Posted 8 years ago
sklo42
(886 items)
When I first saw this I was astonished. This shape, in various sizes, is relatively common in a mother of pearl finish but I'd never seen it in green. I've never come across a name for this shape either so I'll call it 'Lumpy'.
The seller's photos seemed to show lots of surface imperfections but no mention of them in the text. The bowl duly arrived, the surface wasn't damaged in any way, but on turning it over the base wasn't flat like the others but had a martelé finish.
All of them sit on a tiny foot of about one centimetre in height. In picture four you can see the martelé continuing from the base to the lowest lumps above the foot. You can feel rather than see the martelé on most of the lumps. The martelé is also visible on the neck, here hidden by the frog.
Height 12 cm./4.5 inches Diameter 12 cm./4.5 inches
Great! Love it.
Well "Lumpy" is a great word but is so wrong for this vase - nowhere near beautiful enough.
Maybe Chiron, after the minor lumpy planet.
Hey, Karen, even "lumpy" has its merits......some of my best girlfriends were lumpy, so....... lol! :P [;>)))))))
NevadaBlades!!!!
sklo, lovely vase, agree with Karen, doesn't bring lumpy to mind. :)
Ian
Thank you, I love your comment!
Karen
I totally get it, but I wanted to be able to illustrate and refer to the martelé décor continuing over the bumps.
NevadaBlades
I do so hope that you are the only person in your family who logs in to CW......
Katherine
Perhaps I should have chosen 'bumpy', a little better and NevadaBlades could still have had his fun!
What size is it Sklo? I have one too, but on the large size!! Steady Nevadablades!!!!:)
Really nice to hear from you, Justanovice. Is your bowl green too? This one is 10 cm. by 1ocm. approx .
wonderful iridisence
Yes indeed, kivatinitz, thank you.
Yes Sklo it is the very same, but larger!
What good taste you have Justanovice :) It must be impressive!
Ooh, lovely Peggy! I've never seen this in any colour other than white.
Neither had I, Vintagefran, but it was no surprise to Justanovice!
Nothing I've ever seen here:(
It's great. :)
I don't know where your 'here' is but they are not common here in the UK. Thank you for the comment and I'm pleased you like it.