Dugan's Big Basketweave
 by Don Kime

There is some confusion between a vase and the base to the Persian Gardens fruit bowl.  Recently, I made a write-in bid on a price in an auction, listed as a Big Basketweave vase.  When I received it, guess what, it was the Big Basketweave base to the Persian Garden fruit bowl.  Even thought I already had one, it was better than the one I had so was glad to get it.  

    Big Basketweave Vase                                                                                             Persian Gardens Fruit Bowl Base

I thought I was doing the auctioneer a favor by sending him a very nice e-mail explaining the difference.  He was not at all pleased that I had questioned his knowledge.

Persian Gardens Fruit Bowl Base - Displayed as a Vase.

The small vases are un-swung. They are just like they came out of the mold.  They came in purple, marigold and white.  I was fortunate to get all three colors within a year’s time.  I would like to come across one in the Ice Blue color but have not seen one.  I understand there are a few of the swung ones in Ice-Blue color.  Since there are a number of colors in the stretched out ones, it seems one could find the small ones as well.