Topic: Strathearn Lamp Base

[Pinkspoons]

I've seen a couple of these over the years sporting Strathearn labels, and I bought one recently (sans label), but I can't seem to find out very much about them.

This example is a mottled green with predominantly blue chips scattered about the lower half, 270mm x 110mm (~10.5" x 4.25") without fittings, and finished to the base with quite rough grinding to level it out.

Other ones have turned up in this green with darker green chips, and in a light blue with dark blue chips. Presumably to be found in other combinations.

[chopin-liszt]

I've seen a small ovoid vase in the light blue with dark chips, never a lamp base though.
Not a common colourway to find in either combination.

[Pinkspoons]

As luck would have it, a blue lamp sold on eBay recently: Here

Does the label / colourway help date the lamps at all? I'm a little lost with Scottish glass!

[chopin-liszt]

My personal suspicion is that this might be a later colourway, perhaps just prior to becoming Stuart Strathearn, but I don't know why I suspect that. Possibly just because it's a bit more "retro" in style than the more Monart-like Strathearn.
I'm sure others here will know, Nic, (and I'll ask my brother, but he's on holiday right now.)

[millarart]

come in blue , green and orange seen quite a few over the years , usually have a chrome lamp holder

[Pinkspoons]

Yes, it came with its original fittings - a chromed washer attached to a pillar nipple blobbily glued to the base, with a chromed lampholder on top - but they were decidedly worse for wear, so I went with much nicer Bakelite instead.

[Pinkspoons]

Sorry Sue - I missed your post.

I thought it might be mid-late 1970s, too. As you say, the colours have that kind of 'vibe'. And it does have the feeling of work by a factory that knows how to make glass... but has had to cut a few corners on the finish - true of a lot of European glassworks after the 70s oil crisis.

[Pinkspoons]

And here's a light blue / dark blue one: