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  1. Puckster

    Puckster New Member

    I recently found a vase I really liked at a small antique store for a rather inexpensive price. When I took it up to the counter, the owner said she didn't know anything about it. Just that she picked it up as part of a lot she had gotten shipped from Italy years ago.
    I got it home and tried researching it. The first thing that popped up was Wolfgang von Wersin. From what I can see, I believe that may be what I have. I see that they can also be pretty pricy as well.
    How do I know for sure if that's what I have and not a reproduction? If it's worth what I believe it to be, I wouldn't mind selling.
    There are some small chips on the bottom but those are the only flaws that I see.
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  2. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    No idea, but I'd have run off with that too.
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Very nice vase, and welcome Puckster.
    I would love for it to be by someone with such a wonderful name.;) Knowledgeable people will be along later.

    As an aside, my favourite "von" name is Florian Henckel von Donnersmark, a German-Austrian film director. Beautifully pompous.:happy: (Yes, there is such a thing!)
     
  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Especially with a first name like Florian. :p
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Of course! And Donner means thunder.:playful:
    Florian is a very South German and Austrian first name.
     
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    When I hear Donner all I can think of is "The Donner Party" and "Donner Pass", aka a famous instance of cannibalism. Donner IIRC is Thor in German, or close enough. Hence Thor'd Day, or Thursday.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, Thor is Donar in German. Thursday is Donnerstag.
     
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I remembered that. Vendredi in French. (talk about ancient lessons coming in handy)
     
  9. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    I love the vase and it looks right,but those darn Chinese can copy anything these days. Make sure the size,weight etc,match the known examples is a step in the right direction.
     
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  10. Puckster

    Puckster New Member

    Sounds reasonable. I guess that would be one of the questions I would want answered. The stats you just mentioned. I haven't weighed it, but it definitely doesn't feel like it's a cheap imitation. It's also hard to tell in the photos, but it's not perfectly round. It has a very slight polyhedron surface. (That's the first time I've used that word since graduating high school over 30 years ago.) I think that's one of the things that makes it so unique other than the coloring.
     
  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Jeudi in French.;) Vendredi is Friday.
     
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    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

  13. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    @Ownedbybear - Is this a glass artist you might have run across? :happy::happy:
     
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  14. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    @Ownedbybear -- Don't know whether you saw the previous tag?
     
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