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Offline kieran

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stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« on: January 21, 2010, 02:18:09 PM »
looks like stennet willson design any ideas of factory

8 inchs high
thanks kieran

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Re: stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2010, 09:48:03 AM »
Hi, just seen a similiar looking vase on whitefriars wannabees site

described as stennett willson for kings lynn

thanks

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Re: stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2010, 12:34:23 PM »
Hi, just seen a similiar looking vase on whitefriars wannabees site

described as stennett willson for kings lynn

thanks

Similar or the same?

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Re: stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 06:01:57 PM »
Completely different! The above vase looks cased, the vase on my Wannabee Blog is a RSW Angular vase which is not cased, from this range

http://ronaldstennettwillson.com/Vases%20Angular.html

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Re: stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 06:31:21 PM »
Completely different! The above vase looks cased, the vase on my Wannabee Blog is a RSW Angular vase which is not cased, from this range

http://ronaldstennettwillson.com/Vases%20Angular.html

Thanks Emmi - as I thought.  I dunno why this should be the case but recently it seems that there are a growing number of spurious attributions and identifications based on nothing more than vague similarities and/or eBay listings - I think this is a very worrying trend.

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Re: stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2010, 08:24:07 PM »
thanks for the replys
my eyes arent what they used to be
l can now see that the vase in the wannabee section is not cased
over enthusaism on my part
kieran

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Re: stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2010, 08:35:00 PM »
Firstly, I can't help with an attribution I'm afraid.

However, a couple of observations, beginning with the fact that many people do not look carefully at the item they have and the one they're comparing it to. This is particularly true with a goodly proportion of eBay sellers. Most probably this is because is easier to say it's something that you hope the item to be than do the work and find and accurate comparison. (BTW, just to make things clear this is not directed at you Kieran  :) ).

When I look at your vase Kieran, I notice the sloping curved shoulder and similarly a curving section to the base. The latter could be linked to Caithness, since it is a trait of some of the early pieces designed by Domhnall O'Broin, however I don't believe this to be a clue to the actual attribution, since there are some other vases that also have this characteristic - to date nobody can give them good attribution, although I have seen one with Leerdam markings, which I cannot confirm and find questionable. As for the angular vase that is on the wannabeeblog, it is just that, far more angular than your vase, with straight sections in place of the aforementioned curves.

Always be very critical of the differences when trying to make an attribution, otherwise you can fall into that eBay trap of wishful thinking :huh: ;) :huh:

Good luck with the ID. Happy hunting all.

Nigel

PS. Composed while you were replying Kieran

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Re: stennett wilson kings lynn ?
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2010, 09:13:42 PM »
Kieran, apologies if my response seemed a little harsh - Nigel put it so much more diplomatically and succinctly.  My comments were more of an observation and not meant as a direct criticism of you - as many here will testify, tact isn't my forte.

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