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Title: Uranium glass dressing table set - ID = VLG
Post by: deblam on February 07, 2012, 11:24:04 AM
Hi

I have found this lovely uranium dressing table set decorated with flowers and leaves - despite spending hours looking on the net  I have been unable to identify the maker - any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks  :help:

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/deblam/001-11.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/deblam/002-12.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/deblam/003-8.jpg
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Lustrousstone on February 07, 2012, 12:34:11 PM
Nice one, but not one I remember seeing before
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Paul S. on February 07, 2012, 02:04:42 PM
hello and welcome to the GMB :)  -  there are some very useful sources, on the GMB, for trinket set designs, and if you haven't already looked then do try these.........    http://www.glas-musterbuch.de/   ............also     http://www.pressglas-pavillon.de/.           very nice by the way.
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Anne on February 07, 2012, 02:47:19 PM
<coughs> http://www.glasstrinketsets.com/</coughs>

Although, like Christine, this is one I've not seen before. I'll go delve through my files and see what I can find...  :X:

 :hi: deblam, hi and welcome to the board. May I add your pics to the trinket set site please? Full credit will be given of course.  :thup:
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: deblam on February 07, 2012, 08:46:33 PM
Hi all and thank you for the welcome

I have already tried the sites mentioned but so far have had no luck.  If I could identify the flower it might help !!!    Anyway Anne if you wanr to use the photos thats fine.... if you want any more let me know.

Thanks
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: ju1i3 on February 07, 2012, 09:29:38 PM
I think the flower might be a daffodil.
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Anne on February 07, 2012, 09:39:50 PM
deblam, thank you! (Are you OK with being called deblam or do you have something you'd prefer we call you?)  The flower is a daffodil or a narcissus.
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Paul S. on February 07, 2012, 10:23:11 PM
I agree the flower looks a little as though it comes from the daff. family - but I'm thinking that the leaves of a daff. don't exit the stem like that??     Of course, it might just be a stylized plant.          What makes you think that id ing the flower will necessarily help id the trinket set?         If it is a daff. then I would imagine the family are global in distribution. :)           If you've looked at all of Pamela's images, then we may have a problem.
P.S.    sorry about the throat infection Anne ;)
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: deblam on February 07, 2012, 11:12:02 PM
Hi

Thank you all -  I'm happy to be called Deblam or Deb - I just thought that if I had the name of the flower I could try to google it to see if someone has described it... just a thought - but as you say it could be a stylised flower. I'm pretty certain it is not a daff in anycase.   Any suggestions as to possible makers - when I first saw it I thought it might be Walther as the quality of the set - with the raised moulded flowers, leaves and berries (well I think they are berries/beads - (on the candlesticks) are really good - but  after looking at the known designs I don't think so.  I also have a vase which has similar type raised moulded flowers at the bottom - satin glass for the flowers against plain glass - (The candlesticks are satin glass with the exception of the sconces)  I haven't yet identified this vase but I have seen it on a website for sale  and they have said it was Jobling although I have been unable to find any confirmation of this.  I would be grateful for any thoughts on possible makers I could start looking at.

Thank you
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Anne on February 08, 2012, 12:17:25 AM
I'm thinking Reich could be in the frame too...
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Mosquito on February 08, 2012, 03:24:38 AM
Hi Deb,

First of all, congratulations on finding such a lovely set! I rarely get excited about trinket sets, but yours is a fantastic design and looks to be very good quality. I have seen the tray before, but never a complete set. I'm sure Pamela used to have an example of this tray on her site listed as unidentified, but I can't seem to find it now...

Regarding maker, I would think it's probably not by Jobling. It's not shown in the Jobling catalogues, nor in any of the Jobling adverts I've seen to date. That in itself isn't entirely conclusive though as there are several designs which are now known to be Jobling which weren't feature in their trade catalogues.

Like Anne, I thought Reich was a strong possibility when I saw this set. The colour, finishing and general look of quality is consistent with their better pressed items. I don't any complete Reich catalogues to compare with though, however, I believe the 1936 Reich catalogue is available from Siegmar Geiselberger at www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de He has always been very helpful when I've made enquiries in the past.

Another possibility could be Schweig Müller. I'm not really familiar with their output, and don't have any catalogues, but it might be worth seeing what you can find. I think it's likely your set is continental rather than British.

Steven
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Lustrousstone on February 08, 2012, 07:18:52 AM
I agree with Stephen that Schweig Müller is a strong possiblity: they were very good with flowers, the green is a good colour match; they quite liked part frosting and their stuff is not so common over here, or indeed anywhere. None of these are definitive of course
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: deblam on February 09, 2012, 08:15:23 PM
Hi all

Thanks very much for the information - at least it gives me some idea as to where I should start ...

Deb
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: pamela on February 09, 2012, 10:08:17 PM
Steven recalls it right from here
http://pressglas-pavillon.de/schalen/05232.html

Maker still unknown  :pb:
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: deblam on February 11, 2012, 03:09:29 PM
Hi Pamela, Steven

yes ..thats it....shame no maker... but I'll carry on trawling through the pattern books.... many thanks

Deb
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Jayne on May 01, 2012, 01:37:28 AM
Hi Deblam, lovely set, I have the same set in Pink, which I also queried a while back in this thread but have still had no luck tracing it.

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,43166.msg240686.html#msg240686

Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Jayne on July 10, 2012, 12:02:59 AM
A couple more things to add to this Mystery.

A few months back I bought the same set in Uranium, it was listed as "Stolzle Hermannshutte". I asked the seller how she knew this, and she replied that the dealer she had purchased it from had told her the name and she wrote it down because she has never heard of it before. I don't know if this is relevant at all.

The second thing is that I have seen the same set online recently but with a completely different pattern on all the pieces. The tray has 6 rounded open flowers with a double row of petals arranged equally around the tray, and interspersed with round berries on stems with small leaves. I'm kicking myself for not linking it at the time, although I did save myself a reference copy of the pics.
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 10, 2012, 06:22:13 AM
On the basis on shade of green (too yellow) and the use of flowers rather than geometrics I would say no. But that is just a gut reaction
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Jayne on July 10, 2012, 09:16:40 AM
The tray has 6 rounded open flowers
That should say 8 flowers.
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Jayne on July 10, 2012, 10:56:40 AM
On the basis on shade of green (too yellow) and the use of flowers rather than geometrics I would say no. But that is just a gut reaction

Yes I did take the Stolzle attribution with a bit of a pinch of salt, but I thought I'd add the info here just in case.
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Jayne on July 17, 2012, 12:10:15 PM
ID found by Anne

http://www.glas-musterbuch.de/VLG-1939.122+B6YmFja1BJRD0xMjImcHJvZHVjdElEPTU1MTAmcGlkX3Byb2R1Y3Q9MTIyJmRldGFpbD0_.0.html

as mentioned on the other thread with a pink set. :)

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,43166.0.html
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - help with identification
Post by: Jayne on July 23, 2012, 09:43:22 AM
Should ID VLG be added to the title of this one too Anne?
Title: Re: Uranium glass dressing table set - ID = VLG
Post by: Anne on July 23, 2012, 03:39:12 PM
Indeed, thanks for the nudge Jayne. VLG now added. :)