Topic: id request for small smoky decanter.

[Paul S.]

I always think these 'midnight' coloured pieces are likely to be Dartington, then get them home and discover they're not. Having looked through my book I don't now think this is.   The woman at the boot sale said it came from an oldish house when she lived in France, and it may therefore possibly be French.  Ground and polished pontil - stopper is also ground and polished on the top - whole thing about 195mm tall.  Some wear, but not a great deal, and not marks that I can see.   Rather small for a standard decanter I thought, might it have been for a liqueur?  Could be Scandi of course.    If anyone recognizes the design please let me know, and thanks for looking. 

[Max]

Looks like it might be an inter-war style...only going from a little catalogue I got from Andy Mc when he gave a talk which I assisted at.  Your best bet is taking a photo to show him, although I have a feeling he'll say this one is unidentified as yet. 

[Paul S.]

Max - thank you for replying, I had begun to think no one luvved me    Uhmmm, I don't really know what to think about this.   It's an odd size for a decanter  -  how about a cocktail shaker  yes/no??      I don't see it as being a French interwar piece with this rather modern smoky looking colour, do you.    I tend to think of these 'midnight' shades as perhaps Scandi.
Of course you may well be correct, sometimes anything is possible.   I had hoped that Ivo or Dirk might have commented.
Anyway, yes perhaps might take a pic. to show Andy at Rye.    thanks for your help.
P.S. how did you assist Andy  -  perhaps in the way that Debbie M. helps Paul D.?? :ooh:   :wsh:

[malcyp]

hi,
are you sure it isn't a frank thrower design for wedgewood?
i have a horatio decanter which is the same colour,and the stopper is similar in looks apart from the top of it is rounded off.
also his wedgewood range had a rounded foot on most of his pieces as this one does.
malc

[Lustrousstone]

It's not in the book. The colour looks wrong too. Hints of green...

[Paul S.]

thanks for the input........I hadn't thought of the colour looking as though there was a 'hint of green', and this is not apparent in the flesh.    Have just compared it next to an FT 14 water jug, and the decanter doesn't have quite the steely blue/black of the FT piece  -  but like all these things you them side by side to see the difference.

[Max]

I thought this was green.  It definitely pays to take clear photos, especially with each of us having different monitor settings. 

[Paul S.]

It almost beggars belief that this should be interpreted as green :huh:   Why would I say......"I always think these 'midnight' coloured pieces are likely to be Dartington".......if it were green?    I have a high quality camera, and use a very neutral background - pieces are lit with a 22 watt 'warm white' circular fluorescent light, and the whole lot is sent out into the world via a very up-to-date pc package.   I might suggest that there are some people who need to up-date their screens or visit Specsavers.     As I have already commented, the decanter lacks the steely blue black of Dartington, but could nonetheless be confused easily with 'Midnight', unless the two are seen side by side.    Bearing in mind the need for image accuracy because of the visual importance of our pictures, then if you are seeing this piece as green then you may well need to up-grade, or at least get the colour re-tuned.    I don't recall misreading anyone's pics., or thinking I was unsure of the colour.   Does anyone else see this decanter as green?

[Max]

I might suggest that there are some people who need to up-date their screens or visit Specsavers. Smiley

There is really no need for this kind of reply when all people are trying to do is help.

[glassobsessed]

Has a green tint for me too.

Did you adjust the white balance on your camera for a fluorescent light source when you took the photos? A plain and white background usually works well too.

John