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Is it a salt or a piano rest...?
Anne E.B.:
I don't usually buy clear glass, but couldn't resist this little piece because it looks so elegant. My first reaction was that it looked Georgian - but that is just a wild, uneducated guess. I thought it might be a salt at first, but later thought it might even be a piano rest as it is quite chunky, although the recess is oval shaped not circular. It measures 3" long x 2.25" wide x 1.75" high. I'd be interested to hear what people think about it. :P Many thanks :lol:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/base2006.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/base.jpg Base.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/base2005.jpg Interior.
Regards - Anne E.B. :lol:
David E:
Hi Anne,
As it's rectangular I would say it isn't a piano rest. These often seem to be circular with smoother sides.
But an interesting piece and I wonder whether the "base" is actually the base IYSWIM!
Ivo:
I vote salt
Anne E.B.:
Thanks Ivo. I was half hoping it was some highly unusual piano (or other furniture) rest. But I've double checked the recess, and there are no signs of wear, so I'm now with you on the salt.
--- Quote from: "DenCill" ---Hi Anne,
As it's rectangular I would say it isn't a piano rest. These often seem to be circular with smoother sides.
But an interesting piece and I wonder whether the "base" is actually the base IYSWIM!
--- End quote ---
A good point David, it wouldn't be the first time I've got things the wrong way round. :roll: (recent black plinth mistake :oops: ) However, there is considerable wear to the base, and the top is smooth and shiny, so it appears the recess is uppermost and has been used that way.
Any thoughts on age and origins? Am I being too optimistic in my wild guess at Georgian? It appears quite old and looks as though its seen a bit of service.
Regards - Anne E.B.
Bernard C:
Anne — I agree with Ivo, a salt, also sometimes known as a low salt, to distinguish it from a pedestal salt or a pourer.
It is obviously pressed glass, but some of the surfaces could be cut, difficult to tell from photographs. I reckon late C19 – early C20. Difficult to attribute, but Sowerby, PV and M&W would be among the front runners in a large field. Sowerby's Pattern book XI, second edition, Jan 1888, shows 13 cut and 74 moulded salts, none obviously exactly like yours, although it is difficult to be certain as my multi-generation photocopy is a bit rough around the edges.
As for piano rests, I always understood that glass is an extremely good conductor of sound, David.
Bernard C. 8)
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