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Anne E.B.:
Any help with these three charity shop finds bought this week, would be greatly appreciated.

The first - a 7.5" high vase looks very much like Sowerby's no. 2414 in design, except that the middle patterned section lacks definition and detail and is a bit disappointing, added to the fact that it is jade, which might be more associated with Jobling(?)  It has a deep recessed base and has considerable wear on base rim associated with age.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/jadevase.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/jade003.jpg


The second is a heavy, rich amber colour, hexagonal bowl, embossed with panels showing a kingfisher.  It has a registration number on the base RD 810280.  The only thing resembling this, is the Tutenkahmun bowl, but that is only four sided, so this one is a bit of a mystery.  The seller told me it was "Macclesfield glass" -  :!:  :?:  :!:  As far as I know, Macclesfield (Cheshire) had a thriving silk industry at one time, not glass.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/amber006.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/amber002.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/amber005.jpg

Finally, a large 9" diameter blue/green satin finish posy trough or ring (UV reactive), 1.75" high and 1.25" wide.  I've spent three days cleaning this one up, using different treatments :roll:   Someone had put metal inside it at some stage, possibly to hold flowers, and it was brown with rust.  Its beautiful now, well worth the elbow grease and I haven't come across one this big before now. :)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/posytrough.jpg


Many thanks. :lol:

p.s. if anyone is having trouble downloading pics. please let me know and I'll reduce size further.

Anne E.B. :wink:

Leni:
I'm sure I saw that kingfisher design on something at the Woking Glass Fair yesterday!   :shock:  :?

Can't remember what it was though.  I wonder if Peter will have noticed it.  

PETE!

Glen:
Anne, the vase is fascinating - very like Sowerby's Pinwheel aka Derby vase....and yet different!

The Kingfisher bowl is an interesting one. We also have a brown one with the RD number. You'll find the number on the outside, near the bottom. 810280 - registered by the United Glass Bottle Co. 26/2/36. There's a thread and info on it here.

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,1963.0.html

The third piece looks like a Bagley flower holder/posy ring.
Neat piece!

Glen

Glen:
I should have mentioned that Sowerby's Pinwheel aka Derby pattern is very similar to Josef Inwald's Pinwheel pattern too. The vases are almost identical (the bases and colours help to differentiate).

Glen

Anne E.B.:
Many thanks Leni and Glen. :P

Thanks Glen for the interesting link regarding the kingfisher bowl.  So its United Glass Bottle Company, Sherdley.   I'm sure it would look great on a plinth, so will  have to look out for a hexagonal shape one (if there is such a thing).

The jade vase is a fab. blue/green colour, even though the moulding at the centre is not as crisp as the rest of the patterning.  I'll check out Inwald's.  

Regards - Anne E.B. :wink:

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