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Title: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: adam20 on September 21, 2012, 09:55:15 PM

Lovely perfume bottle bought cheaply today, quite finely made with blue ground and white mottling, black and dark blue strap work, flat finely polished base - no marks. I bought because I felt it was not a chinese import (charity shops abound with these) on the same shelf were caithness paperweights and wedgwood glass animals - maybe there is a clue there, I don't know as I only own one other perfume bottle. Any ideas?


Adam

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: NMott on September 21, 2012, 10:19:26 PM

I think it's Alum Bay Glass, Isle of Wight. (Not to be confused with Isle of Wight Glass)

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: rosieposie on September 22, 2012, 01:09:29 AM

Adam!!  You passed over glass animals....how could you!!?? :o
Pretty perfume bottle though. Send them a pic and I'm sure they'll confirm. :)

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: adam20 on September 22, 2012, 03:21:36 PM

Reply back from Alum Bay. It's not one of theirs.

Could it be Caithness?

Yes Rosie. There were a few animals but I already had versions of them, or they didn't seem interesting enough. There was a Wedgwood robin.

Adam

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 22, 2012, 03:23:52 PM

The speckly bit at the bottom looks like Caithness, but the black straps don't.
I was pondering in the vague direction of perhaps Mtarfa or Phoenician......

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: glassobsessed on September 22, 2012, 03:59:36 PM

A photo or two showing the pattern on the base and some more on the rest of the bottle might come in handy Adam.

John

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: rosieposie on September 22, 2012, 10:38:42 PM

You passed on a Wedgwood Robin so near to Christmas Adam!?... you can always sell glass robins at Christmas... ::)

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: adam20 on September 23, 2012, 03:45:24 PM

Well it was only on Friday, I am passing the shop on Tuesday (bank holiday Monday) I might take a look in again and see if he is still there. LOL.

Adam       

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: rosieposie on September 24, 2012, 09:42:55 AM

OK, you are forgiven Adam.  ;)
I hope you find out who made the perfume bottle as well.

Title: Re: Perfume Bottle, Any Ideas?
Post by: adam20 on September 25, 2012, 10:23:52 PM

Close up and base shot as requested.

Adam