Victorian Vaseline opalescent pink ruffled rim footed bowl. English? Bohemian?

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No one can identify this very nice art glass bowl. Almost guaranteed Victorian era I know that much but I know nothing else. I believe it's either Bohemian or English but not at all 100% sure. It's in pristine condition & even scratch free! I paid $29 out the door at an auction for it, was a steal IMO! Its Vaseline but other than the top bowl part it's a slightly more green vaseline color not the typical canary vaseline color. The bottom side is slightly opalescent but the top side is not. The base/stem part is almost a mild green opalescent custard glass and the actual foot part is more greenish vaseline opalescent glass. The ruffled edges are a nice pink color. It has a pontil. For some reason only some of the pix will upload:icon_scratch:
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Sorry I can't be much help but it is sweet looking!
 

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I like it. The shape and coloring is well balanced. But haven't a clue.
 

Could be Fenton? , I'm thinking it's called a bridal bowl ??? 'Victorian' 100 years with out a scratch even on the base it sat on?.... Nice piece!
 

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Hmm 9 out of 10 times I would say Fenton is a good guess when you see the ruffle. But that particular color combination almost entire rules out Fenton.

i think Stevens + Williams Glass Identification Guide | Glass Encyclopedia

those pieces on that page are not typical. i would would guess yours predates all those. Worthpoint probably has better examples. Was the punty mark ground out or cracked off? The pieces I've seen would be considered on the small side by modern standards. were those designs on the side applied or from a mold?
 

Hmm 9 out of 10 times I would say Fenton is a good guess when you see the ruffle. But that particular color combination almost entire rules out Fenton.

i think Stevens + Williams Glass Identification Guide | Glass Encyclopedia

those pieces on that page are not typical. i would would guess yours predates all those. Worthpoint probably has better examples. Was the punty mark ground out or cracked off? The pieces I've seen would be considered on the small side by modern standards. were those designs on the side applied or from a mold?

The Punty was cracked/broken off not ground out. The side/bottom designs are from a mold they were not applied.
 

Could be Fenton? , I'm thinking it's called a bridal bowl ??? 'Victorian' 100 years with out a scratch even on the base it sat on?.... Nice piece!

Bridal bowl yes, Fenton really highly unlikely tho someone told me (if not insisted) it was made by Dave Fetty but Dave Fetty never made anything that looks like this. Dave was at Fenton from 64 till 99 & was a master glass maker but his styles are quite different than this particular bowl. Matter of fact he made very few bowls at all mostly just vases, purses, animal figurines, mushrooms, pitchers & apples in colors like slag or marbled, mosaics, iridescent, pulled feather patterns, hanging heart patterns & so on. All free form too, no molds. I asked them to supply a pic or link to anything Dave made that resembles this bowl & they couldn't do it.

Yup not a scratch anywhere not even on the bottom of the base tho the pontil break could look like damage to the untrained eye. Thanks for the comment!
 

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What I was hoping to find was that mold pattern on a different piece. As the molds could usually make a few different shapes.
But I would say the pink and vaseline together is not common. If you are considering selling it I would spend some time trying to rule it out as being Frederick Carder before i sold it
 

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Wow! That is so beautiful. :thumbsup:
 

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