Topic: possible id for Uranium vases.

[Paul S.]

Dave - thanks for the contribution..........however, did you mean to say ............"and this is NOT the same pattern".         Despite repeated 'flicking' I am not getting a bell tone, unfortunately, and the sound is a rather dull note.       

[mrvaselineglass]

Correct.....(too fast on the keyboard).  It is NOT the same pattern.   --Dave

[Tony H]

Hi Paul
I guess its back to the drawingboard, but have you had a look at a thread by traditionaljazz, page 4 has photos of a glass dish which has possablities by Percival Vickers.

Tony H

[Paul S.]

thanks Tony - did you intend to attach a link?? 

[Lustrousstone]

Percival Vickers Colonial perhaps
http://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/registered-designs/percival-vickers-unregistered-pressed-glass
Scroll down. Colour looks good too

[Paul S.]

thanks for the link  -  and would agree that Tony's reference to Percival & Vickers - and in particular to Christine's suggestion of the 'Colonial' pattern - shows great similarity.   Sorry, I'm at work just now, and these have in fact been wrapped up and will be shortly belong to someone else (who may wish to comment later in the week).   From memory the 'diamonds on the U. vases, I thought, showed graduation in size - but certainly the overall look is very similar.   Hopefully, we may know more later in the week.
What did you mean Christine......"colour looks good too".........surely the 'Colonial' Celery is in clear glass???
quote from paragraph four (within the text of the link)...............Although we cannot reprint the images here for copyright reasons
.............wouldn't the copyright have expired by now  yes/no??
Thanks to everyone for their contributions.



Although we cannot reprint the images here for copyright reasons

[Lustrousstone]

I meant the colour of the U vases looks good for Vickers.

[Paul S.]

thanks  -  sorry, I made a bit of a hash of my message

[neilh]

I've been meaning to add to this thread and say these look a little like Percival & Vickers. The foot, the diamonds (topped with oval facets?) and the wavy top all look like mid 1860s Manchester. However although the pattern is close, I can't find any vases in the Percival Vickers catalogue, or any Manchester registration, which is the same overall shape as this one. The catalogue page for the Colonial set does not include this vase - though the catalogues are not comprehensive.

So it certainly looks mid 1860s Manchester but the shape lets it down - does anyone know when this shape of vase started to be made?

[neilh]

Just noticed Paul's remark about copyright on the P&V catalogue mentioned on my website. A catalogue is held by the Winterthur Library, Delaware. They will copy up to 20 pages from it for a fee, but retain copyright, so that's why I can't show them. Note that they are putting the full 1881 catalogue, and a large number of others (mostly American) on the Internet Archive website within the next year or two, then everyone gets to see them!