Antique Victorian Small Blue Opaline Hand Painted Bristol Art Glass Vase / Vanit
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| Management number | 1783413 | Release Date | 2025/07/08 | List Price | $26.40 | Model Number | 1783413 | ||
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Vintage Small Blue Opaline Hand Painted Bristol Antique Art Glass Vase Gold Trim
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A 19th century blue hand painted floral opaline glass vase that is in excellent antique condition. Likely Portieux Vallerysthal, it is a hand blown substantial vessel, that measure approximately five inches tall. It could use a light cleaning, but there are no damages or repairs to report.
Opaline is a type of colored glass that is semi-opaque and was made to resemble porcelain using bone ash as well as metal oxides for the color. When held up to light it shows its translucency, and gives opaline its nickname “fire glass. Mid-19th century opaline was made by hand, using free-blowing techniques. The surface is smooth with no seam marks from a mold although the separate pieces like the bowl and stem may have been blown separately then fused together.
The bottom will often show a pontil mark where the piece was broken from the rod. Two of the most sought after French opaline brands are Baccarat and P
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