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Posted 1 year ago
austrohung…
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This was one of the first five glass items I ever got. I loved the irregular oval shape and the deep cobalt blue at its base, but the sellers couldn't tell me exactly where it came from. They said it could be Italian or British... but it could also be French, maybe Bayel, but it has no signature at all and I think at Bayel they did mark their glass items.
Anyway, if someone can tell me something about this vase I'll be sincerely thankful to him/her.
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Thanks ean.The base hasn't gota pontil... Id you lok at the picture you'll see there'sa bubble shape... it's like if therewas another air bubble and it was cut to be turn it into the base... I've tried to upload another pic showing it but cannotsee it from my computer, maybe you can
Ok, now I can see it... so what do you think about it?
Mmmm, it doesn't look Scandinavian to me at all, so it might be French... I'll try and look for some Bayel stuff pictures, jut in case they have the same base. Thank you so much!"