Topic: French? large mould-blown vase, circa 1930s?

[Bernard C]

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I bought this large 12" / 31cm pinky-peach or peachy-pink mould-blown vase in Brittany about three weeks ago.   I couldn't resist it as it is such a good match in all respects to the three Jobling 1930s vases / lamp bases, the B1 Lampton Vase, the B2 Fish Vase, and the B3 Bird and Corn Vase, all of which are French design and mouldmaking, the last two of which are known for certain to have been modelled by Etienne Franckhauser.

Any views or further information?

Bernard C. 

[Mosquito]

Don't know the maker, but I've seen a lot of these vases about lately, never marked and often in colourless glass with or without satin finish - I suspect some at least are recent production, though probably from an older mould.

[Mosquito]

I'm sure I've seen this vase in a Stolle, Niemen (Poland) catalogue from Pressglas-korrespondenz. I've been going through my records but no luck in finding the catalogue yet.......

A somewhat similar vase attributed to Niemen but with a different neck & differences in the floral pattern is shown here however: http://artandbusiness.onet.pl/4706,1,1,galeria.html

[Bernard C]

Steven — Here are two more examples of the vase you found.   Obviously one inspired the other.   Mine wasn't made yesterday as there is some light wear on it, and the pink is impure, like Sowerby's 1930s Rosalin (that's one mystery cleared up — it's an Eastern European word), which is one reason I bought it.

I can't help wondering if it's a post-war communist bloc production, which would explain they are emerging in the western European marketplace now.   What do you think?

Thanks for tracking down the lookalike.

Bernard C.