Signed Blown Out Caged Glass Vase

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by wildrose, May 10, 2016.

  1. wildrose

    wildrose Well-Known Member

    no idea if this is vintage or not...at first look I thought biglots etc but then I found a handwritten signature that I cannot read, the strapping is braided leather, not metal like some I have seen....thoughts? thanks! Is caged the correct word? It is about 10" tall. glassvase.jpg glassvase1.jpg glassvase2.jpg
     
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  2. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    Well, I had a tour of images for hand blown caged glass, and the ONLY one I saw that was irregular, like yours, was this... as you say, caged in metal. Wouldn't molten glass BURN leather? Maybe they formed it with metal and then replaced it with leather? Can't wait to see what the glass brainiacs think!
    And about the name... starts with an M or W or N? and has a t and an i in the middle? GAHHH!

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    https://www.google.com/search?q=blown+glass+caged+glass+leather&biw=1600&bih=783&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwify4-avdDMAhXJVyYKHVF-DEQQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=hand+blown+caged+glass+&imgrc=2F5yZk2chxBhtM:
    "(Glass blown into a hand-made copper wire cage, the glass bubbles out through the openings)"
     
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  3. Mary Delaney

    Mary Delaney Well-Known Member

    I had a "similar" piece some time back, very thin glass blown into a thick wire frame with scroll feet, geometric design, more of a flower vase or such, definitely not abstract as your piece seems to be. Never did know much about it but I could tell it was old. Then about 7 years ago I ran across a similar item, glass blown into a rusty thick steel "cage" on a steel yard stake for outside candle burners. They were sold at Joann Fabrics The glass technique used must have been revived from an earlier period. I would definitely like to see some other old examples.
     
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  4. desperate_fun

    desperate_fun Irregular Member

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  5. desperate_fun

    desperate_fun Irregular Member

    @wildrose

    I believe you are correct in your term "Caged"
     
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  6. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder


    I've also seen it called "Imprisoned Glass", with the leather straps, maybe it's "bondage glass".
     
  7. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....................
     
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  8. Wanttoknow

    Wanttoknow Well-Known Member

  9. wildrose

    wildrose Well-Known Member

    where are the folks that like to decipher signatures???
     
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  10. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    YEAH! We need 'em on the Bombed Bridge thread, too!
     
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  11. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Ha!
    A spanking great idea! ;)
     
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  12. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Do we? ;)
     
  13. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

    Not any more, Kingsie!
     
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  14. wildrose

    wildrose Well-Known Member

    A lovely lady on FB figured this out!! It is Vanessa Mitrani blown glass. Thanks again!!!
     
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  15. desperate_fun

    desperate_fun Irregular Member

    Thank you for the update :)
     
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  16. GaleriaGila

    GaleriaGila Hola, y'all!

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