Posted 8 years ago
IronLace
(928 items)
This is one of the more unusual glass hand vases in my collection. It is made from 3 layers of cased glass - clear over white with an interior of green aventurine. There is also an applied golden yellow crest on the double crimped rim. I got this on eBay, the seller was in the Czech Republic. Hand vases were made by many manufacturers, I am not certain of the maker of this piece, but as hand vases go, it is a very high quality piece. The typical glass hand vase is usually made of a single layer of either white or turquoise blue opaque "milk" glass. Cased hand vases are harder to find, & this is the only example I have seen with green aventurine.
Really wonderful! I have never seen one like this before!
Thanks so much! I have a lot of hand vases, but this is definitely one of the stars of my collection!
Handy vase to have
: )
Thanks CindB!
Thanks also Marty - my collection is about as handy as it gets! :-)
Wow, this one really is different. I love the contrast of the bright interior to the pale exterior - very pretty!
Love the unique design !
It's gorgeous!
This is such an unusual and beautiful vase Lace! Luv it!
Very beautiful, wow! :)
Love the color:)
I have a similar one with red splatter inside. Love this!
Don't know how I missed these.
I have never been a fan of hand vases-- but your two have changed that!
Love these.
scott
Hi aftica1, I'm keen to see your red version of this vase, it sound fabulous!
Many thanks, Scott - I'm pleased to have converted you! :-)
This one is definitely something special, a cut above the typical specimen.
IronLace, my white with red splatter is kinda fabulous! I was a great find - it's hard to find unusual hand vases these days. Your collection looks fabulous too! I'm guessing that your green and my red are from the same maker, which sadly, I don't know! Which hand vase from your collection is your favourite?
Best, aftica1
Hi Aftica1,
It would be great to see your vase, if you could post in on CW that would be just super...
I bought this vase from the Czech Republic several years ago, & I think it is most likely of Bohemian origin. It would be nice to know the exact maker.
As to my favourite hand vase, that's a difficult choice, as I have favourites for different reasons. I suppose the top one has to be the double handed one, just for rarity's sake, as I've never seen another one in over 25 years of collecting -
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/213192-double-opaque-white-milk-glass-hand-in-h
Next, also for rarity, but also it's significant provenance, is this one in air trap satin glass -
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/214774-victorian-raindrop-pattern-air-trap-sati
It was from the estate of Maude B Feld, a prominent collector of art glass, & is marked underneath with her name & an accession number. Numerous pieces from her collection were also illustrated in the Grover's book "Art Glass Nouveau", one of the classic early reference works on Victorian & Art Nouveau art glass, when it first became a popular collecting area in the 1960s.
And, these ones, because they are a fairly rare shape, as well as a particularly outstanding shade of pink -
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/231323-victorian-cased-glass-hand-vases--left
The fact I was able to put together this pair, found at different times & places, owes a great to deal to pure serendipity.
I love all of your favourites and clearly missed some of your pictures of your collection as I attempt to navigate my way through this site! I've posted a picture of my red splatter one, which I suspect may have been made by the same maker as your green one.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful collection! Have you connected with any other collectors of glass hand vases over the years?
aftica1
Thanks for posting your vase like this, it is much appreciated!
It's a rare style of hand vase, & just super to see another variation on it.
I have been in touch with a few hand vase collectors over the years from time to time...it's interesting to see what other folks have in their collections...
Thank you. I do love my red splatter vase. I'd post more pictures of my other hand vases but I'm finding this site just a little too public for me.
I'd love to connect all the hand vase collectors we know into a little forum to share our knowledge and show off our rarities!