Topic: Pair of random bubble vases, help please. - ID = Webb

[keith]

6 and 6.25 inches tall, very heavy with medium wear and polished pontil marks, they remind me a S&W's vase and bowl I have, any ideas please,

[keith]

Could these be Webbs? just a thought,

[bOBA]

They are Webb vases. I cannot remember if the colouring is striped or a spiral....... Nigel Benson attributed a bowl in amethyst for me a while back, they are great designs, heavy and stylish.

Robert

[keith]

Many thanks Robert I was just looking at one of my Webb vases that had similar ribbing,ta,

[Paul S.]

Just to support Robert's accurate T/Webb id...........    there is an identical purple blotched example in volume one of the Parkington catalogue (1997) - page 39 item 310 - and which is described as .....
"......a Webb thick walled fluted vase internally decorated with purple splotches and bubbles".

Very nice find Keith

[keith]

Thanks Paul, is that catalogue easy to find ? 

[Paul S.]

not usually a problem Keith - I keep it in the spare bedroom, and never given me a problem finding it yet

I found both on line  -  from memory one was only a fiver, but the other cost me about £30 and came from the States.            There are sources I think that deal in old auction catalogues.

Am sure you'll find them if you hunt around, and judging by the contents they should contain much that's of interest to you.

[keith]

 

[Paul S.]

have to remember these catalogues don't provide in depth descriptions, and illustrations are smallish, but picture quality is good and MP's collection spanned a wide variety of British genre, and mainly from the high end.

[keith]

Have just been looking online at past auctions for Christies, although they go back to 1997 there seems to be a lot of missing pictures, out of interest what was the estimate placed on the piece ?