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Posted 5 months ago
LeahGoodwin
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Featuring 4 different decors in the same shape. This show and tell reflects from the "I Heart Ruckl" posting. A dance of colours in a contrasting palette with the impression of the four seasons.
For fun, I have given a flower depiction representing the "Four Seasons" by colour on each heart shaped vase.
Pic 1. Winter Holiday in Poinsettia. White lining with splashes green aventurine, oxblood red and a hint of yellow.
Pic 2. Spring Ahead in Bluebells, Cherry Blossom and Daffodils. White lining with splashes of blue, pink and yellow.
Pic 3. Summer Love in Wild Flowers. White lining with rainbow colours surrounding white buttons. Note: there is a tiny air bubble above each white button.
Pic 4. Fall Back with Chrysanthemums. Yellow lining in oxblood red and white.
There is a interesting article from the Journal of Czech Decorative Arts, Vol. 1, no. 1 Spring/Summer 2002. Featured articles and pictorials include “Tango Glass” by Jitka Lnenickova.
Here is a statement from the article:
"After 1903, glassmakers used for the first time a new colour component, cadmium sulfide (CDS), aka cadium oxide in a combination with selenium oxide, antimony oxide, copper oxide, manganese. These components coloured opal glass treated with cryolithe, feldspar and fluorspar.
Only by using such opal glass with it's high intensity of colour was it possible to produce the deep and rich opaque colors to produce the deep and rich opaque colors from a very thin layer of colored glass was sandwiched between two clear layers or sometimes produced with a colour inner layer and a clear overlay."
Every Heart shaped vase shown above does correspond with having thin coloured layers sandwiched between two clear layers. Certainly not a common commercial shape to associate with another glass maker. The top is three lobes and depending how you turn the vase, a puffy heart will take shape. Embossed scallop edge panels on the stem. The vase sits in a bed of what I consider applied flames. Rim is cut and no pontil on the base.
These heart shaped vases from Ruckl are 7" to 7-1/8" tall. Diameter of each rim is 1-3/4 inches and the applied base at the very bottom is 3-1/2.
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Great post to read while witing on my coffee to brew :)
Thanks, Gary... Pour me a cup too! ;)
These are called life lights. they were purchased on a childs first birthday and lit every birthday afterwards.
http://www.fairy-lamp.com/Fairylamp/ChristmasLightsGraham.pdf
the tulip shaped one they show in this article I saw in decorative victorian glass in which they say there is a line drawing from richardsons showing the vase in four shapes.
This is great Leah, I really love the glass and I love the stand also. I like stands for a lot of my glass and have used some of the chinese stands they sell in chinatown also. I also use a lot of lighted stands with coloured LED's that revolve. I imported a slough of them from China some years back. I also found a hobby place online that sells small LED lights, (some the size of nano lights), barely bigger than a period. They are run on a small battery with on/off switch and I use them for a lot of my hobbies/collecting.
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3 big kisses, 3 small kisses, 3big hugs, 3 small hugs
Phil.
Notice this note of reference is given at the very end of the page from the link you sent, Alisa....
"This list and the accompanying sketches were assembled from typewritten and hand written notes made by my uncle J. F. Madsen in 1940 as indicated by the age chart above which accompanied the notes."
Lloyd J. Graham, March 1998
For better reference... Look at the Carl Hosch catalogs from the Fairy Lamp Club. There is no registered Fairy Lamp under Richardson.
Collector's Weekly enter "THE FAIRY LAMP CLUB" into their Hall of Fame...
When you go to the site, look on the right for Fairy Lamp Catalogs and Advertisements. My shape is not there, but there is enough examples to see that this style is of Bohemian origin. Also, my example is the wrong size at 1-3/4" diameter rim. There is not a shade with an insert that would fit at this size. I have an example with no shade. #7346 in the Hosch catalog and there is a metal collar over the rim. Diameter of the rim is 2-1/2".
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/hall-of-fame/view/fairy-lamp-club
:) I said from the book decorative victorian glass. the tulip design shown in the article is richardsons from line drawings. I was not saying these pieces you have shown are richardsons.
I was just saying they were life lights
Thanks, Mustangtony, Dave, Charlie, Phil, Inky, Alfredo and Debbiepike54 for the loves. :)
Ok, Thanks. Life Lights... Very sweet. Everyone should have one. :)
Hi Phil, bases are nice to display the beauties. The base came out of a Victorian home and was the top piece to a column. I lost everything I owned in a fire when I was in my 20's. My future mother in law was helping us get established. She loved to go to auctions. One day, she showed up with the base in hand. I felt kind of dumb, because I did not really know what to do with it. I finally figured it out. ;) She is no longer with us, and if she only knew what became of the base I know it would make her happy. Hugs to you, Phil. I have a surprise for you and going to send you some pics to your email address that is posted on your CW page if that's okay.
Nice collection!
Doesn't pic 3 remove rainbow honeycomb suspicion from Welz? :D
im turning GREEN LIKE THE HULK:) lol , very stunning and beautiful:)
Thanks, Mac for noticing the Rainbow Honeycomb decor and pointing it out. It does bring suspicion and as I continue to research the story will unfold by example. :)
Sean, not only are you a sweetie, but funny too. Thank you for the smile. :)
Hi Lea .
Merry Christmas : )
Thank you so much for your help and loves and likes since I have been here, and I hope you and your family have a safe Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year!...:-)
Hi Hornet. Merry Christmas to you as well. :)
Hi Inky. It's a team effort! ;) Have a lovely Christmas look forward to seeing your pretty finds in the new year. :)
thanks leah -- if i said more i would be gushing all over myself -- beautiful!!!!!! and thanks for sharing the info on fairy lamps and other sites
Hey Leah, I have posted a couple of Bohemian vases that I wondered if you could take a look at and give me your opinion on. I am looking to who the maker was and to what colour I should use when describing them. The closest I can think of is "Butterscotch" but it would be a darker butterscotch I think. I have read some of the postings you have and know with your wisdom you can shed some light on these wonderful examples. The base color of glass is cased or sandwiched in clear of crystal glass which you seem to know alot about. I Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with people here on CW like myself who love to learn as much as we can about the items we chose to collect. Have a great Holiday dear, I look forward to your opinion.:)
Thanks again to ALL for the LOVES!!!