Topic: Date for Isle-of-Wight vase, please?

[chopin-liszt]

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I'm not being notified of responses in this thread, but the bit at the bottom says I am - Sorry for the delay. I would be interested in this piece, which is Blue Aurene.

The site is wrong about a range called Seawood, I have had a long discussion with them about it! Although there are 2 pieces in their Archive Range (sold) labelled "Seawood", this, I am assured, is a typographic error, based on the "Seaward" range, but is also wrong, because it's Aurene, not Seaward. Confused? So was I. (I bought the pieces, so I was determined to get proper attribution, and desperately excited to think there was a previously unheard-of range called Seawood.) I thought it might be this strapped range, where the more turquoisey, Mdina-ish blue was used, rather than the inky blue of IoWSG, but I am assured that these variations in colour and with/out strapping, are just variations on the theme of Blue Aurene, dating to around the mid-'70's.

[vidrioguapo]

Well, how confused am I now?

Just got a reply from the Isle of Wight website saying it is from the Strapped Seawood range dated mid 70's. ? ?? :shock:  :?  :lol:

[chopin-liszt]

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Was that David Tolley that replied to you?

I have posted pictures of these strapped Aurene pieces to them, along with the turquoisey ones the same as their Archive ones (as well as the Archive ones). I was assured that, at the beginning of IoWSG, they did not really name ranges, or even have "ranges", they were just developing things.

I shall see if I can find the emails.

[chopin-liszt]

Well, here's the discussion on the IoWSG forum.

http://www.isleofwightstudioglass.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=26

It was Ron Wheeler that contacted me through this forum, and him that explained about this being a variation on Aurene.

It is definitely NOT Seaward, which definitely DID come before Aurene!

[vidrioguapo]

Hi Sue, I am not doubting you at all just thought it was strange that following your well researched information, I should get today the Seawood info. the email wasn't signed, so can't say. It was from the Archive section of the site.

Emmi

[chopin-liszt]

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Okey-dokey! I've checked my email "archives".

David Tolley at the IoWSG, I believe, was using the Archives to get his information, so both you and I were told this was strapped Seawood.

Ron Wheeler, of Artius Glass, in private emails to me, told me he had asked Elizabeth Harris for me about this, and that she said there was no such range as Seawood.
The information in Lesley Jackson is perfectly correct (also confirmed to me personally by Elizabeth Harris), that Seaward came before Aurene.

These pieces are mid-'70's variations on Aurene. You don't get any better than Elizabeth Harris for correct information on this!
I'd love it too, if it were a rare and undocumented range, and Seawood seems quite appropriate for the strapped ones, but this is just not the case.

[vidrioguapo]

Thanks Sue.  Emmi

[chopin-liszt]

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The other thing that convinces me I'm right about this (apart from confirmation by Ron and Elizabeth) is that the colour and pattern ARE the Aurene pattern, just with strapping!

I still particularly like this unusual variation on Aurene, and I still collect it. I slightly prefer the turquoisey one, I believe it is rarer than the inky one, but that's just from what I've encountered.

I haven't quite had the guts to tell whoever it is at IoWSG that the archive info is wrong, I can't log into their forum any more.