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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: chriscooper on July 02, 2010, 09:28:19 PM
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Streaky Blue, Pink and purple 4" high lots of bubbles within the glass, quite a bit of base wear, rough pontil scar similar to Isle of Wight glass.
Thanks Chris
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I have a piece like this that has an "Isle of Wight" label on it.
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Thanks Paul, as it got the 'flame' logo in the pontil scar?
Cannot make my mind up if this as or not?
Chris
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My vase is in storage, and not readily accessible. There is nothink visible in the pontil, it is just marked with a gold label with black writing. Mine is more pinkish than blue, but very similar otherwise.
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That's a flame logo.
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All correct - Isle of Wight globe vase from the Pink and Blue Swirls range, flame pontil mark, '74-'76. One of my favourite ranges, I don't usually do pink stuff but I love this lot. I have a couple of little globes like this and a huge one I've just bought - nearly 8" high with a circumference of 26", an inch bigger than my waist! I'll get around to posting some pics soonish.
Paul - I'd be very interested in seeing your vase - there are a few very early pieces that were pink.
Suzy x
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nearly 8" high with a circumference of 26", an inch bigger than my waist!
Well, that alone makes me green with envy!!!!! :thud:
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It just made me laugh that my vase was bigger than me.
Suzy x
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Paul, I'm sure the label on yours would be black and triangular, with gold writing on it, not gold with black writing - which would be a square label and much later.
Emmi - it's scary cuddling Suzy - you get worried she'll break - but she's tougher than she looks! :thup:
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Thanks everyone for your comments, thought it was just wanted to be sure.
Would it be a Michael Harris design then?
Chris
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Absolutely. Also, given it is such a large piece, there is a strong possibility (not an absolute certainty) that he was personally involved in it's making.
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What is a flame logo?
The label on my piece is square.
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The "flame logo" is the mark impressed into the blob of glass put over the pontil scar, Paul.
(see the website address for an image... - it appears in the address line though I can't find it on the new site!)
http://www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk/index.html
It is the enormous beasts such as Suzy's which may have had Michael Harris' hand in their making, I am even less sure about the smaller ones.
However, Pink and Blue swirls was made between '74 and '76, when the flame logo was used, you sometimes find it in conjunction with a long white label with
"Hand Made
Isle of Wight
England"
on it, with another small rectangular label with a black flame logo printed on it.
Triangular labels came in in 'approximately '78, flame prunt marks mostly went out around '79.
However, when a piece is sold from their Archive Collection, it is given a label contemporary with the time it was sold, along with being engraved "IoW Glass, England".
Perhaps this is how your piece got a square label, Paul? How big is your globe?
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Thank you for the explanation, I appreciate it. The vase I have isn't very big, around 5 inches tall.
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Here's pics to show the flame pontil, label and some Pink and Blue pieces.
Suzy x
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A couple more of Pink & Blue Swirls:
http://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/pinkblue (http://iowstudioglass.wikidot.com/pinkblue)
Anton
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Thanks Anton for the link, see know why it's got loads of bubbles within the glass.
Suzy, why do I think of you when I look at the attenuated bottle in Anton's link :sun:
Chris
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I'll take that as a compliment Chris, thank you. ;D
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100% a compliment :sun:
Chris