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Author Topic: Iridescent tumblers with beehive bottoms  (Read 1262 times)

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Offline Anne

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Iridescent tumblers with beehive bottoms
« on: April 07, 2008, 03:48:09 PM »
Well, that's the only way I can think to describe them! Can anyone point me in the right direction to look for these please? They are my mother's, just acquired to replace hers which were broken (I thought I'd never find any more!)

Stand just over 6" (14cm) tall, flare out to the top rim, peach iridescent glass, no pontil just a flat polished base.
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Re: Iridescent tumblers with beehive bottoms
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2008, 09:12:30 AM »
I've seen some with gold hoops in this shape.

I recall that they were labelled as Charlesware. 

They were glass decorators somewhere in The Potteries just after WW2.  My parents got a sherry decanter and 6 tots as a wedding pressie in 1947. 

Don't know when the company started or finished, but I doubt they actually made any of their own glass.  So this is probably not much help!

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Re: Iridescent tumblers with beehive bottoms
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2008, 12:11:23 PM »
Thanks Chris, that gives me a starting point - I was totally stumped with these.
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Re: Iridescent tumblers with beehive bottoms
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2008, 04:10:22 PM »
Advertising in 1949 no other sign of them, yet.
CHARLESWARE LTD
215 KING STREET, FENTON, STOKE-ON-TRENT

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Re: Iridescent tumblers with beehive bottoms
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2008, 05:29:47 PM »
Charlesware decanter and glass
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-9817

The glass is fairly light, and the bases of both decanter and glasses have torched centres.  Italian-made?

Mark on decanter base
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-9816

The glasses are unmarked.

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