Topic: Alexandrite freeform scandi?

[Margi]

Good evening

Well what a day! I am so pleased with my purchases today.  Managed to get some wonderful pieces and here is one of them.  Alexandrite/neo colour changing from smokey blue (didn't photo too well but I tried) to pink to a beautiful amethyst.  In excellent condition and for 5 euros bargain.  Is this scandi?  Any help appreciated.
Margi

[astrid]

Can't be certain, haven't seen it in exactly this shape and colour, but the curl on the one side is very reminiscent of my Bayel piece, France. They did several coloured glass pieces in the 50s - 70s with these thick vaguely boat shapes, some roundish, some with more angular shapes. Don't know if they have done Alexandrite, though, or whether they were copying other shapes themselves. I've attached a picture of mine for comparison.

[Lustrousstone]

Czech would be my guess

[Margi]

Thanks for your thoughts and the pic for comparison.  i also have a large freeform piece of Bayel but have to say this far surpasses that particular manufacturer in the terms of quality.  I can certainly feel and see the difference.

Christine, I also wondered boheme

[Lustrousstone]

Not Bohemian! 20th/21st century Czech

[Margi]

Christine - haha I dont even know why I put boheme maybe I was thinking about something else.   :pb:
I would certainly agree on 21st century and I just love it.  I have never owned a piece of alexandrite before and this one I think is probably a stay.

[dirk.]

Hi Margi,
it´s just for the square base, but perhaps we should add Lux glass of Austria to the list
of suspects. I´m at least sure they used neodymium glass...  :huh:

[Margi]

Dirk thanks for your imput

I found these on a quick search
neither seem to have IT for me.
http://www.glaskilian.de/Vase-LUX-Glass-OEsterreich-um.779+B6YmFja1BJRD03NzkmcHJvZHVjdElEPTc3MTAmcGlkX3Byb2R1Y3Q9Nzc5JmRldGFpbD0_.0.html
 and
http://cache.tias.com/cgi-bin/search.fcgi?max=50&matchAll=1&noResultPageTemplate=NoResultPage2.html&resultPageTemplate=ResultPage.html&resultItemTemplate=ResultItem2.txt&resultTableTemplate=ResultTable.txt&primaryServer=&minPrice=1&searchAll=&searchText=madee&sysCat=Glass/Art_Glass

I am sorry I didn't quite understood "its just for the square base".  Are you saying that swings you away from czech?

[dirk.]

Sorry, foreigner bonus, please! I meant to say: ´Because of its square base, which isn´t
untypically for Lux glass, I´m thinking it might be a further option´ 
http://www.glaskilian.de/OEsterreich.779.0.html
I´ve also seen Lux bowls in different shapes with that square base.

[Margi]

Gotcha Dirk.  I saw that green one on your link.  The question I have and I apologise in advance but are those bases inverted or is that a reflection from the inside as it doesnt meet the base?  Mine is completely flat.