Vase with strange (glass?) bead surface

[cactus367]

Any wise heads have any idea about this? All I know is that it's a vase (!)

 

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[Bruce R]

Don't read Chinese, but it looks expensive.

 

[austin]

Is there a mark on the bottom?

 

[DCMatt]

I believe it says, "The vase in your hand is worth two birds in the bush."

Seriously, I don't know what it says but the image on it looks like some type of heat transferred applique.

I would guess it is a mid to late 20th C decorator item - unless you can show additional markings to research.

DCMatt

 

[Molewacker]

FYI - hope yours is vintage!

Coralene Decoration | Internet Antique Gazette


Coralene Decoration of Ceramics & Glass
Coralene describes a special decorating technique producing a raised or beaded texture used on fine glass and ceramic wares. It was popular during the Victorian era from 1850 to 1900, although it was also used in earlier periods by Japanese artisans and others and has been imitated in later eras.

Coralene decoration was applied primarily to premium wares like satin glass or peach blow because it involved three separate steps in the production process. First the desired design was painted on the piece using a thick enamel paint. Second, tiny glass beads were pressed into the paint, and, third, the piece was again fired to permanently afix the decoration. The glass beads – most often gold, white, opalescent or clear – frequently “melted” in the process forming one rough textured continous design – often a branching motif resembling coral growths, a possible source for the name coralene.

Later wares imitated the original coralene technique by applying dots of paint instead of beads. Some manufactures, including those producing Nippon wares, achieved much the same look with clay slip applied in relief motifs, a process called moriage (although traditional coralene decoration is also found on Nippon).

Reproduction wares with the Corleone “look” have entered the marketplace. The relief decoration, however, has either been painted on the piece or uses beads glued to the surface. In neither case have these pieces received a second firing so the decoration may be easily flaked off.

- See more at: Coralene Decoration | Internet Antique Gazette

 

[Bruce R]

I told ya it looked expensive!

 

[redstar]

Yep, its
Coralene Decoration of Ceramics & Glass From what I can see, a nice one. good color saturation. no ware spots. depending on height. I would estimate it starts at $200.00.