than I would normally (have to) but like it.
Initially I though LaFiore or possibly Italian. I can't find anything online that matches and although it looks similar to LaFiore, it isn't current. Hopefully someone else has seen a similar vase. If so please pojnt me in the right direct (or better still - tell me) :cheers:
I do realise it could also be chinese and if you know it to be, please reference so I can compare. Or just tell me if you think it's beautiful so I don't think I'm :usd:.
Terminology question: is it still Malachite on blown glass? I only know it as a term for pressed glass. If the exterior finish isn't malachite, what is it? :pb:
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I think this may be a little further east but see what others say first ;D ;D
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Its not uncommon, im sure its been discussed on the board before, had a quick search , couldnt find it !
My poor memory thinks originally thought to be Chinese, but turned out to be Italian !
Someones memory and search tecniques may be better than mine :P
Andy
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Let's hope that someone can tell me. I do hope it is Italian, but it is what it is and it's not junk. But if it is Chinese I should have paid less for it is all.
Has anyone ever successfully used image matching applications to match glass? (new thread in cafe me thinks)
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Chinese and marketed under the brandname Snowflake in a wide range of shapes and colours (search on the board). Malachite is not just a term for pressed glass but it must be green because it is named after the mineral malachite (http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=598&q=malachite&gbv=2&oq=malachite&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=2304l4100l0l4325l9l9l0l1l1l0l114l823l2.6l8l0)
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Ah, this is very similar
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,34541.msg187033/topicseen.html#msg187033
I have been misinformed about malachite as the website I was looking at had it in many colours - and I thought said it was mainly purple!
I have to say the decoration is very similar to Chinese water colour painting. And now I've seen more, the colours are very Chinese, especially the yellow and red. I like the fact that it's from the '70s - or at least dates back to the '70s
Personally I think this is in a different league to Dalian (?) which always looks cheap to me in gaudy colours and rushed/unskilled lamp work and cane slices all over the place.
Definitely off to research Snowflake glass and would buy more when I saw it (at the right price of course). Good is good where ever it comes from. I always buy Iittala even though it is often mass produced and resale values can be under £10. At the moment my Snowflake vase is a keeper!
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This thread explains the confusion over malachite and slag glass quite well:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,17443.0.html