Posted 10 years ago
IanBrighton
(573 items)
This décor is more irregular than my other honeycombs or martelés. It even seems to have one deliberate spiderweb (1st pic).
A little knowledge being a dangerous thing, I don't want to describe something that isn't there. I wondered whether blowing might have distorted the pattern, but this was part of the mould, I think.
The closest I can find is one of Inky's, one of the Kralik martelé postings.
9cm base, 18cm diameter, 16cm high, 8.5cm rim diameter.
This is Inky's link - a sorta star is on the bottom of pic. 4...
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/105934-kralik-martele-violet-blue-vase
Ian, loving this vase :))
I am not sure if I am just seeing what I want to see, but the more I look at this and Inky's vase, the more I think it is an unusual and irregular martelé, and the "web" just keeps on jumping out.
I just saw an inkwell in a collection just the same - complete with dimples - in the same broken martele decor reminiscent of a spiderweb.