Topic: The Most Lurid Uranium Vase ever? But who made it?

[David E]

Picked this up from a friend who lives in France, where he bought it (just in case country becomes an issue).

It is the most lurid uranium glass I've ever seen - glows at the merest hint of sunlight - and is very seedy with hundreds of random included bubbles. The base is smooth ground, but not polished. Height 24.5 cm and weighs 800gms.

But can anyone help further?

[Anne]

In my head I can imagine Ivo saying Biot, David, would that be a possibility?

[chopin-liszt]

Well done your head, I think Anne. Mine went "click" as soon as you said that. (not before)
I've just had a good peer at a great big amethyst coloured stoppered bottle - the bubbles look just right and so does the applied band of glass (a bit wonky).

[Ivo]

In my head I can imagine Ivo saying Biot, David, would that be a possibility?

... except i handled that particular vase last week and it is NOT Biot.  Not the finish, not the sort of bubbles, and definitely not the colour.

[Anne]

Oh well, at least it proves I read what you write, Ivo.

[David E]

I did wonder if it is a studio art piece rather than a production one. Also, if markings to the base are anything to go by (like a wet finger in the air) then it looks "quite new", but I know how misleading that can be.

[chopin-liszt]

 
Ah well.
I bow to your vastly superior knowledge, Ivo  - and the fact that you've handled it, (but the bubbles are still very like my Biot bit - perhaps not quite so many tiny ones - but it's a really big piece I have.)