Topic: Lovely wrythern blown uranium decanter

[Lustrousstone]

This lovely wrythern blown uranium glass decanter is nicely made with a neat little polished pontil mark. It is undamaged apart from very minor use marks, but it is quite water stained. The stopper is perfect. I have no idea of who, when or where: does anyone? Is it worth having it restored, bearing in mind we only paid £3 for it? Did anyone ever find and use anyone to do such restoration?

[malwodyn]

I had a badly water-stained Webbs bowl restored at the Ruskin Centre (Redhouse Glass Crafts)

http://www.ruskin-mill.org.uk/ruskinglasscentre

They always have a lot of work on, so don't expect the job to be done in a hurry - but if what your decanter needs is a bit of TLC, they are the people to give it.

[Lustrousstone]

Thank you

Anyone have any idea about when and where it might have been made please

[Lustrousstone]

Bump. Max please could you have a peek in Andy's book for me  :kissy:

[johnphilip]

The stopper makes me think Orrefors /Sandvik i will check it out later . jp :sleep: For restoration Basil Loveridge at Brackley .

[Max]

That's about as close as I got too, from a little exhibition book I got at one of Andy's talks.  John means a mould blown decanter called 'Astrid' from 1918 in 2 sizes designed by Simon Gate.  38.5cm & 32cm.   Uranium glass though....hmm....doesn't say Orrefors/Sandvik to me?

[Lustrousstone]

No I've seen that too. I think this might be earlier, perhaps Webb. I think I need to email Andy, is he amenable to such things?

[Max]

Yeah!  Give him a go!  Do you have his address?

[Lustrousstone]

There'll be something on his website won't there?

[Max]

I've sent you an email.