Posted 10 months ago
IronLace
(930 items)
This was a super win on eBay AU last Saturday! It had a lot of bidder interest but luckily I was able to score it at the last second.
The vase is made from ruby glass with an iridescent finish & a has deeply ridged, undulating pattern. It measures around 14 cm tall, 4.7 across the top rim, & 5 cm across the base. There is an attached metal collar measuring 4 cm deep with an Art Nouveau design. It looks quite dull, not sure what kind of metal it is, & I haven't tried polishing it yet.
Bohemian origin, circa 1900. Not sure of a maker, it was sold as Loetz but haven't found a pattern like this among their repertoire. So, perhaps Welz, Kralik, etc?
Update - have been looking at some examples of iridescent glass by Welz, & even though I couldn't find this pattern, I did find a vase in a different decor with the same collar. Now, it could be that such collars were possibly supplied to various glass makers, so I can't use that as definitive evidence...however, it is interesting...
Awesome eBay win!! I love it!!
very nice for red and pink roses
Thanks so much, Scott!
Thanks also, kivatinitz!
I believe this to be Welz production. The collar is not reliable enough to use as a marker for their production, but I have to note that I have never been successful at locating known production by another firm using this collar design. I have also seen the collar used on a wide range of Welz shapes in a handful of Welz decors.
A couple of months ago, I located this decor in Cadmium Yellow, and on a shape which was produced in Welz's variant of Spiraloptisch. I have, since then, also seen an example of this decor in the same ground color as yours with the same collar style. The Cadmium Yellow example of this decor was on a shape that did not have a collar.
Nice find. These styles of Welz production are the most difficult to identify, as so many companies used this style of iridescent glass.
Beautiful, and you have the frog/collar!!
Many thanks, Craig, fantastic information, much appreciated!
I was so pleased to have won this, it is a really super piece & I'm thrilled to have it in my collection. That it is Welz makes it even better!
Thanks also, Bernard!
Yes, this one is fixed on permanently, cannot budge it!
It’s beautiful among the flowers! I must admit you have me stumped regarding the name of the flowers…..I’ve never seen them in my area.
I’d love for you to tell me their name.
Hi Patricia, sorry for my late reply, the flower is a fuchsia. Specifically, Fuchsia magellenica var. gracilis, commonly known as Hardy Fuchsia. Very easy to grow in various climates. I grew this in Sydney for many years & it seems to grow even better in the Mountains, 100 kilometres west of my former home & 985 metres above sea level in comparison to 46 m elevation at my previous suburb. I didn't have this in my garden when I moved in five years back but I snagged some cuttings while on a walk & now it's settled in very nicely.
Oddly, a converging set of circumstances and vases allowed me to attribute this decor to solidly asWelz. It has now been seen in 5 colors, and the name which I have applied to the decor is "Ripple".
Many thanks for the update, Craig!