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Title: Purple glass vase signature - ID = Franz Austen Glas in Bodenmais
Post by: brucebanner on May 02, 2014, 05:31:21 PM

Someone must have loved this enough to sign it, not sure why, it's a heavy piece of glass 6 3/4 inches in height.

Any help welcome regards Chris.

Title: Re: Purple glass vase signature help please.
Post by: dirk. on May 03, 2014, 05:22:52 PM

Hi,

it´s the signature of Franz Austen Glas in Bodenmais. They make lots of these mottled,
iridescent pieces:
google (https://www.google.de/search?q=franz+austen+glas&client=firefox-a&hs=K0z&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=iyVlU62OLMLy7Ab_yYDACg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1525&bih=715&dpr=0.9#channel=sb&q=franz+austen+glas&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch)
ebay (http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_odkw=&_sop=10&_osacat=7478&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xausten+&_nkw=austen+&_sacat=7478&_from=R40)
Modern, but nicely executed IMHO.
 :)