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Author Topic: Is this a Whitefriars 9147 celery vase?  (Read 5410 times)

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Offline Mosquito

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Re: Definite celery vase.
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2011, 10:47:53 PM »
Dimensions seem OK for Whitefriars 9147, the 1940 catalogue lists a 6 inch high version.

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Re: Definite celery vase.
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2011, 12:14:05 PM »
The people at WF's say no and think it might be Webbs! :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:aaargh! now what?

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Re: Definite celery vase.
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2011, 01:16:05 PM »
I'm fairly certain it's not Webb. I think you need give it more time on WF.com and maybe point people towards the 1940 catalogue. 9147 is quite a scarce pattern and many people won't be familiar with it. It would also be helpful if a moderator could change the title here to attract the Whitefriars collectors.  

While your vase seems to taper in a little more towards the base than the catalogue drawing, I can see nothing that definitely rules out Whitefriars (the difference could be just down to individual variation - also the illustrated examples I've found were all in the larger size, not this 6 inch version). The 6 sided pattern, the style of foot and the dimensions all match the smallest size 9147 vase. Likewise 'Flint' (clear colourless) was a catalogued colour for this range. The time period is roughly correct; 9147 appears in the 1940 catalogue and the 'Celery' mark on yours dates it from 1942 onwards. Therefore, on balance, I think it is likely to be Whitefriars and is quite an interesting find.

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Re: Definite celery vase.
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2011, 02:20:45 PM »
Thanks Steven,I will put forward your most logical and informative description to them ;D ;D,been watching too much Star Trek,I did look at the catalogue and agree it's not like the Webb pieces I have ;D
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Re: Is this a Whitefriars 9147 celery vase?
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2011, 03:34:32 PM »
Subject tweaked as Steven suggested.
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Re: Is this a Whitefriars 9147 celery vase?
« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2011, 05:48:47 AM »
Hi Kieth if it has that square look (birdseye view) and a fairly large pontil then i feel it is Webbs , i spent the last 25 years hanging around with Ray Annenberg of Whitefriars we used to buy glass together until he became unwell i collected foreign glass he collected mostly W/Fs so it worked well  , he taught me quite at lot about English glass . jp

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Re: Is this a Whitefriars 9147 celery vase?
« Reply #16 on: March 29, 2011, 08:48:23 AM »
If you look at the top view Keith posted it is not square but 6-sided, hence why I suggested Whitefriars.

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Re: Is this a Whitefriars 9147 celery vase?
« Reply #17 on: March 29, 2011, 09:59:52 AM »
Sorry i missed that one . :-\

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Re: Is this a Whitefriars 9147 celery vase?
« Reply #18 on: March 29, 2011, 10:51:19 AM »
Definitely looks like Whitefriars Wave-ribbed to me!  Could also be one of the Wuidart range.  9147 was also produced as W17.   
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Re: Is this a Whitefriars 9147 celery vase?
« Reply #19 on: March 29, 2011, 03:38:27 PM »
Thanks Leni ;D

 

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