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Author Topic: Small Three Footed Blue Glass Vases Three Footed Gargoyle Id Help Please  (Read 873 times)

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Offline Nemmie

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Picked these up a few weeks ago. Actually have four of them. 3 inches in height.

Three footed, seem to be slightly opalescent with what looks like a gargoyles on the side and floral features.

Not sure what they were intended for. I thought eggcups at first then toothpick holders but I really am not sure.

So I would love to know what they were for and who made them.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Small Three Footed Blue Glass Vases Three Footed Gargoyle Id Help Please
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2013, 10:49:23 AM »
regret no idea, and nothing like them in my book on milk glass.....................but, how about... posy vases  -  open salts  -  small containers for sauce.

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Re: Small Three Footed Blue Glass Vases Three Footed Gargoyle Id Help Please
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2013, 03:33:36 PM »
I cannot clearly make out the detail in the pics, but wonder if its not a goat's head? If it is I know PV made a goat's head design & Ivo posted info regarding a goat's head design by St. Louis in the 1870s awhile back so if it is a goat's head design you might try these possibilities. Ken

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Re: Small Three Footed Blue Glass Vases Three Footed Gargoyle Id Help Please
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2013, 10:05:39 PM »
And a goats head design of a goblet from Saint-Louis was copied much more recently by a Portuguese company.  I have one in blue.  But I wasn't sure your glass was the same?
I'll try and find a link on here for you to compare.
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Re: Small Three Footed Blue Glass Vases Three Footed Gargoyle Id Help Please
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2013, 10:20:53 PM »
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,47863.msg269452.html#msg269452
Actually it was IVIMA who made my goblet and PK did an article on it.
But I thought the glass on mine was different to yours so didn't really draw a comparison.  But maybe it's an avenue to explore?
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Re: Small Three Footed Blue Glass Vases Three Footed Gargoyle Id Help Please
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2013, 11:12:21 PM »
Hi, thanks it is definitely not a goats head. Hard to get a picture that capures the detail as it is not that well defined in the firat place.

Either a goblin or a gargoyle. The ears give that away.

Thanks for the pointers though I will do some more digging.

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