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Author Topic: Uranium pear basket - ID = Sowerby "Enid" pattern powder bowl  (Read 4807 times)

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Uranium pear basket - ID = Sowerby "Enid" pattern powder bowl
« on: August 25, 2012, 10:21:20 PM »
I just got this gorgeous little bowl moulded in a basket weave pattern with three pears with leaves forming the feet. Any ideas on its maker. I thought maybe Jobling  ? The rim is EPNS    :)

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Re: Uranium pear basket
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2012, 01:34:20 AM »
Angela — see topic Three Pears Bowl for another I had in pink and without the EPNS rim, nearly eight years ago.   As you can see we got nowhere with the attribution then.

I don't know what has happened to my pictures as they are on my own web space.   Presumably another corruption during the GMB move to SMF 2.   I will investigate next week.

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Re: Uranium pear basket
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2012, 06:30:44 PM »
Thank you Petet63 I managed to read Bernards post and thank you Bernard I saw your pictures of a pink bowl and the previous posts. Gorgeous.!!! I still think they are British pears ! There were two of these uranium ones on Ebay in the last week or so. I bought this one they both had silver plated rims. They glow lovely under UV. Oh well another mystery one for the cabinet. I was hoping there was a mark under the silver plated  rim. ;D

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Re: Uranium pear basket
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2012, 04:28:48 PM »
Bernard C. ...I just bought one of another one of these 3  pear basket on ebay and it has a LID with more fruit on...cherry's, strawberries etc . It is uranium  and the seller thinks it was bought in France. I will post some pictures as soon as it arrives. :)

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Re: Uranium pear basket
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2012, 04:14:02 PM »
the pear basket with lid has arrived at last and is gorgeous !! See pictures below..... it has pears, cherrys, strawberries  and grapes on so I guess it was a jam pot. The lid is difficult to get on and off as the cherry knob on top is very slippery and must have easily got broken. Its the first one I have seen with a lid !! ;D

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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2012, 07:49:10 AM »
Angela — That's lovely.   ... and useful, as the lid may be the essential element in identifying it from a trade catalogue.   It's a spectacular piece.   It is such fine workmanship that it has to be a well known mouldmaker and manufacturer.   I am now even more convinced that it's not British.

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Re: Uranium pear basket
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2012, 12:02:04 PM »
Yes Bernard I think you are right, the seller is sure it was bought in France in the 1940's or 50's. The detail in the fruit on the lid is perfect!!

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Re: Uranium pear basket
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2012, 05:59:24 PM »
Angela, that is absolutely gorgeous, what a great find, congrats! :)
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2012, 10:27:19 PM »
Thanks Anne I am very pleased with it !! I have asked another friend who collects glass and he has suggested this piece may be by Sars or possibly Choisy le Roi ?

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Re: Uranium pear basket
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2022, 12:02:09 PM »
Finally ID'd as Sowerby Enid, shown in 1936 catalogue. Thanks to Mike for making the catalogues available: http://www.victorianpressedglass.com/pdf/sowerby/sowerby_1936.pdf (p.7 as a lidded pot).

See also: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,607.20.html
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,71629.msg399969.html#msg399969

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