Topic: Pair Handpainted Vases

[dinklepip]

Also acquired last week at my local auction, pair of cuties which have a slight opalescence to them.  No idea of maker or origin or even age, anyone?

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/cookiepops/DSCF22221.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/cookiepops/DSCF22211.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/cookiepops/DSCF22231.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/cookiepops/DSCF2224.jpg

[Ivo]

Size? Could be a Belgian decorator firm from the 1920s but not quite sure.

[dinklepip]

they are about 5" high

[Ivo]

the size is about right for the assumption - but the polished bottom is not what I'd expect. So maybe look at Czechoslovakia instead. Or have Kevin and Bernard determine the precise genus of flying duck!

[dinklepip]

thank you hon

[Lustrousstone]

They're mallard, and pretty widespread, so no help there. What colour is the glass; the base looks either clear or cased in clear.

[dinklepip]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/cookiepops/DSCF2262.jpg

[Lustrousstone]

I'm not really any the wiser. Is the colour on the outside or inside of the glass or is it coloured glass?

[dinklepip]

do you know it's actually really difficult to tell, I had to hold it upside down at an angle and I think it's on the inside.  The base colour is a stunning opalescent bluey/white

[dinklepip]

mmmm look what I found, very  very similar in style.  I wonder if they could be Heckert pieces?

http://www.trocadero.com/sindler/items/460633/item460633store.html