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Offline deco.queen

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Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish - ID = Seguso
« on: July 01, 2008, 03:46:50 AM »
I'm coming to the pros with this set.  The candleholders are 4 1/2" tall, 6" wide. The lemon is 5 1/2 inches long and 3 inches high. They are high quality but not marked.  The glass doesn't glow under black light, the yellow turns a shade of orange.  Thanks for looking!!

Janice
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2008, 07:41:25 AM »
Janice — They could be Alabaster by Stevens & Williams, later Royal Brierley, launched about 1914 (Dodsworth, BGbtW), with the main production 1920s and '30s.   Alabaster was a jade type semi-translucent glass, each item always made in two colours, white with colours such as rose, blue, cinnamon, primrose (Jackson C20 Factory Glass), and green.

I don't recognise the patterns, but then I have no information on what patterns S&W/RB may have made specifically for the American export market.   Have you already eliminated Steuben, major manufacturers of a similar style in the US?   Other British factories are unlikely in my opinion.

A worldwide Google search on "Stevens Williams Alabaster" will bring up plenty of illustrated examples, one or two apparently signed, which is always useful.   I am rather sceptical about the authenticity of some of the more fanciful colour names you will find.

Bernard C.  8)
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2008, 08:44:14 AM »
Is Murano not a possibility then? :-\
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2008, 08:56:25 AM »
Quote from: Tigerchips on July 01, 2008, 08:44:14 AM
Is Murano not a possibility then?

TC — I don't know, is it?

Bernard C.  8)
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2008, 09:00:42 AM »
in opaline, Murano, Belgium and France are all possible. A strong design like this could easily be Nason. 
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2008, 11:20:10 AM »
Steuben came to mind when I saw them but when I picked one up and it was heavy(one candlestick weighs 2 lbs), thick glass.  In my little knowledge of Steuben I thought it would be more delicate.  I checked my Revi book which has some catalog pictures in the back of Steuben designs and didn't see anything like this. 

I will do research on the Stevens & Williams names you gave me.  I wasn't even aware they did this style glass.
As far as Murano goes, I have no idea about their older items. 

Thank you for the information!  My search continues....

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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2008, 04:52:59 PM »
Quote from: Bernard C on July 01, 2008, 08:56:25 AM
Quote from: Tigerchips on July 01, 2008, 08:44:14 AM
Is Murano not a possibility then?

TC — I don't know, is it?

Bernard C.  8)

I just thought the bowl looked like glass from Murano.

Search this site below using the word "alabastro"...
http://www.trocadero.com/svazzo/
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2008, 05:34:05 PM »
Wow, it's amazing what happens when you change the last 3 letters in a word  ;D.  I emailed them about my set, keeping my fingers crossed.  I like what they said in their description about one they sold "RARE Large Murano YELLOW and White ALABASTRO Art Glass Candle Stick... Attributed to Archimede SEGUSO circa 1950's!!! Yellow is one of the most sought after colors by collectors! Very heavy and in amazing condition."   Thank you so much for that link! 
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2008, 05:41:22 PM »
Javier is a moderator on the Murano board here  ;D
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Re: Art glass candleholders and a matching small dish
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2008, 07:20:49 PM »
Thanks TC  :-*

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