Posted 12 days ago
IronLace
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This is a cool piece of Victorian glass that I picked up at the bi - monthly antiques fair last week.
It is made from two layers of cased glass, opaque white crackle over a light blue interior. The crackle layer has a matte effect, while the inside is glossy. The vase measures 10 cm tall, 6.5 cm across the top rim, & 8 cm across the clear applied, leaf - footed base.
With a lobed form & flared out top, this vase has a shape familiar to many examples of Victorian glass. I haven't seen one in this style of crackle glass, however, which is what caught my eye.
I think most likely Bohemian origin, circa 1800s - 1890s.
Stunning vase!!
Many thanks, Scott!
FWIW, I have seen an example of this type of white crackle over a transparent pink glass on a common Welz basket shape. I have only seen one example of it in all of my years of research.
Many thanks, Craig, & great to hear from you!
It is an interesting decor indeed. Welz flickered faintly across my radar on this, but having never seen anything quite like it I just wasn't sure.
I've seen some rather odd Victorian crackle glass items with bright green or blue crackle over opaque white grounds, but having owned one of those, the surface did not have the distinct matte finish of this.
The seller I got this from has had consistently unusual (& cheap) glass on offer - I hope she continues selling at the antiques fair next year!
This is not a great image, but it is the only one I have. The shape of your piece and the feet are similar to other known Welz shapes, but not exactly the same. White Crackle examples are pretty uncommon in the period your piece was produced. Just some food for thought.
http://kralik-glass.com/images/WelzWhiteCrackleBasket103.jpg
Much appreciated, Craig, for providing the image!
Very interesting...