Topic: ALUM BAY ? GLASS VASE CONFORMATION PLEASE

[stew2u2]

believe this is alum bay glass. the only thing that is putting a ? is the base. the alum bay glass i have had in the past has always had a rough pontil. any other ideas please
thanks
stew

[scavo]

Hi Stew,
I have a piece that I think is Alum Bay. but when I checked their website the shape seems to have changed slightly and the colours are totally different to what you have (mine is the same colour as yours).
Have you checked the shape their website? http://www.alumbayglass.co.uk/browse_prod_sub.php?sid=28

I'd like to see a photo of the pontil on yours from a different angle. Mine has a pontil that looks like an inverted nipple. I think it's been cut, heated and pushed in slightly. Or perhaps cut, pushed in and heated?

[glassobsessed]

Fluted bud vase, Maple, unless it is a colour they no longer use: http://www.alumbayglass.co.uk/view_product.php?pid=25

John

[Paul S.]

I would agree - 99.9% definitely Alum Bay.         The recessed, slightly fire polished but rough broken pontil, plus that thin whispish flaky white interior and the type of colour swirl are very typical.       However, if you're still in doubt then send them an email  -  as per John's link.........for attention of Colin Green.    He has always been extremely helpful to me.

[scavo]

Ah, I was looking at the wrong fluted vase (25 not 28).

So, is the less bulbous, elongated shape in the official photo just the photo or have they changed shape slightly from time to time? This is the other thing I noted about mine is that on their website the items (photos) looked elongated.

[stew2u2]

thanks all
right shape the one i have the colour more yellowish. like what has been said maybe a discontinued colour. nice vase well made i think alum bay is very underrated. just looked again the ones on the web site are 250mm mine is only 113mm

[scavo]

I like it but got completely muddled with this and Isle of Wight Glass. The similarities between Alum Bay, Isle of Wight and Mdina are quite striking ... and I had the Michael Harris connection mixed up. Good job I went back to I.o.W and Alum Bay sites again before I but my foot in my mouth again!

[chopin-liszt]

I'm quite happy your bit is Alum Bay.
It's quite an early colourway, I believe, and changes to shapes and improvements in finish will have been made over the years.
It looks as if it has a heat polished broken pontil mark - a small improvement on a broken one.

[stew2u2]

thanks all for the help love this site. buying and selling glass is like putting your hand in a beehive you know your going to get stung a few times.
thanks
stew

[chriscooper]

A nice early piece here Stew with a good view of the base finish.

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