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Title: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: glassobsessed on May 12, 2016, 08:52:28 AM: This has me stumped, it is small bottle 11.5cm tall, nicely finished, small shallow polished pontil mark, some flecks of ash within the glass. A base of red glass is covered in silver foil with coloured chips on top.

The only item I have found that even comes close is Salviati circa 1880 - described as Corinthian Spangled vase, page 98 Venetian Glass, Confections in Glass. The trouble is that is made with a base of black glass rather than red. Stevens and Williams Silveria used silver foil and colour but this is not Silveria.

All thoughts most welcome!

John
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: glassobsessed on July 14, 2016, 09:22:22 PM: Bump
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: AdrianW on August 01, 2016, 03:20:40 AM: Oddly my first thought was Isle of Wight!
http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/189292181/Isle_of_Wight_Studio_Glass_Azurene_Firecracker_Flask_Perfume_Scent_Bottle_Gold_Leaf_on_Red_Black.html
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: glassobsessed on August 01, 2016, 06:26:34 AM: Sadly not Firecracker, just too many differences. The closest match to my eye is still with Salviati who produced several variations along these lines.
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: Ivo on August 01, 2016, 07:20:31 AM: Snuff bottle, anyone?
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: glassobsessed on August 01, 2016, 08:12:50 AM: Could be Ivo but it would be quite large for a snuff bottle, at least in my limited experience.

I should also say that regardless of my observation that Salviati used silver leaf and multi colour spots the shape of this flask is decidedly unlike anything I have seen from Salviati....
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: glassobsessed on August 01, 2016, 09:31:11 AM: Size comparison...
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: Ivo on August 01, 2016, 10:58:44 AM: Point made 😕
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: glassobsessed on October 21, 2024, 09:49:33 AM: Some similarities in terms of spots and foil with this:

https://fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk/lot/120778
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: flying free on October 21, 2024, 02:12:50 PM: Manley shows a similar shape but I think it doesn't have a flat base - page56. No idea who might have made it but he says Richardson's and says it's a 'two-coloured cameo brandy flask, ruby over opal opalescent'.

He refers to another on page 90 no 259 as a brandy flask as well. I'm not going to comment on what Manley says about maker.
So yours might a brandy flask perhaps?
Title: Re: Red flask with silver leaf and many colours
Post by: glassobsessed on October 28, 2024, 11:28:55 AM: No reason why not I guess, neither of those two have any kind of stopper remaining, same with mine. One difference is mine is 'flattened' somewhat - it is less bulbous, more of a disc shape than a sphere so could easily serve as a hip flask.