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<p>[QUOTE="Marie W, post: 9734858, member: 85252"][USER=16283]@bosko69[/USER] I think so! Thank you.</p><p>I spent a few hours perusing Kralik oil spot examples and Loetz candia papillon pieces and it really does have more features of the Loetz. The Loetz.com person who replied to my email said it's not Loetz because she's never seen that shape before-- but then I read an article by Eddy Scheepers (who used to run the Loetz site), and he stated that there are probably 40,000 unique styles that they made, but only about 4,000 are documented in the currently available books. The Loetz.com person also told me that it looked like it could be Kralik oil spot-- but when I look at that, it is definitely more "earthy" and have less of a sheen than this piece which has that greenish sheen like the candia papillon. *She also said it didn't look like any shapes she was familiar with, but this one right in their website looks like a similar style (definitely bigger/rounder).*</p><p><br /></p><p>The more I research, the more I understand why attributions and accurate details can be so elusive! I have acquired several interesting glass pieces in the past year, and it's been so challenging to identify some of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think for the sake of my brain, I will consider it unknown for now. I do have one collector on another site who has offered to buy it from me. I’m happy with my cute, yet mysterious, bud vase.</p><p><br /></p><p>This site is so helpful! I will definitely try posting my other mystery glass here. Thanks again![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie W, post: 9734858, member: 85252"][USER=16283]@bosko69[/USER] I think so! Thank you. I spent a few hours perusing Kralik oil spot examples and Loetz candia papillon pieces and it really does have more features of the Loetz. The Loetz.com person who replied to my email said it's not Loetz because she's never seen that shape before-- but then I read an article by Eddy Scheepers (who used to run the Loetz site), and he stated that there are probably 40,000 unique styles that they made, but only about 4,000 are documented in the currently available books. The Loetz.com person also told me that it looked like it could be Kralik oil spot-- but when I look at that, it is definitely more "earthy" and have less of a sheen than this piece which has that greenish sheen like the candia papillon. *She also said it didn't look like any shapes she was familiar with, but this one right in their website looks like a similar style (definitely bigger/rounder).* The more I research, the more I understand why attributions and accurate details can be so elusive! I have acquired several interesting glass pieces in the past year, and it's been so challenging to identify some of them. I think for the sake of my brain, I will consider it unknown for now. I do have one collector on another site who has offered to buy it from me. I’m happy with my cute, yet mysterious, bud vase. This site is so helpful! I will definitely try posting my other mystery glass here. Thanks again![/QUOTE]
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