Topic: Charity Shop Find Today ID

[shugdens]

I was passing a charity shop that I've had a few good glass & ceramic finds in the Past & found this baby.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/WhiteRose1649/DSC00168.jpg

At first I thought it was Beraneck, then one of the top end Murano companys now I think it might be an unsigned Scandinavian piece Nillis Landberg or Viki Lindstrand or sutch.

I want to keep it but cant afford to

Thanks again for any help.

[shugdens]

You cant make the rim out from the pic but its thick & moulded as in freeformed.

[chopin-liszt]

ummmm.... "moulded as in freeformed"     :huh: :huh: :huh:

[shugdens]

Sorry, i use the term 'moulded' to describe rims that aren't cut or artificially shaped in any way. I mean rims like a Whitefriars banjo vase.  Thanks for your help.

[bOBA]

Hi,
Only a strong possibility, but it looks like a nice Czech piece, what Dusan in his fascinating galleries of glass calls Novy Bor glass, which, although Novy bor is a place-name, was also a company that operated under the umbrella of the Crystalex factory in the 1960's-1980's. GMB member Jindrich could probably add more information if this attribution is close!

A link to Dusan's gallery, one of many filled with fine glass,

http://picasaweb.google.com/exat53/NovyBor#



Robert (bOBA)

[chopin-liszt]

Ummm?

So how would you describe a rim which was heat-finished?

Moulded, (in glass terms) means made in a mould - which precludes being free-formed.

Are wfs vase rims not polished?
(I'm not a wfs afficionado, have seen but not bothered touching or examining, a wfs banjo. I do know what it is)

I hope I'm not appearing rude, it's just the terms you're using seem to have different meanings to the ones most of us understand in general glassy talk.

Moulded means "made in a mould". Even then, sometimes seams can be polished out, or bases finished by polishing or rough grinding - or anything inbetween.
Rims can be left a bit wonky (as they can often be in Mdina, eg cut-ice vases), heat-finished, to make thm smooth and curved and even, cut flat and polished, with or without arrises (tiny bevelled edges at the sides of the polished flat surface).....

[shugdens]

Czech was my first thought when I picked it up in the shop. The Sommerso & the rim made me think further afield.

I'm still learning about Chech/Bohemian glass. Many thanks

[shugdens]

I know some of my terms arnt recognised, I'll try & use correct terms in future. This rim here is as you say probbly heat finished some of the terms I use are just for the general public when I'm on my market stall.

I think the WF banjo rim is heat finished if thats the correct term  :X:

[chriscooper]

Hi, not an expert but with Whitefriars the finish as in the banjo's bricklayers etc.  known  as fire polished or hot worked as opposed to cold worked flat ground rims as in the coffins etc..
Chris  :sun:

[shugdens]

Hi, not an expert but with Whitefriars the finish as in the banjo's bricklayers etc.  known  as fire polished or hot worked as opposed to cold worked flat ground rims as in the coffins etc..
Chris  :sun:

It may be the same as heat finished? I'm glad I've lerned this term because I've been using the term 'moulded'.