Topic: Strangest and a bit sad Whitefriars Dilly Duck ,comments welcome!

[Andy]

Thanks John, the evidence is building up against my lovely romantic theories :mus:
I will add a few more photos soon, anyway.
 :cheers:

[Andy]

Here we go, a couple of the offset pontil, and the unmixed glass near the base,
the base is amber glass, and applied to the body.
 

[chriscooper]

Hi Andy, linked it, a few serious collectors on the there, if we can rouse them that is.
What about an apprentice piece, a first attempt and quickly put in his pocket and taken home?
Not beyond the realms of possibility.


Chris :sun:

[Andy]

Chris, Thats one of my romantic theories 
Maybe an apprentice being taught, and told he can keep his first attempt :thup:

[vidrioguapo]

These have been discussed on www.whitefriars.com several times over the years.  General consensus was that these were NOT made by Whitefriars, not even a rare frigger apprentice piece , and as I have seen quite a few on ebay, I would not think they are rare or friggers.  I think someone thought it may have been Czech. 

[Andy]

Thanks Emmi, i hoped you would find it. The ones youve seen on ebay and the ones discussed on wf.com, were they
unfinished like this one? Have you handled one? It does feel sort of whitefriarsish, id be happy to pop it in the post
to you or someone to have a look.  Its not a second,not even good enough for that,  it just feels that it was a left over gather of glass, that someone had a try with. The maker had given up trying , before doing anything with the head.
 


(curious to know Patricks opinions as well)

[vidrioguapo]

The beakless ones are the ones which have had no attributions and thought , maybe, possibly, vaguely to have been made in Czechoslovakia.....but no evidence to confirm that. I am afraid they are deemed to be ugly ducklings! LOL!

There are ones with a  similar shaped body but which have beaks, and some of these have been attributed to Kingsware.

[chriscooper]

A Kingsware one in this thread if it helps any....

http://www.whitefriars.com/bb_orig/viewtopic.php?t=4310&highlight=kingsware+duck

Chris

[WhatHo!]

What Ho! I posted a photo of this style of duck to Jonny King (ex Whitefriars-Kingsware) because he doesn't have a computer!!
Then had a chat with him on the phone and he said that these are NOT Whitefriars or Kingsware.
The Kingsware duck is in Chris Cooper link, Wolfie

[Andy]

Well, my bubble of romantic thoughts is gradually deflating  :love: :hb2: :hb2:
I cant quite understand why such an ugly duckling was not thrown back in the pot, or in the bin  :huh:

Andy


(did i mention its etched wf dilly duck no 1  :24: )