Rising Comet, Hortensia   Updated 12/14/2007

Sometimes called Comet, this vase has a ring of stars around the top, each sitting on a spiked set of rays. It is known in three sizes and only in marigold. This example sold in 1996 for $95. Two 8-inch examples sold in 2000 for $17 and $350. In 2007, a 6-inch example sold for $225. Originally thought to have been made by either of the Czechoslovakian glass manufacturers Inwald or Rindskopf, it is now credited to the Polish maker, Hortensia.