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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Unresolved Glass Queries => Topic started by: heartofglass on December 23, 2005, 09:32:45 AM
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I thought I might as well start a new thread on peloton glass since I have worked out how to post photos-& it is also appropriate as peloton is threaded glass! I have spent hours of fun working out how to do it! :lol:
Hope you all enjoy the pics, as this is not the kind of glass you will see every day. I will post more soon, & hopefully it won't take me so long to do it next time! :lol:
Enjoy!
Marinka.
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Here are some more photos of my peloton glass(this photo posting thing could get addictive! :lol: )
I will post pics of the ones I have on layaway soon too-they are to die for (either that, or spend large sums of money on, & many months waiting for :( )
Hope you all enjoy them, & I'd love to hear from any other peloton tragics or Victorian art glass mavens out there!
Marinka.
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Now I'm on a roll with this photo thing! It's fun & has captured my obsessive-compulsive nature completely! :D
Here are 3 of the lovely peloton items I have on layaway. It will be a while before I get them, but definitely worth the wait.
The j.i.p vase is incredible- it is 13 inches tall.
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Marinka.
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Thanks for the pics Marinka. I really must look into this Peloton glass. Presently I wouldn't know a piece if it fell on my head! :roll: I did like your jack in the pulpit...I can't resist BIG glass! xx
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Glad you enjoyed the pics, Max.Here is another one of a basket I'm getting.Peloton is very rare Victorian art glass. It was first patented by Wilhelm Kralik in 1880 (on the 25th of November,to be ultra-specific!).
The technique involves applying short, random threads to a glass item, typically done by rolling the item in these threads on the marver, then finishing the item by further blowing/shaping. The threads stand out creating a texture, although sometimes the surface is smooth. Items may have a satin finish,also.
Typical pieces are vases, rose bowls, & baskets. Even rarer pieces include silver plate fittings. A peloton fairy lamp would be the ultimate find for me!
I actually bought my first piece of peloton without even knowing what it was- (the tubular vase with arms) at a shop that was closing down.
It was a few months later, when I first read Cyril Manley's book "Decorative Victorian Glass", where I first saw a picture of peloton glass & was able to identify my vase.
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This cute vase is not yet in my collection, but will be in the near(ish) future.
My personal peloton dealer emailed me this pic only yesterday.
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Hope you enjoy this pic, & the detail should be much better. I don't know the size of the vase yet, I'd guess about 15 cm tall?
All the best,
Marinka.