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Glass / Re: Calcedonio glass vase: antique or recent?
« Last post by glassobsessed on Today at 08:14:17 AM »
In general the older a piece of glass is the more wear it will have, a judgement like that can only ever be a rough guide, there are no guarantees.

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Glass / Re: Calcedonio glass vase: antique or recent?
« Last post by chopin-liszt on Yesterday at 06:57:28 PM »
I'm not at all sure it's chalcedony either. It doesn't have enough colours. Although it's a Hebron-ish shape, I think it's too thick and heavy for them.
I can't work out the weird striated base finish at all, can't tell any sort of age from it.
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Glass / Re: Calcedonio glass vase: antique or recent?
« Last post by Andreadb on Yesterday at 05:58:17 PM »
Hello John,
Thank you for your info! I had never heard of Hebron glass, but I can see now why you thought of that. My vase surely looks very similar to many objects originating from there. Difficult to see from the photos on internet, but many Hebron pieces also seem to have similar air bubbles and surface irregularities as my vase has.
Why are you asking me about the wear on the base?
My piece has no signs of wear, the base is smooth and it seems it has been ground/polished. There is also still a very faint trace of the point were the glass was removed from the blowing cane (not sure about the correct term in English...). In my previous post there is a good photo of the base.
Regards, Andrea
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Glass / Art Glass Perfume Bottle Signed
« Last post by Glasslover79 on Yesterday at 01:28:04 PM »
I recently purchased this lovely art glass perfume bottle which is signed on the base but I can't decipher the signature.  I wondered if anyone here would recognise it.  It has an iridescent trailed pattern over a brown and white cased glass body and an unusual clear glass "spikey" stopper.  Thank you in advance.  I think the photo of the signature may be upside down.
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Glass Paperweights / Re: Royal Brierley millefiori.
« Last post by keith on October 14, 2025, 10:49:03 PM »
Thanks for the information, I'll do some looking.
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Glass Paperweights / Re: Royal Brierley millefiori.
« Last post by Derek on October 14, 2025, 08:38:25 PM »
Hi Keith

I have just read through this thread and the other one you posted about Royal Brierley. I agree the canes in this weight are Murano and the  canes were readily available as they were (and are) openly traded by the Murano makers.

Almost certainly the problems Royal Brierley had were caused by incompatibility of the Murano canes with the glass they were using. The COE for the two glasses only have to be very slightly different for there to be annealing problems. Some colours are more prone to this problem than others,  white being the worst offender.   Paperweights need longer annealing time than thinner glass products but this is usually only overnight.

You pointed out the connection to Devon and just over the border is Liskeard Glass. They were founded in 1970 and had links with Isle of Wight Glass. They made paperweights in their own name and many of the designs were made using Murano canes. They also used to make paperweights for other firms including the Yelverton Paperweight museum.   

Liam Carey started his apprenticeship at Liskeard Glass in 1977 and eventually bought the company in 1983.  He renamed it Merlin Glass and he now concentrates  on high end glass door knobs and furniture knobs. Interestingly some of his products still use Murano canes. Might be worth contacting him to see if Liskeard Glass had any connection with Royal Brierley.

Hope this helps

Derek
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Glass / Tankard with perching rooster, possibly Staklara "9.oktobar", Prokuplje
« Last post by glassobsessed on October 14, 2025, 05:15:41 PM »
This is fabulous, thought it might be Polish when I bought it but I think it is from Serbia. Found a few more examples online in different colours with roosters either being squat or tall.

Some interesting information here, the photo of 'Confluence' vases shows some of the colours made and the bit about a Murano link might tie in with the style of the rooster:
https://doroteo.rs/glass-for-wide-consumption-prokuplje-glass-factory-1958-2023/

My example 20cm tall, the opaque yellow heat struck to red, ground and semi polished pontil mark.

Some more examples:
https://cdn.monetnik.ru/storage/market-lot/39/69/755639/2665031_mainViewOtherLot_2x.jpg
https://violity.com/en/109631345-bokal-petuh-zavod-krasnyj-maj
https://octwar.angelless.bond/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2866881
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1758123339/vintage-handblown-glass-tortoise-shell

They must be a trial to drink out of, as soon as you tip it towards your mouth the rooster pokes you whatever the angle, get it wrong you could loose an eye!

John
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Malta Glass / Re: Unusual little side-strapped vase
« Last post by glassobsessed on October 14, 2025, 04:24:12 PM »
That is a great example of a side stripe, very nice, the good ones are few and far between.

John
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Malta Glass / Re: Mdina Ming bowl
« Last post by glassobsessed on October 14, 2025, 04:12:00 PM »
It is an odd shape for a bit of Ming, Malta Decorative Glass maybe?

John
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Murano & Italy Glass / Re: Mandruzxato Perfume Bottle
« Last post by glassobsessed on October 14, 2025, 01:52:12 PM »
Do you have a source for the attribution?

John
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