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Author Topic: Webbs 1935-49 squat, mushroom-shaped amethyst posy vase , any info on designer ?  (Read 2612 times)

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Offline Baked_Beans

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There is some more general info. here which refers to mushroom posy vases and a useful guide to marks and dates........

http://www.glassyeye.com/glasspages/brit-webb.html
Mike

Offline Carolyn Preston

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I'm not sure that comments on how you eat your porridge (brown sugar and milk, please) constitute political statements  ;D

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Offline chopin-liszt

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Getting straight back on to the important topic of mushroom posies,  ;) is the pontil mark a flower shape - because of the shape of the body?

Does the overall shape of a mushroom posy give any indication of a maker?

They're not really my thing, nor is cut glas, but do have a very pretty cut mushroom posy, no marks whatsoever.
It has a somewhat wavy edge, but not created by differing thicknesses of glass as yours seems to be, Mike.
Cheers, Sue M. (she/her)

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Offline Lustrousstone

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Mushroom posies seem to come in a wide range of shapes, pressed and blown

Offline keith

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This one is marked with pontil scar, the middle one of three, 7 inches across, also have one 11 inches and a smaller uranium posy both 'signed' and with pontil marks  ;D

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Yes Sue, the polished pontil is in the centre and is very wide in diameter (5cm) . There are 10 very thick & deep ribs to the underside of the cap of the mushroom which extend down the stem and underneath the stem to the base. These ribs (half an inch thick ) have been smoothed out  towards the base of the stem (where it balloons out ) and have been polished  flat (almost ) to the base...hence the star shape to the base.

It's really  a lovely piece, it would be interesting to know the exact date it was made (either pre or post WW2 I would guess)

Thanks for the photo Keith.

Carolyn , you could try Maple Syrup   ;)

Thanks all, very much, for your comments and for having a look ! Cheers, Mike  ;D
 
Mike

 

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