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This is the third piece I've found with this type of enameling of Roman? mythological figures. All in opaline glass, all with finely ground and polished pontils and fire-polished rims. This is also the third different color I've seen - I now have documented examples in white, pink, and blue. The quality is really excellent, and it's driving me crazy that I can't find anything on the maker. I still think Bohemian or perhaps English.
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That's a large shallow ground and polished dimple.
I'd say Bohemian as the glas does look to have a grey tinge to it . More Alabaster than milk glass IMHO
Warren the alabaster glass looks great together!
I was watching this one. I thought about bidding but I've bid too much recently. It looks great with your other pieces. I am glad I did not.
Alisa, I'm glad you didn't also! :)
stunning:) and very beautiful:)
They are gorgeous.
I really have no idea but the large polished pontil mark reminds me of Stevens and Williams or French glass. They don't look as though they are S & W alabaster range but perhaps they did some other opaline pieces? I can't recall coming across any S & W though like this, but that's not saying much and there is a dearth of information on their work as far as I can tell. I haven't a huge experience of such a wide range of glass but the only time I've come across pontil marks polished that wide is on French glass or S & W.
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sorry, I've just come across your previous individual posts on the vase and box and just wanted to say that the first thing I thought of when I saw the vase was it reminded me of Legras shapes.
I know, that's no help at all :)
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Warren, it drives me crazy as well because of my set. I asked Ms. Truitt once hopping it'd be Haida or Steinschonau production but she didn't think so. I am still hopeful it is a Bohemian production but what do I know... one day we'll figure it out....
Try the PMC III: Historismus. Harrach, Eiselt, come to mind.
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PMC case 44 is hosch, palda, hantich and a few other resellers... not a ton of a help with final maker but at least it's something
Best lead yet... thanks, Alisa. I'm going to write them and see if they have any more information.