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Pinkspoons · « **on:** November 24, 2005, 09:39:26 PM »

Do these prod anyone's memory buttons?

Vases, 4.75" tall. They're identical shape and height, but have completely different rims. Ones has nicely rounded edges, and the other is quite sharp and beveled.

Bowl with controlled bubbles, 4" across.

Max · « **Reply #1 on:** November 24, 2005, 10:31:48 PM »

Isn't the bowl WF? Does it have a circular ground pontil mark? I'll have to get mine out the shed...

Tigerchips · « **Reply #2 on:** November 24, 2005, 10:54:54 PM »

Curious, the one on the right appears to have an orange colour on the inside of the vase and the other one doesn't. :?

Pinkspoons · « **Reply #3 on:** November 24, 2005, 11:56:26 PM »

I'm not sure if it's WF - the shape in profile is slightly more rounded than the pictures in the catalogues. It does have the correct pontil mark, though - but then doesn't 75% of all Polish/Chinese glass too? :lol:

And the vases are both the same colour, it's just the lighting on the right side making it orangey.

bubbles · « **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2005, 02:35:46 PM »

I understand that the Whitefriars bowls have a small lip that runs around the inside of the top of the bowl, which might help to identify this one. Its difficult to describe this exactly but I hope this may help.

Pinkspoons · « **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2005, 03:37:07 PM »

I know what you mean, and it does have one!

vidfletch · « **Reply #6 on:** November 25, 2005, 05:17:53 PM »

They look like Whitefriars but I am not sure. The vases could be but they did so many smooth walled cased items from the sixties onwards it is hard to tell. If they are they will be Pattern 9647 from 1965

Same goes for the bowl. It may be Pattern 9099 but a lot of Murano ones are similar when this small.

Put the photos on the "Is it Whitefriars?" section on www.whitefriars.com and ask on www.whitefriarsorg.org/mf . You will get your answer.

Vidfletch

Pinkspoons · « **Reply #7 on:** November 25, 2005, 11:28:42 PM »

Hi. Thanks for the info - I think they're 9099 - I just didn't see the photo of the vase tucked away in the catalogue when I had a quick browse after I bought the vases. :roll:

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