Topic: Victorian Uranium & Cranberry Glass Globlet Shaped Vase

[mhgcgolfclub]

I thought this vase was worth showing on the GMB.
Goblet shaped with a uranium glass base and stem , cranberry glass body which seems to be cased in uranium glass and decorated in what looks like tulips.

Not sure who made it possibly Walsh or Richardson.

Heavy for its size 700gm

Height 5.75" / 14cm
Diameter 5" / 12.5cm

Roy

[keith]

Well worth showing whoever made it, great find,

[Lustrousstone]

Beautiful

[brucebanner]

Stunning piece of glass Roy.

[Paul S.]

quite special Roy - assume the decoration is similar to the Walsh 'brocade' - although I can't see any book examples on cranberry.       I'd keep it if I were you.

[Lustrousstone]

I wonder if it's American because of the ivy ball form. Need to look in my book

[KevinH]

Interesting item.

The Tulip decoration seems to be a direct copy of one of the designs on the Webb (and Richardson?) "Cameo-Fleur" range of vases!!

[Lustrousstone]

Nothing in my book, so maybe Webb or Richardson

[mhgcgolfclub]

Thanks for all the replies.

I do not really think it matters who made it ,but it is an exceptional piece.

The uranium glass does not look the same as other Walsh items I have look at . I had not thought of Webb which could be a possibility and being in a cameo glass style.

Roy

[KevinH]

I agree with John that the item itself is of more interest than knowing the maker.

But for reference, having found a camera that works and also finding some daylight, I have provided some photos of my Webb vase with the cameo-fleur "tulip" design. I have tweaked the images to enhance the details of the cameo work, but the background is still rather grey, even though it is a large sheet of white art paper!!

Photo 01 shows the vase as a whole + the signature from near the base
Photo 02 is a view of two sets of tulips - which is a repeating pattern
Photo 03 gives a closer and more direct view of one section of the pattern
photo 04 shows how the leaves and stems are worked from the edge of the base