Topic: ID please for large art nouveau iridescent bowl. Bohemian?

[Littleblackhen]

This bowl is much more impressive in real life than it is in the photos.  It is 9 inches in diameter and 4 inches high, so fruit bowl sized, and the finish is a mother of pearl effect.

I am guessing it is art nouveau, possibly bohemian?  It is very beautiful, whatever it is.

[Anne]

I think this is one of those items which would show up better if photographed against a darker background, as it's quite hard to make it out against the white. Perhaps a piece of matt black paper or card would show it off better so we can see it in all its glory.

[Littleblackhen]

Ok, I have quickly photographed it where it is sitting in my living room, so hopefully it might show up better on these (and hopefully no one will notice how messy my living room is!)

[Anne]

*Much* better, thank you. Now we can see what you have - it's lovely too... fingers crossed someone can help with more info.

[Littleblackhen]

I took this to the Antiques roadshow yesterday at Chatsworth and talked with Will Farmer about it.  He felt it was probably Austrian glass, in the style of Loertz but not of the same quality, from about 1910, and he valued it at £60 - £80.

Does anyone agree with this, or disagree?

[Ivo]

neither agree nor disagree but it seems both speculative and noncommittal. I could imagine it being e.g. Dugan or early 20th Murano. And I certainly do not agree with the statement that it is "not of the same quality as Loetz". That is an untenable statement.

[Littleblackhen]

Hi Ivo

I am paraphrasing what he said about the quality as I couldn't remember every word because we talked about lots of items and took quite a while, so he probably didn't put it as bluntly as that, that is more my interpretation.  He probably said it had not got quite the same feel to it, or something like that.  He was a very nice guy, I was impressed with his knowledge.

[obscurities]

I have a question... Is the bottom ground flat, or is it dished like a standard ground pontil?

Absolutely not Dugan, or any American company.....

Craig

[Littleblackhen]

The bottom is ground completely flat.

[chopin-liszt]

 

And is it pink or yellow?
The first pics are pink   - and it looks like something which should be avoided underwater!
I like the yellow ones, much nicer!