Topic: Easter who dunnit

[chopin-liszt]

Far more recent than Hartley Wood!
It is in the index of Hadjamach, but it's also hard to fathom.

[chriscooper]

Still going up to a few ago at the Millfield site under Sunderland glass not really sure what they were making then but were making this sort of stuff.

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/HARTLEYWOODSTAINEDGLASSVASE?authkey=Gv1sRgCNek7-nOhseRgAE#5507843631863125682
Chris

[Lustrousstone]

I think Hartley Wood finally closed in 1989. Chris is close. This came from the the National Glass Centre in 1998/9 and was made in the studio there.

[chopin-liszt]

 :pb: Ooops, I didn't know that about Hartley Wood - I thought they had closed much earlier.

[Lustrousstone]

I think they did and were resuscitated for a bit

[flying free]

ooh good quiz!! What size is the vase Christine and who made it?  is there a particular designer or blower?
I didn't  think Hartley Wood did close before shutting for good, but that they had a last attempt to try something new near the end before shutting for good.  I'm still convinced the two vases I have are both Hartley Wood 'gift ware'.  I've seen two more since on Ebay, both very similar to mine and purporting to be from Hartley Wood.  Chris as a matter of interest what is the size of that vase please?
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[chriscooper]

The one in the second link with the 'stained glass' pattern  is a later Sunderland glass one 8" high some were stamped HW on the base.
The ones I like are the earlier swirly ones with the kicked out base, rough pontil marks uneven rims and bases and loads of stray bubbles.
Here are some below..........

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/114#5566144571553173426

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/2HartleyWoodVase#5581987819817123298

Some really early ones with one of the later style in the back ground

https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/SECONDPAIROFEARLYHARTLEYWOODSWIRLYGLASSVASES?authkey=Gv1sRgCPrR_5zih6TNuQE#5507854790604831458

A brochure here.......

http://www.e-bentglass.com/images/english_brochure.pdf

Chris

[flying free]

thanks Chris   I love those squat ones with the uneven rims.  They're really beautiful pieces of glass.
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[chriscooper]

Hi, sold them a while back for peanuts would have kept them if I had known :cry:
Chris

[flying free]

I wish I'd been the one who bought them! :cry:
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