Topic: Webb water lily,question please.

[keith]

4 inches high,glows well and marked with the1934-49 logo,first piece I've seen and handled 'in the flesh' the question is the glass seems quite thin for Webb in comparison to all the other pieces I have,is this normal ? Father Christmas came early this year !

[keith]

Oppps! just noticed I've posted this in the wrong section,sorry,

[chopin-liszt]

Been using your new glass, Keith?
I've seen and handled Lustrousstone's Sunshine Amber waterlily vase - the glass IS very fine indeed. 

What a lovely early present!
(I've got one too, but I haven't opened it yet )

[keith]

Thanks Sue,shouldn't have opened it but I'm a weak and feeble glass collector,

[chopin-liszt]

Careful, I'm a feak and weeble collector too, and the parcel is sitting under the desk in the sitting room - (the tree is in the kitchen) and it is tempting me.
I'm pretty sure it's glass from the weight, and from the who-it-is-from. You are weakening my resolve.
I have/d resolved to wait until midnight on the 24th... 

[Lustrousstone]

My spies are watching you..

(PS It's lovely Keith)

[keith]

Thanks Christine,I'm very freak and weebly I opened another yesterday,glass book this time,

[Paul S.]

very nice Keith - I'm evious.             I have half a dozen of these u. Sunshine Amber water/lemonade tumblers, all backstamped, and they are attractive but uncut - so do you a swap.

By the way, what book did you get??

[chopin-liszt]

Somebody should get you an advent calendar, Keith, then you could be opening little windows to count down to present opening time, instead of opening all your pressies now.

I recieved a really exciting and unusual book last year. I haven't boasted about it yet, but this seems to be an appropriate place to do so!

It's , "Glass Flowers in the Ware Collection with 16 colour plates by Fritz Kredel". The story of the collection of naturalistic glass models of botanical specimens made by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka.
Not only a fascinating and beautiful book, but it used to be owned by Helen Munroe-Turner.
How cool is that?

[Paul S.]

sounds a great book Sue  -  is it signed by the lady?           Something that I believe the book collectors call an 'Association Copy'        Her cut-designed pieces must be rare - I've never seen one.