Featured Kralik vases, vaseline or uranium?

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  1. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    We found these Kralik jack-in-the-pulpit vases in storage at my mother in law's home.
    The attached note said they belonged to great-grandma Ferguson. I had to do research to know they were Kralik pieces. These pieces are much more vibrant green than my camera shows.
    The question is, are they uranium or Vaseline glass, and how can I know the difference? I don't have a UV light.
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  2. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    Take them outside in bright sunshine. If Vaseline glass they will really light up from the sunshine.
    greg
     
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  3. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Yeah, the color really glows bright chartreuse in the sun, but my camera refuses to capture it properly. I cannot get a good shot. Very frustrating!
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  4. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Very pretty, stracci!
     
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  5. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    I didn't like them at first, because they are so gaudy and weird, but they are growing on me!
    We found lots of other things that belonged to great-grandma Ferguson, like English transferware and Nippon. Nothing of real value, but pretty stuff anyway.
     
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  6. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    The feet appear to be Vaseline. The green would probably be considered uranium.
    What did Kralik call this color?

    If you are on Facebook, there is a Vaseline Glass Collectors group.
    I scrolled quickly through their pictures and didn't see anything like yours.
    https://www.facebook.com/pg/VGCI.org/photos/?ref=page_internal
     
  7. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

  8. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Show us.
    We like to see pretty.
     
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  9. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Portrait plate marked "Prussia"
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    Zenith 1947 radio that works
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    Assorted Bavarian and Nippon
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    Grindley bone dishes
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    International Sterling sweet dish
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  10. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    The portrait plate is very pretty.
    I found a plate with the same edge decoration.
    This one from pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/pin/468726273699727940/
    is attributed to :
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    Another with the same edge, no attribution.
    Plates seem to be priced in the $100 range.

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  11. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    There are a lot of radio collectors.

    Do you have the saucer for this cup?
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    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

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  13. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Oooh! They are all sisters!
    This plate was actually in my in-laws kitchen on a high shelf.
    I had admired it for years. The other day they said, "Is there anything here you like?" And I was quick to point out the plate!
     
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  14. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Also attributed to Beyer and Bock
    The mark is incised and hard to see. Looks like a B in a shield.

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  15. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

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  16. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    There is no saucer for the small cup.
    There are no marks on it, or the small pitcher.
    They both resemble Belleek. I will take some better photos tomorrow, (they are in the shed right now) so you can see them better. Thanks for all your interest!
     
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  17. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    May not get back to the board until Monday.
    Bump this up again so I remember to look.
     
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  18. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

  19. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    Bone dishes are 5" and smaller. If they are 7' or larger they are side salad plates.
    greg
     
  20. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Thanks... good to know!
    These dishes are 6" long. Somewhere in the middle?
    This is the mark. 1891-1914, according to my research.
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