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Title: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: WhatHo! on October 10, 2013, 01:06:56 PM

Hi, i have had this for years and never known what it is.
It's 10.5" tall and is a pale mint green in colour. The glass surface is a buff or frosted effect.
The base has no pontil or ground in any way, just moulded looking.
Its signed what I think is a 'M' in a circle then 466/078CCAA1980 , it looks a bit Scandi to me but not sure.
Thanks for any help, Wolfie

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: chopin-liszt on October 10, 2013, 05:33:46 PM

Do I see two figures within the string that might read "of" for Orrefors? Just after the slash mark.
If so, do you have Ivo's Fact File A-Z to look up the rest of the numbers - if you can make them out?

 :)

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: dirk. on October 10, 2013, 07:21:31 PM

I think the CCAA points towards this glass-gallery in Cologne, which sells replicas of ancient roman pieces:
http://www.ccaa.de/o-n-l-i-n-e-s-h-o-p/
A former provider was Ichendorf, but I reckon there were others as well.

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: dirk. on October 10, 2013, 07:27:03 PM

This guy here seems to know quite a bit - might be worth contacting:
http://www.glasrepliken.de/p_vergleich.htm

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: chopin-liszt on October 10, 2013, 07:35:19 PM

I think your suggestion is bettter than mine, Dirk.  :)

Sorry, Wolfie. I was hopeful for you!

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: dirk. on October 11, 2013, 06:06:44 PM

But why ´sorry´, Sue? He´s obviously in good company with owning a CCAA replica...  ;D

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: flying free on October 12, 2013, 07:33:40 AM

http://www.ccaa.de/o-n-l-i-n-e-s-h-o-p/museumsnachsch%C3%B6pfungen/islamische-ampel-biblioteca-apostolica-vaticana-nr-300/#cc-m-product-5811923063

and they don't come cheap either :)
m

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: WhatHo! on October 12, 2013, 08:32:00 AM

And there it is!! thanks so much guys  :)
http://www.glasrepliken.de/p_vergleich.htm#ccaa

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: chopin-liszt on October 12, 2013, 10:45:46 AM

I'm sorry for being wrong and sending you in wrong directions, Wolfie.  ;D

That last link you put in has a bottle in  (what is to me) an utterly fascinating shape - because I have a bottle I believe to have been made by the Boffos at Mdina - in almost exactly the same shape - there is a difference in an angle in the handle.
Given your interest in Boffo's work, I'm showing it.
It is Mdina - it has the mark in Dobson's writing on the base.

Title: Re: Tall mint green bottle vase - signed
Post by: jimbo1 on October 14, 2013, 10:34:57 PM

Hi,

Quite a common design and a design that has been experimented with by a vast number of manufacturers. Inspired by the Romans.

Harry Powells designs for Whitefriars are probably the most famous Roman inspired pieces.

James