Topic: Cobalt blue bowl Maker??

[stoneyh]

If someone could help me identifiy the maker and year of this bowl it would be greatly appreciated.

It measures 8 inches across the top
It is 3.5 inches tall

There are no marks on it and is a deep cobalt blue

Thanks

[angel2]

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I think these bowls are made in France. They often have a number impressed underneath, e.g., '2' or '5'. I'm not sure who makes them but perhaps Verreco (if that's the correct spelling) or similar. There are a lot of them about in various sizes, I have a huge one at the moment that has a pedestal type stand (attached).

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[Ivo]

The standard nesting kitchen bowls in tempered glass come in clear, smoke and also in blue and are made by Arques - but I'm not quite convinced that this is one...

[stoneyh]

If it helps I did spot a 7 on the outside ring on the bottom.  Sorry just now spotting it.

[Ivo]

That is a mould number which makes it very probable that these are from Arques.

[angel2]

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Is Luminarc part of Arques? Because I'm fairly sure that's what the bowl is although I can't find the evidence at the moment (and I can't do links anyway). I've handled a lot of that type of glass, particularly the blue bowls but also the coloured stem glasses - red, green, black, and they're very useful colourful utilty items.

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[Ivo]

Crystal d'Arques, LuminARC, ARCopal, ARCoroc, ARCuisine, JC Durand and quite a few others are all brands from ARC International located in Arques. ARC are the worlds largest glass makers with an output of more than one million items per day.

http://www.arc-intl.com/Accueil.aspx

[angel2]

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Phew!   :phew:  Yes I read that just a while ago, almost beggars belief!

a2