Vase

[heatherrose]

Hi!

My grandfather has this vase, he wanted to learn more about it incase he shouldn't get rid of it. He said it's at least from the 1920's, and has a mark on the bottom (pictured). He (and the vase) originate from the Maritimes here in Canada if that helps.







Thanks for any insight you may offer...

[syl]

That's a beautiful vase. Don't give it away. I,m sure someone here can identify it.

[KC]

What an extremely beautiful piece.....have to think on this one.

[D&b antiques]

Can you confirm the bottom letters being. FMG or FMC. ?

[regularjoe2]

My 2 cents worth of a guess is :

Faience Manufacturing Co. , Brooklyn , NY (per the FNG)-whoops -typo (per the FMC) .

Nice Majolica vase & maybe would be a good thing to pass down the line to family members .

[heatherrose]

Thanks for your input so far! I have confirmed it is FMC.

[D&b antiques]

Thank you Cogar. Heather I suggest your grand father was right. the little numbers at the bottom are catalog numbers from the company they suggest it was made prior to circa 1885.

Auction value's are showing. $3,000.00 +

[sapphire]

D&b, you aware of any online information on this company that would show some of their work?  The make and the form of the roses on this vase bare a striking resemblance to that of a mirror frame that hung in my mother's home.  She was the second generation to own it and were she still alive she would be 101 now. Sadly, she threw it out as some bits were broken off.

[talesofthesevenseas]

What a beauty!! Here is an article on the Faience Manufacturing Company, which was in business only from 1881 - 1892:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1026/is_1_160/ai_76781094/

[D&b antiques]

Thank you Tales. notice they also sold to Tiffany's.

[regularjoe2]

This is the third one of these I've seen (the others in person) in 40+ years .

[heatherrose]

Wow, thanks everyone for your expertise....It's very appreciated...

Can I ask, D&B antiques, where you get these values from? I looked on E-bay but didn't find much. Thanks!

[regularjoe2]

These survivors are rather rare birds , heatherrose .
E-bay wouldn't be a great source of info for ones like these .
On-line resources are also somewhat incomplete ...

You can trust D&b's price assessment .

Now you can say you've had an "Antiques Roadshow MOMENT" , courtesy of your curiosity & the great members of this forum .

I'm happy for you folks .

[talesofthesevenseas]

Now comes the part where we lean across the table and say "...And how much did your dear grandfather pay for it back in 1925?"

*quick guys, get the TV camera's rolling, bring the Kleenex!! She's tearing up!!!!*

[KC]

The suspense of this tv show is killing me!   LOL