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Victorian cased pink & blue shaded glass vase with mica inclusions

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    Posted 3 months ago

    IronLace
    (928 items)

    This is the first of two super finds I made at the bi - monthly antiques fair yesterday.
    Spotted this extraordinary vase within a short time of walking in, & had to get it right away!
    I've never, ever, seen a vase remotely like this - I mean, there's plenty of Victorian art glass with shaded/spreading colours, mica inclusions & applied feet, but this wild combination is a new one on me entirely.
    The vase is made from two layers of cased glass, clear over a light blue that shades to bright pink. There are glittering mica inclusions throughout, & the vase sits on four clear applied feet. It measures an impressive 31 cm tall, 8.3 cm across the oval top rim, & 8.3 cm across the base. There is a fine, vertically ribbed pattern from top to bottom.
    The shape is what really makes it magic - a dramatically flared trumpet/bugle shape that it oval at the top rather than round, which tapers down to an extremely narrow "waist". This joins an elongated four lobed lower section (it reminds me of a stretched out capsicum!).
    It's truly weird & wonderful all at once. In perfect condition, too.
    Could be Bohemian, circa 1880s or so.

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    Comments

    1. Wow22, 3 months ago
      The colours and mica and lobes all remind me of items attributed to Harrach. It is fab!! How does it look with your Harrach seaweed?
    2. IronLace IronLace, 3 months ago
      Many thanks, Wow22!
      Yes, Harrach is a good possibility. It absolutely dwarfs the little Seaweed vase I got at the June fair!
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 3 months ago
      It’s Fabulous …. Congratulations !!!!
    4. welzebub welzebub, 3 months ago
      I absolutely love the unique aesthetic of this piece.
    5. BHIFOS BHIFOS, 3 months ago
      Wonderful piece!! Love the colour and even the little feet appear to be unblemished.
    6. IronLace IronLace, 3 months ago
      Much appreciated, Kevin!
    7. IronLace IronLace, 3 months ago
      Thanks also, Craig!
    8. IronLace IronLace, 3 months ago
      Cheers, Bernard, yes the feet are perfect, still can't quite believe that a piece this complex & delicate is in such good form for its age. Must have really been looked after well!
    9. kivatinitz kivatinitz, 2 months ago
      very nice
    10. IronLace IronLace, 2 months ago
      Many thanks, kivatinitz!

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