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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Lilian on January 29, 2006, 06:33:51 PM
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new user here, the site was recommended by my friend Ray. I have a large glass collection which as I am getting older I will sell some and catalogue the rest.
So I will need a lot of help!!!
Here are three photos of stuff I am not sure of.
The tall turquoise is white inner cased with the colour, the stopper being clear turquiose. It is 26" tall.
the next tall one is 26" tall, molded and has a face molded into the glass..typical 70/s I would think.
The last photo is of a I think art deco Bohemian set comprising lidded dish and two candlesticks. the quality is excellent but there is a little damage, more nibbles than chips!!(sorry about the other stuff in the photo)
Any info would be much appreciated.
Cant get the pictures in but they are in the glass gallery nos 35-37
Lilian
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Here are your pics Lilian;
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10039/IMG_1687.JPG
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10039/IMG_1688.JPG
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10039/IMG_1689.JPG
Good luck and Welcome. :lol: :lol:
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I suspect that the stopper on the cased glass isn't original to the piece. I'm not sure I've seen intentional mix'n'matching of styles like that - but I might be wrong! :D
It looks Italian to me, though.
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Think it must belong..exactly the same colour glass!!!
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Not necessarily - this shade of blue was very popular during the 1960's/70's. Factories across Italy, Scandinavia and France had their finger in this particular blue cased glass pie! It's very likely that the same colour was used for non-cased glass by just as many different glassworks.
Even if it's a snug fit, it's no guarantee that it's original, unfortunately - I've found that out from past experience! :(
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guess I have a lot to learn !!!!
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I still might be wrong, as I'm still learning also! But that's the fun of collecting glass. :)
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Wow - nice collection Lillian 8)
Isn't retirement great! You wonder how you found time to go to work :lol:
Anne E.B. :wink:
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nice to hear a fellow northerner...my daughter and daughter in law both work in manchester!!! and yes where do the days go?
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I'm from further north than Manchester! Even if only just! :shock: :lol:
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I'm from Stockport, only been gone 5 years, but four of my children and 2 granddaughters still all live there.
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I love car boots, fairs and charity shops. I have a large collection of glass and a fair bit of pottery
I'm falling in love. :lol:
Hi Lilian, not an expert but....
The cased glass has a graduation of colour, yes? I'm sure somebody on this board pointed out that this is a sign that it's Italian?
The other one looks like it has a Scandinavian face but has an Italian/Blenko style shape. :?
I think I remember someone saying these Czeck cut glass sets are still being made today. Is there any wear to the base? :)
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The cased glass has a graduation of colour, yes? I'm sure somebody on this board pointed out that this is a sign that it's Italian?
It's a pointer, but never a sure thing unfortunately. Holmegaard cased glass in this shade of blue often has quite marked gradations in colouring. For example:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Holmegaard-Blue-Cased-Glass-Medium-Candlestick_W0QQitemZ7386069175QQcategoryZ29563QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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HI
I love the cobalt blue vase with the face
looks like it has a Scandinavian face but has an Italian/Blenko style shape
Good call Tiger - I don't think Scandinavian with it being not being cased and it's just too wacky - I think Blenko or another USA company - perhaps Italian
http://sherril2.user.msu.edu/blenko/default.htm this is an amazing Blenko website - has all the catalogues and is better than all the books put together in my opinion - it's huge but you could browse through it - also maybe email the decanter to them for a definite yes/ no
Also try http://www.blenkocollectors.com/blenkodesigners.htm
Ref the first vase the main body is cased in blue with a white layer to inside, the stopper seems to be the same colour as the main bodies casing, that is something to think about and if I remember I have seen this style before but can’t come up with a picture right now – you say stopper fits, well if it’s Italian it should wobble a fair bit, this is how they were made.
Picture three WOW – is there anything not interesting in that shot – I would love close ups of those perfume bottles, the deco bookends (are they glass), and that large bronze mounted jug lurking to the left hand side.
You can put your Parrots, Bronze Bust, and silver bottles in the glass café – they are also beautiful.
Adam P
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Good call Tiger - I don't think Scandinavian with it being not being cased and it's just too wacky - I think Blenko or another USA company - perhaps Italian
Sorry if I gave the impression that I thought it was Scandi by linking to a Holmegaard piece - that was merely to illustrate that not all cased glass with heavy gradations is Italian. I still stand by my original guess at the beginning of the thread that it does hail from Italy. Although I hadn't considered American until now! :)
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Well I must say.....I love you all, as a newbie I am really surprised at the replies, you have all given me a lot to think about...
The stopper in the cased bottle DOES wobble....the bronze is I think of Princess Anne...picked it up at a local antique shop for a very reasonable price( I think so anyway!!!!) The parrot is Losolware. The glass deco candlesticks and dish have some scratches on the bottom but not a lot....I really thought they were Deco now I am doubtful. As for putting things on the glass cafe you should have seen the trouble I had putting these three on....having to make them smaller etc
I WILL post some more pics of my glass when I feel up to doing the photo thing. :roll:
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Lilian, if you upload to GlassGallery and post the link to the image it should make it easy for you. If you need help with GlassGallery just shout me.
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cheers anne!!!!!
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Hi Lilian,
I noticed Pinkspoons' observation on your stopper and I wondered if this might be helpful. I bought this piece which is 25" tall with stopper and has the same clear stopper on a cased bottle :
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10086/normal_smallerDSCN1213.jpg
Although the stopper is a loose fit, I've had 2 of these bottles before and the stoppers always seem like a bit of an after-thought in terms of fit - they are only decorative anyway and the fit doesn't seem to be as important as it would be on a decanter or perfume bottle. I am as sure as it's possible to be that they are supposed to be together. There's a small clear tip on the stopper which matches a slight halo effect around the top of the bottle perfectly for colour.
I'm leaning towards Italian, but some time has gone by since your thread started and maybe we'll be able to get some new information from somebody!
Hope the "retirement" is going well!
Kind regards Cat
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HI CAT
What a super bottle...definately looks the same style....
Are we not all mad...just keep on buying all this glass....
Thanks for replyong :lol: