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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #30 on: July 22, 2014, 08:18:08 AM »
Another example of Webb Alexandrite, this time a 6 inch plate. Managed to capture the fabled 'chocolate' colour in the third photo.

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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #31 on: July 22, 2014, 09:08:18 AM »
Very nice John, but I notice the moulded diamond optic is not present. I wonder if that's normal?
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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #32 on: July 22, 2014, 09:10:36 AM »
aah that's beautiful colours :)  It's such a wondrous type of glass isn't it?
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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #33 on: July 22, 2014, 10:33:01 AM »
There was a glass which was just optic ribbed for sale (locked away in a cabinet with other expensive stuff) at the Cambridge fair when Christine brought her diamondy one to show us.

your (fabby, fabby) plate does look as if it is a bit wavy - is it optic ribbed?
Wavy is how that would be on a plate. ;)
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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #34 on: July 22, 2014, 06:55:14 PM »
That wave is just in the amethyst band (it repeats eight times, like eight gentle crimps).

Not all is diamond optic it seems, the plate in this completed ebay auction has many more undulations and a pattern in the centre too, not so sure about the bowl being Alexandrite though: click here

Vase: http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/9552018

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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #35 on: July 22, 2014, 07:10:14 PM »
It's really hard to tell from those images.  ???
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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #37 on: July 22, 2014, 07:43:06 PM »
The colours really do come out differently on almost every single piece, don't they?
I see there is a fingerbowl underplate the same shape as yours, but almost no colour at all - just goes from clear and yellowy through to blue.

My complaint was more about the sort of pictures taken (not showing the glass to its best advantage, unlike yours  ;) ) and the difficulty of even seeing them in that silly moving, jerky enlargement box bit...
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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #38 on: July 24, 2014, 01:14:38 PM »
So what are we thinking about this amber-to-amethyst one then? Is it related? It is optical blown, has a height of 15 cm (6") and a diameter on top of 12.  There is a neatly polished pontil mark on the bottom.


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Re: A bit of showing off
« Reply #39 on: July 24, 2014, 01:46:17 PM »
The colours are unusual and lovely, Ivo - but it's a very thick and solid sort of beast, isn't it?
All other Webb's Alexandrite I've seen is incredibly finely blown...  ???
It really doesn't seem to me to be related - just from a manufacturing point of view.
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