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Offline Roger H

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Bohemian I think ????
« on: November 27, 2012, 09:51:28 PM »
Aquired this recently and I really think it is lovely. 
   Believe its bohemian but cant decide on a decade, diameter is 2.80 inches and I call it a crown!!!  Regards, Roger Harry, in case you ever wondered what the H was for.

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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 10:15:47 PM »
Hi

I think it is a 'marquee'  or 'festoon' rather than a crown, but whatever....regarding age, I suspect mid / late 20th century Czech Republic (so still 'Boho' in some ways).

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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2012, 10:45:03 PM »
I wondered if somebody might think it was around that age, perhaps because of the clarity. Thank you, Roger.

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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2012, 05:34:09 AM »
To me it looks like it may be from Portugal rather than Bohemian.  Compare to another Portuguese weight:

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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2012, 07:50:53 PM »
Hi Alan, does the base look similar could you say? I can see the similarity of design but have you seen ribbons like my weight in portugese weights?
I'll have a look on your website now.
      Regards Roger

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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2012, 10:02:18 PM »
No, the Portuguese weight has a clear ground and simpler ribbons.  I was just trying to suggest another source to explore.   
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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2012, 11:24:48 PM »
Thank you gentlemen for your observations. Any relationship to this one do you think? Roger.

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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2012, 11:21:20 AM »
Doubt it. The theory on these is that they were likely made at Pilkington's  in St Helen's. I have a small collection, all acquired within 15 miles of St Helen's (and there have been one or two others I haven't bought because the sellers wanted more than I wanted to pay). This search shows them along with an interloper

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Re: Bohemian I think ????
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2012, 07:11:50 PM »
Christine,thank you for the input. looks like they could both be 1960s Czeck/Bohemian but one from europe and one from the pilkington range. The UV light shows different colours.
      I also had at one time a very well made flower and pot from pilkington as per photo.       Roger.

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