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Wednesday, August 7. 2013

Another piece

Another piece from this large set of ?china?


A bowl of some sort, art deco influences.


What the heck is this material?



Posted by Bird Dog at 21:17 | Comments (13) | Trackbacks (0)

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It looks like an art nouveau piece rather than an art deco piece to me. Art nouveau designs were very popular (peak popularity 1890-1910) before the appearance of art deco designs in the 1920s.

The bowl is a pretty piece.
#1 DEC (Jungle Trader) (Link) on 2013-08-07 21:38 (Reply)
Yes, nouveau. I misspoke.

But I wonder about the material.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2013-08-07 21:39 (Reply)
Is it glass? Or is it gold-plated porcelain? See my comment at your previous post on this topic.
#1.1.1 DEC (Jungle Trader) (Link) on 2013-08-07 21:45 (Reply)
pewter?
#2 Marie on 2013-08-07 23:34 (Reply)
Melamine? There is a big surplus in China, now that they stopped adding it to food.
#3 EarlW on 2013-08-08 00:56 (Reply)
I looked up carnival glassd found http://carnivalglass.com/ which has tons of pages of pics. I did not see your example in the several pages I scrolled. However, the gentleman owner may be able to help identify your peices. Beautiful stuff.
#4 blick on 2013-08-08 08:40 (Reply)
Replacements in Greensboro, NC, has numerous experts and a pattern identification service. The owner has a museum of rare and antique pieces. Even though you don't have markings it might be worth a try:

http://replacements.com/rephtcu.htm

home page: http://replacements.com/index.htm
#5 Mrs. Mudbug on 2013-08-08 10:00 (Reply)
Fancy shmancy. at first I thought Pickard (American) then Hutchenreuther (Bavaria). But w/o markings? hummm. Could be a German state factory. maybe this could ring a bell with some one.
#6 up late on 2013-08-08 11:02 (Reply)
My Significant Other deals in antique limoges porcelain and she has an enthusiastic interest in all glass/pottery/china.

She said she has never seen pieces like this before and would have to handle one to determine what it is made from. She says, "Glass sings, porcelain rings."

I do know this, since c.1880 imported china has been required to have the maker's mark and country of origin due to U.S. customs laws. However, china purchased by a person overseas and brought back probably would not have had a mark on them. And sometimes pieces would slip through the process unmarked.

American made glass/pottery etc was not required to have a maker's mark. It was very thoughtless ;-) of these manufacturers to not mark their pieces as they should have known they would be collectible in 75-100 yrs and the identification marks generally add to the value of the piece.

Like Up Late, I thought this might be Pickard, or perhaps Stangl or Stouffer, but I don't know.

Sorry, that's as far as my thinking on the subject takes me.
#7 feeblemind on 2013-08-08 11:21 (Reply)
BTW, if you do get the pieces identified, I hope you post the the answer to this mystery here at MF.
#7.1 feeblemind on 2013-08-08 11:24 (Reply)
The shape of the cup seems familiar. I have boxes and boxes of my mothers tea cup collection. I f I had my stuff together I could go thro the hundreds of them and maybe have a better clue. What am I ever to do with all of them and the glassware, I have no idea.
#8 up late on 2013-08-08 14:48 (Reply)
Don't quote me on this, but both pieces look very similar to a tea set my wife inherited. It is German in manufacture and the rarity is variable as is the relative value. Newer pieces can be found cheap - $45/50 for single replacement pieces, but older pieces can fetch handsome prices depending on their age.

Be curious as to what you find out.
#9 Tom Francis on 2013-08-08 15:05 (Reply)
http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Article/GuttaPercha/gutta-percha-1950-3.jpg

Maybe --
#10 buddy larsen on 2013-08-09 02:54 (Reply)

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