Topic: black footed bowl for id.

[Paul S.]

Have a distinct feeling that this is not what I first thought it might be  -  which was that underneath the dirt there lurked a piece of Scottish glass.   The almost peacocks feather swirling of bluey - blackish - reddish blotches led me astray.     After cleaning, the inside of the bowl appears too clean and scratch free, and the foot rim should have more wear if the piece had any real age - so I think it is modern - although shape wise it does have a pre war look.      The bowl appears to be cased in clear both sides of the colouring, and I think the black foot is also cased in clear, but not easy to see.     Height is about 5.5" and diameter is something like 8.5".    No marks that I can find, and I'm now really lost as to what its origins might have been, so grateful for any help or suggestions please

[ahremck]

What a delightful piece of glass.  :hiclp: :hiclp: :hiclp: 

It surely reminds me of Vasart/Monart but has nothing on the Ysart glass site anything like it.  It will be intersting to see what Frank and Kevin H think.  Irrespective I reckon you have a cracking purchase.

Ross

[Paul S.]

thanks for your positive thoughts Ross   -  but I guess I should have realized that the black pedestal foot was not quite right  -  however, you're quite right, it is indeed attractive.    What do you think of a Czechoslovakian origin  -  might that fit in with the black foot - just a suggestion you understand.

[Lustrousstone]

Have you considered Graystan?

[Paul S.]

I did look through Hajdamach's C20 Glass, Miller's and 'British Glass Between the Wars', but came away thinking that was not the right road to go down.      Regrettably, the inside of the bowl looks far too clean and unmarked to have been around long enough to be Graystan  -  but I'm the least knowledgable person in that area, so anything is possible.   Usually, when arriving home and cleaning a dirty piece of glass, the decades of wear become apparent  -  but with this piece it has only made it look a lot younger.

[flying free]

Paul it reminded me of a vase I have that I am pretty sure is Czechoslovakian, either Kralik or Welz, however having checked the foot, it is hollow, and part of the vase, i.e. has a base to it, not a  rim on the base if you see what I mean.  It is not applied which yours is. But the decor looked vaguely similar in style.
It doesn't look right for Graystan to me  ..the foot doesn't look right specifically, but I can't comment on the decor.
m

[Paul S.]

thanks m...........I was really taking a bit of a flyer on the Czech. comment.........however, there was some logic in my thought, insofar as if you look through Ruth A. Forsythe's book, black is a colour that the pre 1940 Czech. factories used not infrequently for stems and feet  -  plus some of the external decoration.    There is arguably some similarity, again with Czech. material, in the type of colour decoration of my bowl........this almost 'spatter/swirl' effect of distributing the colour thoughout the glass.     However, I'm still having trouble with the fact that my piece looks a tad too clean, but suppose it might have been little used.   (unfortunately there are a couple of flea bites on the rim).

[dirk.]

Just wanted to say: What a lovely bowl, Paul!  :mrgreen:
Perhaps the lack of wear supports my own theory: grime and dust is great for
preventing your items to get scratched... 

[pamela]

 :hi: Paul,
lovely, although not 'my' corner of interest

Does it glow?
 :sm:

[chopin-liszt]

I'd steer completely away from anything to do with the Ysarts, Nazeing, Grey-Stan or Schneider - it's not decorated in any sort of style similar to any of them.
I think it looks fairly new. I may be completely wrong. :thup: