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Title: Purple - optic - strange vase.
Post by: yesvil on December 02, 2014, 03:44:19 PM

Can anyone help with this?

What is it for - flowers? I presume thirties as far as age is concerned.

The vase is about 5 inches tall and has a rough pontil scar.

Title: Re: Purple - optic - strange vase.
Post by: Greg. on December 02, 2014, 03:53:20 PM

99% Gordiola although Venini did also produced a similar design.

Title: Re: Purple - optic - strange vase.
Post by: chopin-liszt on December 02, 2014, 03:56:55 PM

 8)
It reminds me of the special tulip vases that were invented when tulips first were discovered in the far east and brought back to Europe - in those days, a single tulip bulb might have cost more than a house here - they were so rare and desirable.

I think you need to wait until somebody with knowledge of these to come along. I don't know if our lovely Patricia C. might have the answers you need, but given her knowledge of bulb and hyacinth vases I think she will know something.

It could be a modern take on one of these, I simply don't know.

Title: Re: Purple - optic - strange vase.
Post by: Greg. on December 02, 2014, 04:00:44 PM

Here's a couple of Gordiola examples....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/art-of-glass/sets/72157623146456847/

http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3803

Title: Re: Purple - optic - strange vase.
Post by: yesvil on December 02, 2014, 04:08:55 PM

Thank you both - much appreciated.

Title: Re: Purple - optic - strange vase.
Post by: chopin-liszt on December 02, 2014, 04:24:08 PM

A google search of images brings some old ceramic ones up.
(sorry for the long link, I don't know how to shorten it.)
Short Link (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tulip+vase&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=9uh9VJjBPMLQ7Aby9ICwAg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1007&bih=550#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=GKvrf32RKbym-M%253A%3BkS3KvDGy2-qwyM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252F5%252F52%252FWLANL_-_MicheleLovesArt_-_Museum_Boijmans_Van_Beuningen_-_Tulpenvaas.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252Fwiki%252FTulip_vase%3B537%3B800) <--- Mod: I do Sue! :)

Title: Re: Purple - optic - strange vase.
Post by: KevinH on December 02, 2014, 06:07:16 PM

See also 3-page discussion in message from 2007 ...
5-spout vase ID (tentative) = Gordiola, Spain (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,16648.msg96936.html#msg96936)