Re: Monart

by **Nic** on Mon May 16, 2011 1:46 pm

I don't think that limiting it down to possibilities is a necessarily bad thing. No one's saying that it is any of those things, only that it might be any one of them.

This, then, opens up avenues to explore - more so than saying "Dunno".

by **big ed** on Mon May 16, 2011 1:53 pm

But it doesn't Nic , that's the point, if there was a semblance of nearity then yes I agree , or at least a reason an example , I am not being ungrateful and appreciate the input, but too many red herrings is a bit confusing , it happens in the pottery as well so it's not unique , from what iv'e gathered so far there does seem to be more of this type of glass in scotland than elsewhere , maybe coincidence Shrugs

by **Nic** on Mon May 16, 2011 2:16 pm

To explain the volume of it up north... a lot of the glassworkers from the Vasart factory went on to open their own small studios and still continue to pump out very similar wares - because it's commercial and has become exactly what people expect of Scottish glass.

And I think a lot of the stuff made outside Scotland was shipped up there quick-sharp during the Vasart/Monart boom years ago.

by **big ed** on Mon May 16, 2011 2:22 pm

So that would point albeit not proven to scottish origins , anywho no matter , I will flog it as a murano style czechy type vase with a whiff of whitefriary monart from scotland ,but with a geordie accent .

by **Nic** on Mon May 16, 2011 2:26 pm

by **Adam20** on Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:22 pm

Hi

I have exactly the same vase - Bought in Scotland where I live (Glasgow) so I assumed it was Scottish but reading the thread I now feel it's not - Interesting though - See photo