Topic: Fake or not - thats the question Stevens & Williams Cameo signed !!

[Lustrousstone]

Back to the vase in question. I don't know whether it's a fake or not, but I spent a fair bit of time yesterday looking at Grover's English Cameo Glass. To me my studies say the rim looks OK, the colours look OK, some of S&W stuff seemed a little less well-defined than the Webb and there is a similar Webb (marked) vase (shape, design and colours, but 3 inches smaller).

I think the scratchy looking marks may be pencil marks trying to make the mark stand out more. These hot-stamped marks are quite hard to read never mind photograph ( I have a marked Webb Burmese).

It looks like uranium glass to me; that might be the clincher.

[claretjugcollector]

grover´s is my holy bible but i have to say the quality shown in the book is much better ... :or: and there is still the unusual shape ..except page20 c 5 signed webb with geranium...

[scimiman]

But it's painted enamels, not Cameo work, Mike.

Link to some of Tim Harris' work

http://www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk/Sold_Graal_Cameo.html

and to some of Jonathan's

http://www.jhstudioglass.com/categories.php?open_menu=2&sitemap_id=22&parent_id=2&category_id=30

Have sent you a PM with some gobsmaking examples of Terris work.
Regards Mike

[chopin-liszt]

Recieved, Mike - thanks. Excellent work,  :thup:
(but not my taste, I'm afraid - I'm really not fond of flowers).
I did a google search, on the name - the only thing which came up with images was the owl on Mike's site!
I jumped to a stupid conclusion without sufficient evidence.

[scimiman]

Hows about a nice Dragon
Regards Mike

[keith]

All very nice but George Woodall is the master of all time in regards to cameo work IMVHO 

[obscurities]

The dragon is quite fabulous!!!!!!     :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
I really want one......   

Craig

[claretjugcollector]

nice dragon - how old might this nice little baby be ?

[Paul S.]

how about putting our hands together for the guy that knocked up the first Portland vase  -  and when you consider how long ago he created the piece, how special he must have been  -  it remained the finest piece of cold worked glass for what, perhaps 1700 years??            So, all together - hip, hip hooray/for the best Roman of his day :hiclp:

[scimiman]

nice dragon - how old might this nice little baby be ?

Terri made this in 2009.
Regards Mike