Topic: Is this a crackle WALSH fish please?

[keith]

Noticed in my book that Walsh did fish and there are similarities to this one,help??Keith.

[Max]

We've had crackle fish on here before...I think Nazeing was mentioned as well as Murano and Walsh.  Fish were popular!  Bernard is could be the person to help you. 

[keith]

Thanks for reply,have seen Nazeing,don't think it's one of theirs,Murano maybe Walsh I'm hoping,Keith

[Bernard C]

...   have seen Nazeing    ...

Keith — That's interesting.   Where, and how do you know they were Nazeing?

We have a problem with such English mid-C20 handmade frigger turned production fancy fish in that there is little or no concrete evidence supporting any attribution.

Eric has a photograph of one in his book, but it doesn't match the fish drawings in the Walsh pattern book very well.   He may have provenance for that particular fish that substantiates his attribution, but he doesn't tell us.   With the split body tail fins, yours is a better match to Walsh patterns A5241, A5242 and A5281 than Eric's example, but does that mean yours was made at Walsh?

Just imagine the last class before Christmas 192X at Xxxxxbridge College.   "Right" says the lecturer to a dozen enthusiastic young glassmakers, "You've worked hard all year, so we'll have a little fun and make something you can give away as a Christmas present.   We're going to make crackle fish."

Who knows?

Bernard C. 

[keith]

Only seen Nazeing fish on a site about Nazeing not in the 'flesh' as you might say.I can only go on the picture in the Walsh book and as to how different it is compared to all the other fish I've seen in books and on my travels,got about 10 others all shapes and sizes and have yet to see one like this anywhere except in the Walsh book,so as you can tell by all the waffle I don't really have a clue where it's from I'm just hoping,Keith.

[Bernard C]

Keith — Don't worry, yours is the best looking Walsh crackle fish I've ever seen, with a high probablility that it was actually made at the Walsh factory.

Bernard C. 

[obscurities]

Just imagine the last class before Christmas 192X at Xxxxxbridge College.   "Right" says the lecturer to a dozen enthusiastic young glassmakers, "You've worked hard all year, so we'll have a little fun and make something you can give away as a Christmas present.   We're going to make crackle fish."

Bernard C. 

You are hilarious... this one really got me laughing.... 

Craig