Posted 11 years ago
bohemiangl…
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This shape is documented in From Neuwelt to the Whole World/300 Years of Harrach Glass as shape number 1854 (examples shown with applied handles in different decors). The blank is tinted light yellow-green with hand painted enameled daisies, stylized stems/leaves, graduating darker green, then dark blue near the bottom. The beauty of this vase is a credit to the expertise of the painter/refiners in Neuwelt - a humble mold-blown blank glass canvas turned into an awesome thing. Unmarked.
Warren, when I saw that vase...I knew you were the one who got it!!! Lucky you!! Great score my friend!
Very nice
Thanks, guys
Just beautiful!
Beautiful piece, does she glow?
Brian, she does not. I'm not sure that the glass blank isn't actually clear. The splotchiness of the yellow on the bottom has me thinking stain. Every bit of color you see was done by human hands... it's just really a marvelously decorated piece. This is the new direction in the Harrach part of my collection - the art nouveau years. Not that I don't love the Victorian stuff, but this is where I want my focus to be.
A gorgeous vase and a question from a newbie: What is the actual
significance of whether or not it glows, does this in any way point
to a specific manufacturer of the vase ?
The greenish tint of the glass suggests the possibility of uranium in the glass batch, which would cause it to glow bright green under black light, which appeals to some collectors. But this piece doesn't glow, so the green color of the glass was produced by some other means. It doesn't point to a specific manufacturer - it is only a clue. Harrach often used uranium in the production of their glass, but they were by no means the only ones.
This is!!!...most!..beautiful!...:-)
Yes ill admit it is very beautiful:)!
Thanks, Sean and Inky
your very welcome Warren:)
THANKS BGandM for your explanation.
I must conclude that the use of uranium was not uncommon and used by many manufacturers and as a clue, leads to no specific maker. You mention it is a feature some collectors like. I personally can't understand this, as displaying a piece under black light, to me, would destroy the actual beauty of the vase. If not
displayed under black light then it really doesn't matter if there is uranium in it or not.
Glascan,
To each their own - there are uranium/vaseline glass collectors all over the world, as this site will attest to:
http://www.vaselineglass.org/
But I think we are in agreement on your other points - the use of uranium was not uncommon, but it was not cheap, either. You are right that one clue, by itself, leads to no specific maker. But there is no denying that some collectors like to collect uranium glass. Call it a "coolness factor", if you will. Others don't see the point. I don't really have a preference, and I don't display anything under black light, but I do think it is interesting how the addition of uranium, depending on the technique, can affect the texture and appearance of the glass.