Topic: Mystery PK Mark?

[rls56]

Let's throw a pretty good attempt at peachblow (or pink cased, by the definition that, no matter what it looks like, if they didn't originally call it peachblow it isn't peachblow found in the Billings reference book...) into this conversation:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o283/rlshaw56/Glass%20Photos/pinkvase.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o283/rlshaw56/Glass%20Photos/pinkvaseback.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o283/rlshaw56/Glass%20Photos/pinkvasemark.jpg

A small handwritten note, evidently by someone who acquired this vase from the original owners, or someone who knew them, was inside the vase when I gave it a wash after buying it:

"belonged to Andrew and Eva Gosse bought before 1889 probably 1850s"

Now I know the "probably 1850s" is without a doubt someone's flight of fancy. 1889 however meshes nicely with other glass of that era.

Gosse is an unusual enough name that a search of the given names and surname comes up with some information from a geneology page http://www.migrations.org/horstein/b242.html#P4243, nothing conclusive but interesting nonetheless (and by the way, the only Andrew and Eva Gosse that come up on a Google search):

"Eva WILZ was born on 23 Mar 1823 in Michelbach, Unterfranken, Bavaria.  She immigrated on 4 Sep 1837 to Baltimore, MD. Came to America on board the Bark Favorite which sailed from Bremen to Baltimore arriving on 4 Sep 1837. She died in 1913 in Princeton, Bureau Co., IL. see http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbowenil&id=I00767 Parents: Peter WILZ and Eva Gertrude HUTH.

Spouse: Andrew GOSSE. Andrew GOSSE and Eva WILZ were married."

9" tall. Feel free to steal my pictures and rotate the base picture to see if you can make heads or tails of what is penciled on the edge. I'd really like to know who made my vase and who PK is.

Rich

Mod: First three links converted to simple clickable ones.

[Lustrousstone]

I think PK was a company decorating blanks from different manufacturers and to differing standards (probably depending on market). The piece I have handled was of fair quality decoration on a standard coffee coloured glass with a standard blow-moulded base and a ground rim. Craig's has similar construction but better decor. Rich's has much better decor and a hollow foot and ground foot rim - a completely different manufacturing technique.


Barbara, your pix have been eaten, can you attach them please

[Ohio]

I agree Christine that the most logical explaination is a decorating company. Of the half dozen examples I've had & sold in the US (and I've examined many more I have not purchased), they were of different quality & manufacturing depending on piece. The Peachblow type (notice I said type) that Rich shows are usually a cut above in quality for some odd reason. Ken

[Anne E.B.]

For interest, another decorated vase marked PK on the base.
 

[johnphilip]

I have asked this before could it not be Palme Konig ? :hb1: :hb2:   you know how stubborn i am .jp

[Ivo]

Sorry this road was closed long time ago.

[johnphilip]

Sorry i missed of must that where can i see the info please . :pb:

[Ohio]

I believe I've had seven of these PK pieces, all different blanks over the years & I'm convinced it was a european decorating outfit along the lines of Smith Brothers in the US that used Mt. Washington blanks. Ken

[peejyweejy]

Well look what I found in my garage...pretty little thing, only 3.5" in height.

[Frank]

Two of the above examples would tend to confirm FPK rather than just PK. The middle left line clearly NOT being a continuation of the P loop.