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Title: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: Paul_lower on July 29, 2015, 11:04:38 AM

Hi all,
           I have had this vase for a couple of years in the loft, away from the children, i have seen similar pieces, but not in this shape, have seen lamps by Vasart cloisonne in the same colour, but not like this, could any body help please.

Title: Re: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: Paul_lower on July 29, 2015, 11:47:05 PM

Two better resized photographs

Title: Re: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: orangeglass on July 30, 2015, 08:03:21 AM

Hi,
Not Vasart and probably not Scottish - I have seen the odd few in this cloisonne that I suspect are the same maker but have never been able to identify who - sorry!

Title: Re: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 30, 2015, 08:11:52 AM

I think the effect is often called soft crackle; that may help in an ID search

Title: Re: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: chopin-liszt on July 30, 2015, 11:23:46 AM

I've seen something similar in red, with a Murano label on. It was quite lightweight, compared to Vasart/Monart, and (obviously) not any sort of Ysart shape.
This vase also isn't an Ysart shape and the base finish is wrong.

Another name for this crackle technique is primavera.

Title: Re: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: Paul S. on July 30, 2015, 01:20:18 PM

doesn't that mean Spring?? :)                  Didn't Bottichelli  knock out something called Il Primavera - includes a girl called flora I think. ;D
Sorry, know nuffin about this piece though.

Title: Re: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: chopin-liszt on July 30, 2015, 01:24:26 PM

Primavera means a whole load of things, but also the plunging of the hot gather into cold water to create this effect.
Michael Harris called it "crizzle", a term also used to describe old glass that has quietly gone and fractured itself into little squarish chunks held together by a wing and a prayer.
Monart called it Cliosonne.

Title: Re: Help I.D vase. Scottish Vasart?
Post by: Paul S. on July 30, 2015, 04:15:16 PM

well, I prefer to look at Botticelli :P :P