Art Glass Mystery Piece

Found this at an Antique Shop today, and I'm stumped. It Stands 6 3/4" tall, and is hand blown. I thought it has a signature, but when I was finally able to get it home.....it is actually inscribed To Tom Bernot (Bernat?) 1976. I can't get a good pic of the inscription, but it is pretty clear in good light with a loupe. The "waves" around the bottom and the base is iridized. The vase itself reminds me of Correia art glass, but I know many made similar. Any Ideas or guesses? The vase itself looks to be brown hues, but in the right light it takes on a more blueish hue. Any help or comments would be appreciated! Thank you in advance!

 

here are a couple more shots of the inscription and bottom.

 

WOW. That is one over-the-top dramatic vase. Love it. Good luck with it, my friend.

 

Theres a Tom bernot on facebook , and hes older , so maybe message him and ask if he knows about it ? Im guessing a glassmakere friend made it for him .I love it .

 

Wow, Johnny!

 

I'm probably the only person in the world not on facebook LOL! So that won't work. Thanks for the suggestion though! I bet there are a few Tom Bernot's around.

 

Actually , there were only 2 on facebook so I shot off a message to them with a copy of the pic so lets see if they respond .

 

You're not alone, Mike! Me neither.

That is one strangely cool vase!

 

Thank you Johnny. I'll be interested to see if they reply with any info.

 

Thanks Bakersgma. Yes it is interesting to say the least. I have never seen anything quite like it. I looked at it quite awhile in the store, and couldn't see the siggy, until Ryan was looking at it and the light just caught it right. I wasn't able to make it out until I got home, and was surprised to see it as a "To somebody" rather then a signature. I looked for a makers signature, and couldn't find one, but I will look again a few more times in different lighting just to be sure I haven't missed it. Sometimes they can be a bugger to find.

 

Is that mercury glass on the base?

 

No....it's just got a carnival glass like treatment on it.

 

Ah. Thanks.

 

Lovely, a trumpet vase rising up through clouds?, curls of smoke?, knot of snakes/serpents?. The colors are breathtaking.

--- Susan

 

Gorgeous

 

VERY NICE!!!!!!

 

Unusual and very pretty!