Topic: Deco Graduated Orange to Clear Silver Salts & Bubbles Glass Vase - WMF Ikora...?

[Greg.]

Hi All,

Would welcome any thoughts on this glass vase which I suspect dates to sometime around the Art Deco period.

Vibrant orange colouring to the rim and neck which disperses into the main body, which appears to have been decorated with a mixture of silver salts.

The base has been finished with a fairly wide, neat ground  and polished concave pontil mark. The outside base has age related wear. A few large production air bubbles, one of which can be seen internally in the base. The vase has a clear casing.

The vase seems to have German feel and although not typical of WMF, I'm wondering if it could well be Ikora...? There seems to be quite a wide range of designs and finishes across Ikora pieces.....

The vase is fairly small in size and measures 13cms tall.

All thoughts greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,
Greg

[chopin-liszt]

I need to say something - if only to mark my place on this thread and get the popcorn out.
It's a Monart shape, but I'm not so sure about the size. Is the foot applied? Is it (the foot) surface decorated?
I'm also very unsure about those particular bubbles for Monart too.

But we're agreed on time period and the work a very good quality maker. 
So I might as well mention Scheider as a potential to chuck in the mix.

[Greg.]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for taking a look.

The foot does look to be applied. There are a couple of large unintentional air bubbles which look to have got trapped when the foot was added. The foot is clear glass with no decoration/colouring.

I did have a look at Monart too, although found nothing that quite fits the bill. I'll try and add a few close up pictures of the bubbles later.

[chopin-liszt]

In Monart, you don't tend to find the button over the pontil scar when there is an applied foot. But I alsothink most applied feet are surface decorated with enamels - giving them a duller finish than cased.

[rocco]

Definitely Ikora, shown in the 1928 catalogue...

See also this thread: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,48466.msg273208.html#msg273208

Michael

[chopin-liszt]

I do like a happy ending. 

[Greg.]

Thank you Michael, appreciate your help. - I think the GMB was the only place I hadn't looked through!

Slightly different colouway to the usually Ikora pieces you see.

Thank you Sue, good to get your thoughts as always.

[flying free]

Green with envy   It's fabulous.

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