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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: keith on March 23, 2011, 04:00:24 PM
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Presume it's Webbs, polished pontil mark, ;D
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Keith, may I ask why it is a 'definite' celery vase? I thought they engraved Celery on there to avoid tax or something . So it could be put onto any vase that could hold celery to make it look like it was a functional table piece and not a luxury.
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Thought about that after I posted it :pb:
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I remember growing up hearing my aunt talk about this all the time. She was a war baby who grew up to collect pressed glass ;D and who tried to foist her pressed glass enthusiasm onto me by buying me pieces.
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Quite right: only vases marked with 'Celery' can be called as such. Keith, see Chance Expressions, p.15
I have also discovered paperwork about a new pressed-glass range made by Chance c.1950 where a vase was refused the 'Celery' tag by HM Customs because of its rather elaborate decoration. HM Customs preferred to see plain utilitarian glassware that wouldn't get sold as a flower vase, which would have attracted a higher rate of Purchase Tax! See Chance Additions, once it's printed (now just finalising the copy editing, with thanks to Christine).
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:huh:it says celery on the foot :huh: ;D ;D
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Sure, I noticed. And assuming it was designated as a celery by HM Customs, then it should be accepted as such.
BTW, if you look down the vase and see a 'square' like shape, then it is probably Webb. I noticed some time ago that Whitefriars seem to have a hexagonal shape.
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Thanks David,should have compared it with a Webbs vase of similar size when I first got it so here's the pic's ::) really should pay more attention to the posts on this site :pb:
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Hi Keith,
The top view especially makes me think your celery might be Whitefriars, possibly no. 9147 (shown in the 1940 catalogue), though the proportions look a little different. I still think it's worth posting on the Whitefriars.com site.
btw, what are the dimensions?
Here are a couple of examples of 9147 for comparison:
http://whitefriars.com/isit_contents.php?ID=2765
http://whitefriars.com/contents.php?ID=132
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Thanks Steven,6 inches high and 3.25 across the 'mouth'(the vase that is not me!) ;D
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Dimensions seem OK for Whitefriars 9147, the 1940 catalogue lists a 6 inch high version.
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The people at WF's say no and think it might be Webbs! :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:aaargh! now what?
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I'm fairly certain it's not Webb. I think you need give it more time on WF.com and maybe point people towards the 1940 catalogue. 9147 is quite a scarce pattern and many people won't be familiar with it. It would also be helpful if a moderator could change the title here to attract the Whitefriars collectors.
While your vase seems to taper in a little more towards the base than the catalogue drawing, I can see nothing that definitely rules out Whitefriars (the difference could be just down to individual variation - also the illustrated examples I've found were all in the larger size, not this 6 inch version). The 6 sided pattern, the style of foot and the dimensions all match the smallest size 9147 vase. Likewise 'Flint' (clear colourless) was a catalogued colour for this range. The time period is roughly correct; 9147 appears in the 1940 catalogue and the 'Celery' mark on yours dates it from 1942 onwards. Therefore, on balance, I think it is likely to be Whitefriars and is quite an interesting find.
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Thanks Steven,I will put forward your most logical and informative description to them ;D ;D,been watching too much Star Trek,I did look at the catalogue and agree it's not like the Webb pieces I have ;D
Keith.
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Subject tweaked as Steven suggested.
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Hi Kieth if it has that square look (birdseye view) and a fairly large pontil then i feel it is Webbs , i spent the last 25 years hanging around with Ray Annenberg of Whitefriars we used to buy glass together until he became unwell i collected foreign glass he collected mostly W/Fs so it worked well , he taught me quite at lot about English glass . jp
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If you look at the top view Keith posted it is not square but 6-sided, hence why I suggested Whitefriars.
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Sorry i missed that one . :-\
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Definitely looks like Whitefriars Wave-ribbed to me! Could also be one of the Wuidart range. 9147 was also produced as W17.
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Thanks Leni ;D
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Hi Keith looks right to me I think the no votes were a little hasty maybe the etched celery getting in the way? maybe a simple explanation that these were added later by a retailer? not sure I have handled a lot of this wave ribbed pattern over the years and my opinion is it probably is Whitefriars and have no doubt if the 'celery' wasn't on it would have been a yes vote, think at the moment it should be don't know and not a no.
An ex member Steve G who also posts on here (Gilead) had full sets of various wave ribbed patterns but unfortunately removed them after a 'spat' but if you search there are quite a few.
I have a few photos to compare but not in that shape.
https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/WFEmeraldWaveRibbed#5589816946666211474
https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/HUGERUBYWAVERIBBED8473GLASSVASE#5558322118229258258
Chris
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I must say i didnt look at pics just added what Ray said not square not a very large pontil ie from edge to edge.
Chris there are not many left on dot com now that have a full set . ;D :24: :hi:
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Chris there are not many left on dot com now that have a full set . ;D :24: :hi:
:24: :wsh:
Chris
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Thanks for all the posts,WF's it is,I'm happy,then again that might be the tablets :o :thud: :srn: