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Title: Studio bulb vase, nice colours, British? ID = Mtarfa
Post by: chilternhills on September 05, 2017, 11:53:48 AM

I bought this vase recently not knowing what it is but just because I liked it. It is 15 cm high, 9 cm diameter at the rim and 9 cm diameter bulb. There is a broken pontil on the base, but no other marks. I am thinking British only because I bought it locally.

Any ideas who made it? Thanks.

Anton

Title: Re: Studio bulb vase, nice colours, British?
Post by: glassobsessed on September 05, 2017, 12:25:14 PM

Mtarfa, Wayne has similar with a label here: http://www.20thcenturyglass.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2550

John

Title: Re: Studio bulb vase, nice colours, British?
Post by: chilternhills on September 05, 2017, 12:31:45 PM

Brilliant. Many thanks John.

Title: Re: Studio bulb vase, nice colours, British? ID = Mtarfa
Post by: glassobsessed on September 06, 2017, 06:59:15 AM

You are welcome Anton, it seems Mtarfa often used bold or somewhat unconventional colour combinations.

Title: Re: Studio bulb vase, nice colours, British? ID = Mtarfa
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 06, 2017, 02:11:50 PM

 :)
It's not a bulb vase. There isn't a proper space for the roots to sit, or to form properly, even if propped on top.
I've just been reading PC's book about how to set a blub up on a bulb vase. If the roots don't all fit into the top space properly, they'll lever it off when they grow out into any spaces. :)