Topic: Stourbridge? any ideas

[Highlandmack]

Hi
I wonder if anyone out there can help with the identity of this vase
thanks Alan

[keith]

Hello Alan,could we have some pictures of the base and rim,the dimensions also help

[Highlandmack]

Hi Keith
many thanks for replying
the sise is 23cm tall the base is 8 cm the neck is 6cm and about 13cm at its widest
it has a smooth polished pontil and it is quite heavy
thanks again any help is welcome
regards Alan

[keith]

Reminds me of some Royal Brierley cut glass baskets I've seen,it may be Bohemian,I'll have another look

[Highlandmack]

Hi Keith
thankyou very much for doing this
another question how old do you think it is
I only collect glass I do not sell
and the piece game from an antique dealer friend from his own collection and it was him that suggested it was Stourbridge
thanks again for all your help
kind regards Alan

[flying free]

Is this blue cut to clear, or is it blue over amber please, or is it gilded in someway, or is it just the light reflecting making clear glass under the blue look yellow?
Apologies for the questions but it's quite difficult to tell from the picture.
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[Highlandmack]

Hi Flying Free
many thanks for your interest and question ask anything you like if it helps to identify this piece
It is blue over clear and is gilded
Again thankyou very much
regards Alan

[Bernard C]

Alan — Possibly cut by T.E. Wood, a freelance Stourbridge decorator, on a blank by Royal Brierley (Stevens & Williams).   See Liebe/Hayhurst p.35.

Broadfield House Glass Museum should be able to help you further.

Bernard C. 

[Highlandmack]

Dear Bernard C
Thankyou very much for your response
Although I cannot see it just now
I am very impressed by the knowledge of the members here and I think you  have solved my mystery
After your response I googled S&W and found a very similar piece
Link here (hope it works ) http://www.antiquecolouredglass.info/images/T%20E%20Wood%20pagoda%20willow%20pattern.JPG
which states exactly what you have said  and here is a picture to confirm
Unfortunately I cannot find ant information on T.E. Wood
So I now know who and I think the date is around 1880
I am very pleased and grateful
Kind regards Alan

[Mod: Sorry, Alan, but copying other people's images into the GMB is not permitted unless there is a statement of agreement from the copyright owner. So your "confrmation image" has been removed.]

[Bernard C]

Alan — It's not that simple.   I had vague recollections of a problem with the Willow Pattern when I wrote my reply above.   Anyway Liebe/Hayhurst gives the date 1930s for the piece shown.

Now the problem.   Dodsworth (BGbtW) Item 7 is a decanter cut through blue to clear with the Willow Pattern by Charlie Swayne, who operated from a cutting shop at the back of his house in Delph Road, Brierley Hill.   Dodsworth gives the date c.1930.

Liebe/Hayhurst on Wood: "who used the design [Willow Pattern] on clear and cased glass".

Dodsworth on Swayne: "The Willow Pattern on clear and cased glass was his speciality".

So, as both sources are well regarded, I think your contacting Broadfield House is essential to resolve this.   Please let us know the outcome.

Bernard C.