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Victorian Pressed Flint Glass Compote.
traditionaljazz:
Dear Everyone At The Glass Message Board. I am now going to post some photos of the small compote which has the same pattern bowl as The Oxford Tea Party. I am sorry for taking my time to post these photos. Regards Traditional Jazz.
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traditionaljazz:
--- Quote from: neilh on January 17, 2010, 08:23:43 AM ---Hi Jazz,
I would be interested to see a photo of anything that might be Molineaux & Webb, particularly with a Greek Key pattern as they used it a lot. I have been following the photos on this thread, and comparing them against some images I have from the Molineaux & Webb pattern book. Your images so far do not look close to items in the pattern book, but the Oxford Tea Party item comes pretty close to some designs in the "Centre Stands" section of the book. This would also suggest the date for the Oxford item, at least, is around mid 1850s.
Neil
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Dear neih, I have since found out that you are running the Gensis Of Molineux And Webb website. I have recently posted a photo of the small compote that i have. The pattern does match the Oxford Tea Party compote. Do you have anymore information on the following quote by yourself "but the Oxford Tea Party item comes pretty close to some designs in the "Centre Stands" section of the book" Regards Traditional Jazz.
neilh:
Hi Jazz,
The pattern book has a number of comports / centre stands from the 1850s. Most of them look quite heavy with a thick stem. The majority of the centre stands are shown with the top detached, and are probably showing an upside down comport with a dish balanced on it. A couple show frosted designs but the majority have cutting in the same ballpark as the photos in this thread - it just so happens that the Oxford Tea Party one looks a little closer to the style. I have yet to see any examples of these 1850s pieces which I would say might be Molineaux & Webb. There is however, one shown on page 27 of the 1978 book "Victorian Table Glass and Ornaments" by Barbara Morris, which is captioned as probably by Molineaux & Webb.
traditionaljazz:
--- Quote from: neilh on March 17, 2010, 08:27:38 PM ---Hi Jazz,
The pattern book has a number of comports / centre stands from the 1850s. Most of them look quite heavy with a thick stem. The majority of the centre stands are shown with the top detached, and are probably showing an upside down comport with a dish balanced on it. A couple show frosted designs but the majority have cutting in the same ballpark as the photos in this thread - it just so happens that the Oxford Tea Party one looks a little closer to the style. I have yet to see any examples of these 1850s pieces which I would say might be Molineaux & Webb. There is however, one shown on page 27 of the 1978 book "Victorian Table Glass and Ornaments" by Barbara Morris, which is captioned as probably by Molineaux & Webb.
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Dear neilh, Thank you for your reply and comments and also details of Victorian Table Glass and Ornaments by Barbara Morris which i will follow up on. Good Luck with Molineux and Webb. Regards Traditional Jazz.
traditionaljazz:
--- Quote from: traditionaljazz on March 18, 2010, 12:12:06 AM ---
--- Quote from: neilh on March 17, 2010, 08:27:38 PM ---Hi Jazz,
The pattern book has a number of comports / centre stands from the 1850s. Most of them look quite heavy with a thick stem. The majority of the centre stands are shown with the top detached, and are probably showing an upside down comport with a dish balanced on it. A couple show frosted designs but the majority have cutting in the same ballpark as the photos in this thread - it just so happens that the Oxford Tea Party one looks a little closer to the style. I have yet to see any examples of these 1850s pieces which I would say might be Molineaux & Webb. There is however, one shown on page 27 of the 1978 book "Victorian Table Glass and Ornaments" by Barbara Morris, which is captioned as probably by Molineaux & Webb.
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Dear neilh, Thank you for your reply and comments and also details of Victorian Table Glass and Ornaments by Barbara Morris which i will follow up on. Good Luck with Molineux and Webb. Regards Traditional Jazz.
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Dear neih, I have managed to find a copy of this book. The photograph is not all that clear. But this version is similar except that it seems to have some sort of frosting. Also the books does not give a full description of this item only a very brief description "probably by molineux and webb". Regards Traditional Jazz
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