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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: yoyo on February 09, 2018, 03:04:22 PM

Title: Please help with id of vase originally purchased at Barneys New York
Post by: yoyo on February 09, 2018, 03:04:22 PM

It has a signature on the base that I will never be able to make out. 

I have owned this about 3 years and every now and then try to id with no luck.

Just under 18 inches tall.

Thanks for looking!

Title: Re: Please help with id of vase originally purchased at Barneys New York
Post by: Della on February 11, 2018, 12:38:38 AM

Personally, I would take the whole sticker off and see if there is anything else underneath. It certainly won't devalue your piece by doing so. If you have done that already and reapplied it, pleasenignore my comment  :P

Title: Re: Please help with id of vase originally purchased at Barneys New York
Post by: yoyo on February 11, 2018, 03:42:20 PM

Della, I did as you suggested.  I had previously pulled the sticker back and turns out what I thought was just sticky residue was in fact a date.  "2010" 

Thank you.

Title: Re: Please help with id of vase originally purchased at Barneys New York
Post by: chopin-liszt on February 11, 2018, 04:12:27 PM

And we can now see it has a snapped pontil mark. Thanks!
I did suspect it might be a four pronged pontil mark, which might have helped narrow down the number of makers, as it is an uncommon rod to use.

Title: Re: Please help with id of vase originally purchased at Barneys New York
Post by: glassobsessed on February 11, 2018, 06:01:51 PM

Svaja fits the number of letters but no idea if that is actually the maker or not...

John

Title: Re: Please help with id of vase originally purchased at Barneys New York
Post by: chopin-liszt on February 12, 2018, 11:41:16 AM

It rang a Svaja bell at me too, but I decided I was just imagining things. ;D
I don't know if I've ever seen a Sjava mark written on the glass itself. It's normally sticky labels, or cardboard labels on a bit of string I've seen.

Title: Re: Please help with id of vase originally purchased at Barneys New York
Post by: Della on February 12, 2018, 12:51:00 PM

I've seen actual signed pieces of Sjava and the signatures were very legible, in every instance, unlike this one.
I don't have a clue, but also don't think Sjava, IMHO.