Topic: Confirmation - Is this a Whitefriars Soda vase or Scandinavian...?

[Greg.]

Hi Ivo, looking at the base close up there are hundreds of stratches which made me think it had some age? Just wondering why you thought it was pretty recent? Doesn't the wear look age related?

Thanks Greg

[Ivo]

It has scratches but it lacks the telltale soft scratch ring - which consists not of dozens but of many thousands tiny scratches and outlines the area it actually stands on.  Your vase has a contemporary finish, with a ground ring for stability. It may be 10, 15 years old and i would guess it is from the days when Ikea produced in Hungary. The shape is also very recent, imho.

[Greg.]

Thanks for the clarification Ivo much apreciated.

[chopin-liszt]

For future reference, soda glass is normally very thin and lightweight.

[chriscooper]

The Whitefriars range were mostly but not all lightweight soda glass as they were made from old lighting moulds.
Thought soda glass was predominantly quite heavy glass? as used  in everyday items like beer bottles jam jars and window glass?
Will dig out a Whitefriars light shade   that is an exception to the rule and post a picture later.

Chris  :sun:

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/WhitefriarsLightShade#5599110885731472018

Sue you may be interested who made them?

[glassobsessed]

I thought soda glass was lighter than your 'average' glass too....

John

[chriscooper]

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/WhitefriarsLightShade#5599110885731472018

Sue you may be interested who made them?


Have a guess Sue

[chopin-liszt]

I can't think why anybody would want a deep blue light and clear shade - unless it's for "on the stage" purposes?
Let's see, my (only) favourite wfs maker is Peter Wheeler, (I'm not interested in what the Boffos did there, it's their Mdina work I like, not wfs)

But I don't think it's PW, Chris!

[chriscooper]

Anyone who is interested, these shades were made at Whitefriars by Boffo for Thorn lighting in various styles and colours on hanging pendants and are quite sought after for retro settings.

http://www.whitefriars.com/bb_orig/viewtopic.php?t=3786&highlight=thorn

Sorry Sue presumed you appreciated him as an artist and would have been interested in other examples of his work.
Did you not like his animals he did at Whitefriars either?

Chris

[chopin-liszt]

I don't go for animal things at all Chris, or pws  :wsh:
- I see the Boffos as mastercraftsmen rather than artists, I appreciate what they could do with the freedom of Michael Harris' designs rather than the restrictions of wfs designs - it's the use of colour I love.