Topic: Surely a Dutch vase, engraved with Amsterdam maybe??

[Andy]

Rather a boring little 5 1/2 inch grey/green vase, but beautifully engraved all around with
buildings that look to be very Dutch to me, hoping someone may recognise the city??
I think theres a very good chance the vase is from one of the Dutch companies.
Lovely 99p charity shop buy
Im at a loss why someone would spend hours on the engraving, on such a plain vase, or am i
missing the point?

Cheers
Andy

[johnphilip]

Hi Andy, how can you call that boring ? i think its so nice . :cry:

[Andy]

Its one, thats better in the photos than real life. I have moved it to a lighter place so the
engraving shows better!
Its growing on me
Andy

photo added, still a bit dull! 

[Ivo]

Surely not Dutch - we think you may be looking at Lübeck, it has a twin tower romanesque cathedral and a Spittal with 4 towers. There are stepped gables which you will find in many Hanseatic towns. The vase itself looks WMF and the engraving is delightful...

[Andy]

Ivo,
youve hit the nail on the head,
Lübeck  Germany,
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/527321
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2739324
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/13917326

The GMB is on 100% top form today  
Brilliant, and im more than happy with WMF,
its grown on me a lot more now i know what and where!!
Cheers
Andy

ps Ivo, youre always 100% on form! 
 :thup:

[Anne]

Andy. I think it's delightful! I'm  :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[dirk.]

Lübeck should have rang a bell...
The engraving´s by Carl Rotter in Lübeck, here´s a labelled piece:
ebay.de
I don´t know if they produced glass themselves or used blanks from other
companies though.

p.s.: Hope you´re fine, get well soon!  :sick:

[Ivo]

Thanks at the same time for getting close to identifying this one - with a shoal of fish swimming around the vase. The vase, I think, may have been produced by Joska and the colour is Rauchtopaz.

[dirk.]

Not sure this ID is correct, but - who would make up things on ebay?  :angel:
more fish

[Andy]

Thanks Dirk,
Carl Rotter it is !  

Getting better now, foot has to be up on the computer desk (bit tricky!) , definitely on the mend :thup:

Andy