A striking vintage blue art glass vase with a dramatic ruffled handkerchief-style rim, graceful hourglass silhouette, and soft white spatter detail concentrated through the lower portion of the glass.
The vase is crafted in translucent aqua to sky-blue glass with deeper blue edging along the sculptural ruffled rim. White mottled or frit-style decoration is incorporated into the lower body, creating a beautiful cloudy effect that shifts as the light passes through the glass.
Under UV light, the glass displays a noticeable green fluorescence, shown in the listing photos.
The shape, glass treatment, and color combination closely resemble vintage art glass imported by Wales of Japan during the mid-century era. No original label or manufacturer mark remains on this piece, so the maker cannot be confirmed and the vase is being listed as attributed to Wales Japan.
🍒 DETAILS
Vintage blue art glass vase
Aqua / sky-blue translucent glass
Deep blue ruffled rim
Handkerchief / flower-form mouth
White spatter or frit-style glass detail
Graceful hourglass silhouette
UV reactive with green fluorescence
Likely mid-century Japanese art glass
Attributed to Wales Japan
No maker mark or label present
📏 APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Height: approx. 7¼–7½ inches
Lower body / base width: approx. 3¼–3½ inches
Widest point at ruffled rim: approx. 4½–5 inches
🍒 CONDITION
Excellent vintage condition.
No chips, cracks, nicks or noticeable scratches observed during inspection.
The rim appears smooth and intact throughout, including the sculpted peaks and folds.
Please review all photographs closely, as they are part of the condition description.
💚 UV NOTE
This vase displays a green fluorescence under UV light.
The exact glass composition responsible for the reaction has not been laboratory verified, so it is being described simply as UV reactive glass rather than identified as uranium or another specific fluorescent glass type.
ESTIMATED ERA
1960s–1970s
STYLE
Mid-Century Modern / Vintage Art Glass
MATERIAL
Art glass
A striking vintage blue art glass vase with a dramatic ruffled handkerchief-style rim, graceful hourglass silhouette, and soft white spatter detail concentrated through the lower portion of the glass.
The vase is crafted in translucent aqua to sky-blue glass with deeper blue edging along the sculptural ruffled rim. White mottled or frit-style decoration is incorporated into the lower body, creating a beautiful cloudy effect that shifts as the light passes through the glass.
Under UV light, the glass displays a noticeable green fluorescence, shown in the listing photos.
The shape, glass treatment, and color combination closely resemble vintage art glass imported by Wales of Japan during the mid-century era. No original label or manufacturer mark remains on this piece, so the maker cannot be confirmed and the vase is being listed as attributed to Wales Japan.
🍒 DETAILS
Vintage blue art glass vase
Aqua / sky-blue translucent glass
Deep blue ruffled rim
Handkerchief / flower-form mouth
White spatter or frit-style glass detail
Graceful hourglass silhouette
UV reactive with green fluorescence
Likely mid-century Japanese art glass
Attributed to Wales Japan
No maker mark or label present
📏 APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Height: approx. 7¼–7½ inches
Lower body / base width: approx. 3¼–3½ inches
Widest point at ruffled rim: approx. 4½–5 inches
🍒 CONDITION
Excellent vintage condition.
No chips, cracks, nicks or noticeable scratches observed during inspection.
The rim appears smooth and intact throughout, including the sculpted peaks and folds.
Please review all photographs closely, as they are part of the condition description.
💚 UV NOTE
This vase displays a green fluorescence under UV light.
The exact glass composition responsible for the reaction has not been laboratory verified, so it is being described simply as UV reactive glass rather than identified as uranium or another specific fluorescent glass type.
ESTIMATED ERA
1960s–1970s
STYLE
Mid-Century Modern / Vintage Art Glass
MATERIAL
Art glass
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