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Offline untamed_lady2000

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Thistle vases
« on: February 03, 2007, 11:41:22 PM »
Probably a silly question considering the level of discussion on this board but.........

Who made thistle vases? And the Celtic jugs that look the same?

Dee ???
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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2007, 01:22:39 AM »
Hi Dee, and welcome to the board!
I can't help, but the pressed glass people usually log on by the late afternoon our time, and it might help if you can provide them with a bit more information. There were probably more than one maker of thistle vases, and so you'll have to be more specific.

Do you mean this sort of thistle vase?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170075558710

Can you find an example somewhere of the Celtic jugs?

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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2007, 11:17:18 AM »
Bagley made a a Celtic cream jug in two sizes 2.5 and 4 in. The pattern has interlocking diamonds on the round part and ribs on the top part. I have also seen the small one as a posy.

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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2007, 11:45:55 AM »
Edinburgh Crystal made a whole range of drinking glasses in the Thistle pattern - have a look here - quite expensive on the secondary market. 

The Old Fashioned shape looks very like a vase.

Thank you very much!

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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2007, 12:05:19 PM »
 ;D
Tudor, England made wineglasses engraved with thistles, I have a set from the '50's.

Vasart made coloured thistle-shaped things, as did Strathearn, and I think , Monart - have a peek at Frank's site!
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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2007, 12:18:55 PM »
Vasart/Strathearn thistles http://www.ysartglass.com/Vascat/VasV001.htm V009, and others.
Monart did some thistle based designs.

Edinburgh Crystal did everything, Decanters, Glasses, Jugs, Vases and tumblers in thistle shapes. There is also a mass of other pressed glass in the shape of a thistle which is a Scottish emblem. No doubt there are collectors who collect just for the shape.

We talk about any glass from fibre-glass tthrogh glass bricks and jam jars to finely carved glass sculpture - nothing in glass is sacred (Excepting religious glassware of course).

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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2007, 12:57:06 PM »
nothing in glass is sacred (Excepting religious glassware of course).

groan.......... ;D ;D ;D


Nothing like a good pun on a Sunday ;D
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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2007, 08:38:04 PM »
Now I don't know if this is going to work but here is a pic of what I mean by thistle vases.
The jugs look just like them but with a handle. Lustrousstone, thank you for the Bagley information I will go and have a look.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f342/untamed_lady2000/Thistles.jpg
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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2007, 09:30:37 PM »
Dee, every hut made thistle vases, I'm afraid ::)
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Re: Thistle vases
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2007, 09:38:01 PM »
Those don't look like Bagely to me - the colours look wrong for a start. Bagley blue is quite pale and the Bagley ribs are not arranged in fans. However, yours do look very like the ones in the auction link Cathy gave. Where are you? If you're in Australia, maybe they're native.

Why not add your location to your profile. Sometimes it helps with ID, sometimes it doesn't ???

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