Topic: dimpled amber coloured vase

[bobthemeerkat]

Hello all,

I was wondering if anyone could help we identify this piece, it is 21cm tall and 5.5cm dia. The glass is an amber / caramel colour with a white inner layer, the dimples stand proud on the outside. I actually collect West German pottery, but this piece recently caught my eye at an antique fair.
I thought I would be able to ID it on the web, but am not having much luck - any hints at likely makers would be very useful to aid my search.  Would really like to know maker / age

Thankyou !!
David

[bobthemeerkat]

additional picture of the base

[Wayne]

Hi David, welcome to the GMB, looks like it could be related to these "Dalek" vases from Japan:

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,34450.msg206663.html#msg206663

[bobthemeerkat]

Hello Wayne

Thankyou for your reply, and the link, it seems an excellent match, esp the way the base is formed. A very big thankyou as I have been scratching my head over this for weeks and had not even considered Japan as a possible origin. A googling I will go !

David

[Lustrousstone]

Welcome to the board. If you need any more help, we really need a picture of the whole item and the base as well

[bobthemeerkat]

Hello,

I did try to upload a pic of the whole item, but I think the image was too large, I had tried to keep the images low res, but they were still too large, hence the reason fo adding the picture of the base as a second post. I can still add a pic of the whole item if it is of any interest to any one, although the piece does seem a close match for the Japanese 'Dalek' vases.
David

[Lustrousstone]

You can add up to four pictures per post at about 120 kb each. The best way is to take high-res photos and then resize in a picture editing programme. I first crop and then resize the cropped image so that the maximum dimension is about 700 pixels. That usually works and it means we don't get to see a great big fuzzy picture with no detail.

[astrid]

It could be Friedrich, especially if you bought it close to Germany. it certainly fits the combination of white interior, brightly coloured exterior and a pattern on the outside.

Have a look at this thread and the link that Dirk gives to some Friedrich vases: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php?topic=43077.0

Astrid