Topic: Identification of glass hall lantern shade

[Madam]

Can anyone help me identify the manufacturer of this shade?  It's very reminiscent of Dartington and Frank Thrower.  As always, many thanks for your help.  Kind regards Sarah

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/whatsupdoc224/shade001.jpg

http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad101/whatsupdoc224/shade002.jpg

[chriscooper]

Could well be Dartington , could  even be Scandinavian Riihimaki ? maybe.

Chris :sun:

[Lustrousstone]

Could well be Dartington

Riihimaki 

Both seem very unlikely unless special commissions. This would be a mass-produced item for a start. Lighting is often near impossible to ID because it was/is often made for the light-fitting manufacturers rather than for wholesalers to sell to retailers.

[glassobsessed]

I think I have only seen these in amber before, no idea of maker.

John

[chriscooper]

I think I have only seen these in amber before, no idea of maker.

John

One here John seems he cannot make his mind up either

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Retro-Riihimaki-Dartington-Style-Art-Glass-Lamp-Shade-/350476412164

Chris

[glassobsessed]

Much nicer in clear.

I have always wondered about these shades and assumed that they were used the other way up, I was not convinced that they were even shades...  Seeing Sarah's with the hanging fitting makes much more sense.

Does the spiky bit on the bottom act like a lens?

John

[flying free]

I'm sure I've seen a vase on ebay this week, with that design.  The owner didn't have an attribution for it though.
And I've seen it in vase form before.  Not very helpful information I know, but I feel it has come in vase form as well.
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