Posted 9 years ago
Efesgirl
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A thrift shop find today for $1.50. The glass is very thick. I hope it never falls on my foot....! At the bottom are what look like tiny spots of rust within the glass. I thought the spots were on the surface, so used hot water, soap and cleaning vinegar and still the spots remain. On closer inspection, I see that these tiny spots are inside the glass. How does rust get inside glass? The entire vase is extremely smooth to the touch, and the bubbles can be felt. The blue swirls and bubbles remind me of the sea.
Height: 8 inches
It's 14 inches around at the widest point. Weighs five pounds
There is quite a bit of wear on the base, so not a new piece.
Would love to hear from some glass people about this oddball vase.
THANKS!
Strange perhaps, but I do really love the blue streaks and bubbles in this.
jscotto363 - yes it is strange. The top looks like it's folded over on itself. I am not even sure how it was made. I will make a photo of it in the sunlight and I bet it will look beautiful!
Beautiful vase
Beautiful vase Efes :)....I have a few of these biomorphic form vases too. They remind me of jellyfish or ameba. The closet I can come to an ID is studio glass from the 60's thru the 90's. Maybe even from China, but they do have a mid-century look about them.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/122146-interesting-little-art-glass-vase-opali?in=collection-1869
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/150441-cone-shaped-7-art-glass-vase--lime-gr?in=collection-1869
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/159168-unusual-heavy-8-vase-with-deep-cut-abst?in=collection-1869
mikelv85 - Biomorphic is a term I have never heard to describe glass - thank you for the info!! I am a jewelry junkie, so my knowledge of glass/ceramics isn't so vast.
mikelv85 - the latticework art glass is the closest comparison to mine. I will see if I can find out more about these interesting glass pieces. :-)
mikelv85 - that would be great. I have tried twice now to remove the calcium stain on the glass using cleaning vinegar, water and dish soap but the stuff refuses to budge and my vase is still cloudy. Any recommendations?
I've heard Lime Away can be used for stubborn cloudy pieces, but I never tried it myself.
This is a good read and it mentions Lime Away :
http://antiqueauctionforum.com/blog_cleaning_cloudy_glass_reyne_haines
mikel - thanks for the info! Since I cannot get anything much through the opening, I'll look for something that I can use to spray or coat the inside of the glass and just let it sit for awhile.
I think it's stunning myself
THANKS, CW friends...
You might try researching a studio artist named James Kingwell. Produced studio glass starting in the late 1960's, / 70's. One series is called "icefire", and this has a strong resemblance. The signature is difficult to find sometimes, particularly on earlier work, but is usually lightly etched into the glass base.
Are you sure it is not a Leerdam Serica by Copier?