Topic: Aspreys London Glass Jug

[petet63]

Just saw this on ebay, they say it was a gift from Aspreys bought in the mid 50's. That seems to fit with everything else I have read and been informed of.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STYLISH-RETRO-MARTINI-JUG-/130837205392?pt=UK_Collectables_Breweriana_SM&hash=item1e76815190&nma=true&si=BeT9wGm7NY%252F9lj0gbpWbci1SXso%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[johnphilip]

Some days you can see the mark other days no , it is that hard , they have never sold well i still cant understand  why .... they are so usable . jp

[Paul S.]

quote from jp.................."How longs a piece of string ?"                    Well, being a know-it-all, and an irritiating one at that, I can now give to the world the answer to this ancient riddle............

the length of any piece of string is always 'twice the distance from the centre to one end'...........    now don't you just wish you hadn't asked

these pieces might be usable and I'd agree quirky, but they lack history, and a craftsman's input ..... and although they weren't mass produced they somehow convey a sense of kitsch.              They probably needed to have been considerably rarer to acquire desirable status - perhaps the word Asprey simply doesn't cut it any more.
and I still they they look like something out of Dali painting.
For how long has Mel had one up for sale??

[johnphilip]

Dont rub it in Paul i already feel bad enough , i think the subconscious part of my little piece of brain thought Whitefriars  isnt selling at the moment so it has more chance of selling as unknown and that does happen a lot ,  there is a piece on at the moment in the wrong Cat and maker unknown and it has more bids than if it was spot on and under Whitefriars . .

[petet63]

Aspreys name does do very well usually. The name was and still is a bit difficult to see unless the angle is just right. Getting part of it on camera took a lot of shots. Is there a link to the one in the wrong category jp. I saw another piece looking similar/same use listed as Scandinavian. It looked the same as the blenko one. I suppose as I was never looking for this piece and never saw one but they or similar seem to be everywhere  I will list this soon with the Whitefriars/Aspreys info and see where it lands.