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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Ohio on December 06, 2013, 12:25:57 AM
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Bought this simply because I do not believe I've seen this shape on this type of blank before & I have no idea whether its of U.S. origin or European. 15" height, 8" diameter, 4" width with a 6" diameter foot. Fishing scene with two men in a boat netting fish with a larger masted vessel (flag marked JK) in the background, clouds,sea birds (gulls?) with a floral bottom framing, bottom shows deep wear. A full 1/4" width to ground top, weight approx 6 1/2 lbs. I know country of origin is probably unknown, but curious if anyone has ssen this type of blank before. Thanks for any opinions. Ken
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I failed to say this glass is opaque translucent not solid as in milk glass despite the thickness & shows some opalescence.
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Any uranium?
It's often found in the body of these enamelled pieces.
Your fishing theme, while having arabic script on the sails, looks very Chinese to me - as is the framing with the (compulsory ;) ) flowers. The mountains are very Chinese-looking too.
So possibly Bohemian, and dating to the hey-day of chinoisserie?
(I know nothing about this sort of thing - I'm just learning a little from Lustrousstone)
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Thanks Sue. No glow on this one. Never heard of chinoisserie before & had to look it up on line.
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Sorry!
It was very fashionable in the deco period - Gilbert & Sullivan were playing to this fashion in The Mikado, the wealthy used to have fancy dress parties all dressed up in oriental sytle costumes (much painted by artists such as Matisse) along with Egyptian themes becomeing fashinable because of the discovery of Tutenkhamun's tomb.
It would have been helpful if I had spelled it correctly.
Chinoiserie.