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Title: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: mikebonne on April 27, 2012, 07:37:22 AM

This is a real large blown bowl with pontil marks on the undeside.  It is quite thin glass and not that heavy for its size and the only pattern is speckles of green with an overlay of angular shapes in Aventurine.  It is also Uranium glass and glows under uv light - about 33cm across.  I would be really greatful of any ideas on this please.  Thanks as always.  Markus

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: adam20 on April 27, 2012, 07:46:19 AM

I know where you are coming from, the shape is similar to Monart/Vasart shapes and they used aventurine, but I don't think it is, I have some large Stuart posy bowls but none in green or uranium. The roughly broken pontil doesn't point to either factories so it could be any factory and any country. The shape and style is rooted in the 30s but could be a lot later.

Adam

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: Wayne on April 27, 2012, 08:13:39 AM

No idea who made the bowl sorry, but it looks more like gold leaf than aventurine to me.

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: glassobsessed on April 27, 2012, 08:15:39 AM

Ditto, was about to say same, can we have a photo of the base showing the gold in more detail Adam?

John

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: Lustrousstone on April 27, 2012, 08:40:33 AM

Try it on a plain white background; two sheets of A4 paper would work

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 27, 2012, 08:52:41 AM

Definitely gold leaf, I very much doubt Scottish.
Is there any age-related wear?

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: johnphilip on April 27, 2012, 09:09:37 PM

I would say Italian , especially with the multi dot pontil , often 3 or 5 dots ,and gold leaf .jp
 now tell me there are four dots . ;D ;)

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: mikebonne on May 04, 2012, 07:32:47 AM

Hi Guys and fikrstly sorry for the delay in my reply  but have been laid up in hospotal with kidney infection.  However, home and much better and read all your replies and you are correct about the gold.  It is leaf like isle of wight and not much of it so it is hard to photo.  As for the "dots" around the pontil, you are dafe John as there are 8 or 9.  The final thing is the edge treatment rolls under in a tight little roll but this stands proud on the underside leaving the top a gentle sloping form.  I have some more pics on white for you but again, the colour, is very feint on this bowl but it does all swirl into the centre.  Thanks again.  Markus

Title: Re: help id green and aventurine bowl please - scottish perhaps?
Post by: johnphilip on May 04, 2012, 08:12:00 AM

Cheers Mike i have been called most things but never Dafe , i hope your kidleys are ok now . ;)