Topic: Pressed glass bowl with dancers

[Sue C]

Found this today, http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7946
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I dont think the metal foot belong's to the bowl, any idea's who made it?.
                                                                                                      Thanks Sue.

[Della]

Hi Sue,

I actually had an identical bowl in my hand yesterday, same colour, but no stand. Do the people have clogs on?
Can't help with ID though, sorry. I would have bought the one yesterday, but the handles were badly damaged 

[Sue C]

Hi Della, yes the people have clog's on, i should have looked closer there is a stress fracture where the base has been screwed on, and i think the stand look's awful, once i have found out who made it, if some one want's it for research or for photo's they can have it.

[Lustrousstone]

Here's what Ivo said about MIL's without a stand. A lot of the metalware was added here, but that looks disproportionate. Maybe it had a shorter fatter one and somebody swapped them.

[Sue C]

Hi Christine, thank's for that, the bowl itself has a full base foot, so i'm begining to think it has been drilled, hence the stress fracture, and the stand added later.

[Lustrousstone]

These things often were drilled afterwards. They were sometimes made dual purpose. Occasionally plates or bowls just seem to have been drilled if the pattern is suitable (Fiestaware for example, but also found on pressed glass). Other times, the centre of the design actually has a much thinner circular indent with a reinforcing rim, for example, the Bagley fish scale bowls and plates, that could be drilled much more easily.

[Sue C]

Looking at the base foot there is no ageing at all so it look's as if someone added the foot to a new bowl, maybe they thought the bowl would look better raised up a little so they could see the pattern.
Anyway, i hope someone recognize's it, as i might have a nervouse breakdown looking for the pattern, it will play on my mind if i dont
find it.

[Lustrousstone]

Mother in law's bowl is 40/50 years old

[Sue C]

I dont think the bowl is new, i meant to say the stand was added when the bowl was first bought or soon after, anyway if one of the pressed glass people want it let me know.

[Cathy B]

Just found this bowl on eBay.com.au (150161192749). In the centre is a mark, BVB France, which according to Frank here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,1788.0.html
 is

Société Exploitation Verrière Beauce-Bourgogne S.A. et Verrière de la Chapelle St. Mesmin.
Genlis near Dijon, Côte d'Or, France.

Frank, if you're reading this, is that the 1930s mark?