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Title: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: brucebanner on April 04, 2014, 08:15:46 PM

This is an unusual piece of glass i picked up from ebay for a couple of quid recently, i think it has some real age to it. Has anyone seen anything like this before? there is heavy wear to the base and wear to the inner stem, no seeds and the glass is crystal clear.

It's 6 inches in height.

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: keith on April 04, 2014, 10:59:27 PM

Well, I can't say I've seen one of those before, where did you find it ? ;D

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: flying free on April 05, 2014, 12:10:30 AM

wasn't there an inkwell posted on here recently (by Anne??) with four balls as the base?
Czech I believe iirc but can't remember any more details about it.
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Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: KevinH on April 05, 2014, 01:48:53 AM

Thread posted by Anne E. B. ...
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,54778.msg310425.html#msg310425

Similar design, maybe these are also Dressler of Gablonz?

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: bat20 on April 05, 2014, 08:01:11 AM

Could it be quill holder ???

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: flying free on April 05, 2014, 08:06:25 AM

I don't know much about those but I don't associate that shape with  quill holder to be honest.
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Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: ttttootall on April 05, 2014, 10:11:18 AM

Hmmm, I think the top piece has been married to the ball structure, ??? or has it?

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: glassobsessed on April 05, 2014, 10:31:34 AM

Looks good to me, I have been keeping a look out for these recently and there are quite a few variations in the form of vases.

John

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 05, 2014, 11:17:06 AM

I did have a bud vase on 3 balls, with that "rainbowy" irridesence I associate with a lot of Czech stuff. It's in Bubble's collection of bud vases now. Not a clue what it was - just an interesting bud vase.

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: brucebanner on April 05, 2014, 11:45:25 PM

I'm wondering how long the eternal bow stretches back in time and is it possible to fuse old glass to new?

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: Bernard C on April 06, 2014, 10:35:57 AM

There's one in Strange & Rare (1987) with an urn on top (looks like a tiny goldfish bowl).   Helpfully the description reads "Manufacturer unknown, 19th / 20th century."  ;D

I've often wondered whether their stability and very low centres of gravity might suggest shipping or railway items.

Bernard C.  8)

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: brucebanner on April 06, 2014, 04:43:41 PM

That would make sense this is almost impossible to tip over, and there is no damage to the rim of the vase.

Title: Re: Four glass balls eternal bow bud vase help please.
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 09, 2014, 11:47:03 AM

Found a pic of the bud vase.