Topic: Modern overshot vase - Czech, Scandi...?

[chopin-liszt]

Your light table certainly does work well Dirk, but you still have to take the picture from the correct point of view to show it off to its best - talent does come into it.
What does it feel like to hold?
Is it all horrible, like mathey crinkles (just a yukky, dirty sandpapery feeling) or wfs glacier (which is sharp and unescapable because you have to hold it firmly because of the weight) or does it feel ok?
m, you gave me a giggle, thanks!

[flying free]

 
In the Clichy book it is described as cristal granité (accent on e)- unfortunately that search doesn't bring up overshot glass - sorry Dirk 

that Chlum vase looks a definite possible to me.  Beautiful vase and photos Dirk
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[dirk.]

Don´t worrée, m, perhaps someone will jump in...    

Sue, the texture feels slightly rough. Perhaps like you describe the WF glacier; only perhaps though because
I´ve never handled one. The tiny shards (I´d call them rather than frits) are fire-polished just to the point
they aren´t sharp enough any more to get hurt.
The base may have been stuck to a pontil rod. Possibly just because I expect to see them some of the small
shards seem to have a slight angle like from grinding and polishing. In case it´s not just imagination it´s been
done in a very skilled way without disturbing the overshot effect. :-/

[dirk.]

BTW the ebay auction only says ´possibly´.

[chopin-liszt]

oh. 
it would be a good id to have.

A high quality piece, if it is well fire-polished enough to be comfortable to hold. I sort of thought it would be. 

[flying free]

Sue,you need to see some in real life.  They look absolutely gorgeous under direct lighting..all glittery and shiny and beautiful
And they aren't odd to the touch.. nothing like matthey crinkles.
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[dirk.]

Apart from the blue threading this one looks very similar:
ebay auction
Even the dents appear to have the same shape.

[orangeglass]

Wow, what a stunning piece - sorry I know nothing about it - it makes me think of glaciers  / Scandinavia.

Fab pictures

Roberta

[flying free]

I'm not really seeing the similarity Dirk 
I mean they are both overshot glass  but the dents don't look similar to me, though of course having dents at all I suppose is unusual 
Kralik liked dents.  Maybe an avenue to explore a bit further.
Or perhaps it's just I love your piece and am not keen on the blue trailed one.
I think there is a query piece on here from Mosquito that is an overshot glass vase with amber trailing. I commented saying Kralik sprang to mine (I think) but I've a funny feeling it didn't get ratified and is still unknown.
I will try and find the thread 
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[flying free]

see above and link here to the other piece.  I forgot it was tadpoles and trails
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,39048.msg215864.html#msg215864

I have to say, looking at it again, I don't know what I think about it.
Your original piece made me think 50/60 Czech - it reminds me a bit of my Oldrich Lipa vase.  Not in design of course, but in spirit.  It's clean, symmetrical and it has that certain 'je ne sais quoi' about it.
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