Topic: ID please-Wedgwood?

[SophieB]

Hi there,

I just acquired this abstract weight. It is unmarked but I am thinking it is Wedgewood. Does any one know?

I attach a picture of the base, top and side.

If it is Wedgewood, why is it not marked? Is it a second?

Thanks.

SophieB

[Lustrousstone]

Doesn't look like a Wedgwood (note spelling) type of thing, but I could be wrong. Wedgwood bought from the factory shop, which may or may not be a second, and seconds are generally unmarked.

[SophieB]

Hi Christine,

Many thanks, I thought there was something odd with the spelling but I copied someone else's... As a foreigner :fr:, I do not trust my own (at time random) spelling.

May be, a kind moderator can correct the mistake in the title, so that it is not so glaring. Thanks.

Do you have any idea whom may have made it? When I bought it I thought it may be Scottish. But after a little investigation, I have come to the conclusion that this is unlikely (although not sure either - In fact I am not sure of anything at all...).

SophieB

   

[tropdevin]

Hi Sophie

I can see why you might have thought it was Scottish, given the similarity in basic design to the Strathearn urchin and Perthshire 'Alladin's cave' weights. And it might be a frigger from a Scottish factory, of course. But the technique of picking up frit on a small gather of clear glass, punching a few holes in it, then encasing in clear glass, is one that many small studios in many countries could manage. The Indian '3 flower spatter pattern' weights are made that way.

So I fear you will never manage to attribute this one to a specific maker - but you may get lucky!

P.S.  Regarding the spelling: many English people make the (understandable) mistake of putting an extra 'E' in Wedgwood. Ce n'est pas parce que vous êtes française  :fr: :hi: !

Alan

[SophieB]

Hi Alan,

You are right, I thought it may be Strathearn, but it is not. Indeed, I may never know who made it. Never mind.

By the way, you can use 'tu'  :thup:.

Sophie   

[TxSilver]

What a wonderful pw. It reminds me of the gold ones made by Barbini (Murano), but with complex colors. I like your pw much better than those of Barbini. I was tempted to think that yours was Murano, but I've not seen this color pattern in anything done there. It appears to be carefully executed. Very nice.

[SophieB]

Thanks Anita, I like it too.

The base could be Murano indeed, but I did not think the colours quite right (but you would know a lot more about this than little me). Also, the weight is really heavy and does not feel right for a Murano piece.

Do you have a picture a Barbini on file that you could post? I don't think that I have ever seen a weight as you describe before.

Sophie

[TxSilver]

I don't have one of the Barbini weights. The prices are always a bit high for me. There is a picture of one at http://www.fossilfly.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=2257 in a ruby & gold. The colors of your are much more interesting than the Barbini to me.

[SophieB]

Thanks for the link/picture.

I like this Barbini weight and had never encountered one before. I can see why you thought about it after reading my post. They have a sort of 'family resemblance'.

Thanks again.

Sophie