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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Bernard C on October 21, 2014, 03:50:39 AM

Title: Mystery blue/green flared vase. ID = Monart
Post by: Bernard C on October 21, 2014, 03:50:39 AM

See http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-20613 for photographs with click main image to enlarge feature.   Direct link to base view — http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-20614

Height 6¾" 17.2cm, rim d. 7¼" 18.4cm, weight 989g 2lb 3oz.

I checked Frank's Monart website.   The shape is not there — the nearest shapes are HC and TE.   There's a lot of apparently genuine light wear on the base ring, so it seems to have some age.   Right-handed glassmaker.   Bought at a local antique fair.

Help, please!

Thanks for your interest.

Bernard C.  8)

Title: Re: Mystery blue/green flared vase
Post by: Gary on October 21, 2014, 07:30:49 PM

I believe it is a Monart piece, very likely shape TE and colour code 116. The base photo indicates a pre war piece.
Gary

Title: Re: Mystery blue/green flared vase
Post by: Frank on October 22, 2014, 12:52:05 PM

TE is good, a bit of a variation on proportions perhaps.

Title: Re: Mystery blue/green flared vase
Post by: orangeglass on October 22, 2014, 05:12:02 PM

Nice find Bernard!  ;D

Title: Re: Mystery blue/green flared vase
Post by: Bernard C on October 23, 2014, 12:20:32 PM

Gary and Frank — grateful thanks for your id., and thanks for your kind comment, Roberta.

You may find this hard to believe, but this is my first ever Monart vase.   Over the years the few other Monart vases I've seen for sale were either damaged or carried a price tag that made my knees tremble.   The only other serious example of Monart I've had was eleven years ago, a VIII-PB-68 orange lidded bowl, missing the lid, but with genuine label.   You will see it under Frank's colour code 68 (http://www.ysartglass.com/Moncat/Colours099.htm).

Thanks again,

Bernard C.  8)