Topic: Stevens and Williams Caerleon vase

[glassobsessed]

For reference a Stevens and Williams Caerleon vase, circa 1930. It is a big old beast, 28cm tall and weighing in at 3kg. Applied snake, rim and foot, snapped pontil mark. Clear glass with small blobs of blue and green, iridescent. This shape mentioned on page 109, 20th Century British Glass by Charles Hajdamach, a couple of the other shapes are pictured on page 110.

I decided to snap a photo of it in the remains of the Roman amphitheatre down the road in Caerleon but had not anticipated several bus loads of schoolkids enacting a battle between Romans and Celts. Not sure if that was a Roman or a Celt creeping into the frame...

John

[keith]

I am now the same colour as the vase!

[flying free]

Very beautiful!!! 
Any chance of a very good close up of the decor please?
Many thanks
m

[glassobsessed]

The second photo is from inside looking out (through neck and rim), hard to see the bubbles otherwise, the little 'rivulets' are in the iridescence. Photo three shows the base from the inside.

[flying free]

  thank you
So the colour flecks are 'in' the glass not on it? and then it has iridescence on it as well?
m

[glassobsessed]

Clear glass with marvered in blue and green frit, iridised finish, presumably fumed. A couple of bits of frit on the snake stand proud, there is a big bit visible in the very first photo. Smaller bits can be seen above the snakes right eye.

[flying free]

Thanks I've been wondering for months how Caerleon was 'constructed'!
m

[chopin-liszt]

wow... bleeping... WOW.
Is the applied rim a continuation of the snake's body, John? 

[glassobsessed]

They are separate bits Sue.

[chopin-liszt]

Interesting, thanks. 
It would have been a difficult thing to achieve, a complete rim being the body as well, but when it's something of this quality and standard, I think such speculation is merited.