1133590

ENAMEL FLOWER IRIDESCENT TEAL GAZING BALL VASE #1133590

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ENAMEL FLOWER IRIDESCENT TEAL GAZING BALL VASE #1133590
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YOU ARE NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE BUT YOU LIKE TO BE VERY CLASSY IN YOUR INDIVIDUALITY. IS THIS YOU? THEN THIS BEAUTIFUL VASE IS FOR YOUR HOME?S DÉCOR.</em></td>
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THIS BALL VASE IS VERY GORGEOUS. IT IS AN 8" GAZING BALL VASE WITH A 3.5 INCH FIRED-EDGE SMOOTH OPENING AT THE TOP AND A 3.5 INCH DIMPLED FLAT SLIGHTLY-WEIGHTED BOTTOM. It is mouth blown, very smooth on the outer surface (perhaps into a mold), but some variation of thickness felt on the inside. It has a very thin, what appears to be single-sprayed, alcohol-based iridizing both inside and out in a Beautiful Teal shade of blue layered upon relatively thin glass. The iridizing is extremely light, and the vase remains transparent, and not like carnival glass. It has Eloquently-Done, Enamel-Work Flowers on the one side of the vase with Gold color leaves that may or may not be the precious metal gold (I have no method readily available to me to test it). The back of the vase has no flowers or leaves It appears this beautiful vase has some age on it, as the gold colored leaves have some slight age-wear, and the Enamel Flowers also have a lesser amount of age-wear. However, there is no wear to the surface-sprayed colored glass. PLEASE, ANYONE OUT THERE, IF YOU KNOW THE MAKER OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART GLASS, LET THE DEALER KNOW SO I MAY ADD THAT INFORMATION TO THIS DESCRIPTION. This may be Westmoreland Glass, but I have no way I have been able to find to confirm it. In Westmoreland Glass, Identification & Value Guide, by Charles West Wilson, 1996 Hardback Edition, there is a section in the back of the book entitled ?Identifying Westmoreland.? The section is in question and answer ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c Late 18th to Mid 19th Century ?</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Unknown</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Unknown</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:7.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:8</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:8</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:1.17</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:ENAMEL FLOWER IRIDESCENT TEAL GAZING BALL VASE</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Iridescent Ball Vase</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Glass w/enamel work and gilding</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Enamel Floral Ball Style Vase</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Avon, IN USA</td></tr>
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