Topic: Isle of Wight 1980's paperweight - which range?

[jakgene]

Hi - I have just (literally an hour ago) bought this item on EBay. Am trying to write up my info sheet on what & where I bought it - but even using my copy of Mark Hills' IOW glass book I can't be sure what it is. Is it Meadow garden Poppy - colour of the red looks completely different ? or Kyoto Pine - not as much red? or something else altogether. Any help would be appreciated. Can't post the photos as they are not mine, but good clear ones - link to item below

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350410718019&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

or ebay item number 350410718019 if the link doesn't work.
Thanks
JAK

[chopin-liszt]

Definitely not Kyoto, colours in Kyoto are much more muted - and for Pine, the strands of enamel should be purely green, for Cherry, purely pink. It's Meadow Garden of some sort, which one I don't know. There are the odd bits around which do not conform to a specific, named flower. The splodges might vary a bit in colour combinations on different backgrounds.
This looks a bit like a Poppy (variant?) to me - white background.

[jakgene]

Thanks, Poppy was the closest I got too! will see if anyone else knows any more.
regards
JAK

[chopin-liszt]

You could always ask the studio directly.
http://www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk/
forum:-
http://www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk/SMF/index.php

[jakgene]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will wait until it arrives then I can take my own photos to send.

JAK

[glassobsessed]

In the sellers photos it looks like it might be iridescent, if it is that would narrow a date down a little. Poppy variation does seems likely.

Not either Kyoto, here's a Kyoto Cherry charger I snapped a photo of recently, it was very large and thin and had a wavy rim. The decoration is on the underside (why it looks a bit muted), apparently this was not a standard production size.

John


Forgot to say I think it was about eighteen or so inches in diameter (45 cm).

[jakgene]

Thanks John - beautiful charger too! . I have a Kyoto Cherry goblet, so when this paperweight arrives I will be able to directly compare - but I am more inclined to think Poppy. Will take my own photos when it comes and try IOW glass directly.

JAK

[chilternhills]

Hi, My first reaction was that this PW is Kyoto Cherry. It is not true that Cherry has purely pink canes and that Pine has purely green canes as can be seen on my web page here: http://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/kyoto. It is definitely not MG Poppy, which has deep red spots (http://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/meadowgarden#poppy. On balance I would stick with Kyoto Cherry, but it would be interesting to hear what IOWSG say.

Best wishes, Anton

[chopin-liszt]

 

Thanks for the correction, Anton. Looking more closely at my pine Kyoto vase, I can see two shades of green stripes - emerald and olive. I still am of the impression that Kyoto is of more subtle and muted colours than any Meadow Garden. However, these are not ranges I am fond of, nor do I collect them.

[glassobsessed]

See what you mean Anton.

The colours are intense in comparison, on the paperweights they are not thinned and stretched out by blowing.

John