Topic: Who made this? I hope it's Czech...

[Bonsaismurf]

Heya!

I bought this vase/bowl the other day. I thought it was a Beranek piece but when I got home and started gooling I realized it's not. It isn't "pulegoso" but the surface feels a bit coarse and it's iridescent (both the handles and the bowl itself. Judging from the bottom it is mould blown. The rim is cut and polished and the bowl is unsigned. Any ideas?

Best Regards
Emil

[langhaugh]

Emil:

It had me fooled at first glance. Is it accidental that it's like Beranek, or would someone actually copy him? I know Skrdlovice/Beranek did some reproductions of pulegoso, but they were very authentic looking.

Do you mean pressed glass or glass blown into a mold?  If pressed glass, how would they do the handles?

Sorry I can't help, but you definitely caught my interest.

David

[Bonsaismurf]

Hi David!

Thanks for the input. It's definetly not pressed glass, the bowl is blown in a mould. I'm also sure it isn't pulegoso since pulegoso still have a smooth surface while this bowl feels like coarse sandpaper.
The bottom isn't polished or cut in any way.

Best Regards
Emil

[flying free]

isn't this surface treatment what might be known as corroso?

I think it looks early Bohemian to be honest.  What size is it and can we see a photo of the base please?
thanks - and jealous it's really pretty.
m

[langhaugh]

m:

I think you're right in that it looks like the surface treatment is a consequence of acid being applied in some form, which in Murano could be corroso or scavo. 

Could we see a picture of the base, as I'm intrigued to see what the mould effect is like?

D

[Bonsaismurf]

Here's a shot of the base. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll google corroso.

Best Regards
Emil

[TxSilver]

The vase looks like a thin pulegoso glass to me, so I can see how you thought it might be. Pulegoso is rough and pitted where air bubbles have surfaced and opened. If there is profuse bubbling in a thin layer of glass, the surface should be rough because of all the opened bubbles.The biggest question would be if you see bubbles.

[Jindra8526]

This piece is nor Beranek Skrdlovice one.
Jindrich
www.cs-sklo.cz

[Bonsaismurf]

Thanks for all the replies! I think it's been treated with some kind of acid or however they iridise glass since it doesn't go all the way through. The inside of the glass is clear and appears "untreated". It's basically a clear glass bowl with iridescent outside. It isn't uranium btw. As I understand it, pulegoso go all the way through. Perhaps Italy is a more likely candidate? If it wasn't for the iridescense I'd say it's a relatively new bowl from eastern europe or something. I also think the proportions are a bit off, if it was a really classy bowl the handles would be placed differently or maybe something is missing...

Best Regards
Emil

[Bonsaismurf]

A few months ago I found the bowl in an advertisement from Swedish retailer DUKA. Turns out they were sold during X-mas 1992 with the following description:

"The range Antique Pearl is manufactured with a time consuming technique which gives it the characteristic shimmering surface"

The range came in four different shapes, two bowls such as mine, a decanter and what looks like an amphora.
There's no indication of maker but DUKA were importers of Czech glass, unfortunatly they also imported stuff from all over the world so my hunch of "a relatively new bowl from eastern europe or something" turned out to be pretty accurate.

Best Regards
Emil