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Author Topic: little glass Jug, long signature, black swirl adventurine - ID = Timothy Harris  (Read 2155 times)

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little glass Jug, long signature, black swirl adventurine - ID = Timothy Harris
« on: September 12, 2013, 11:31:31 AM »
Hi all
Ive had this piece for about 3 years and never been able to identify it.
Its a really beautiful quality little jug.
Its clear glass with a milky white exterior, It has a deep purple swirl patter with gold flecks of adventurine. The handle is part clear, part milky.
The base is slightly concave and has a snapped off pontil mark, which is smooth to touch but not ground (heat worked?)
There is a long signature/mark possible 4 words, It is almost impossible to see with the naked eye, and I am struggling to even make out a single letter.
I am completely lost with this one, part of me thinks its venetian but thats about all I can come up with. Any help would be much apreciated

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many thanks
michelle
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2013, 11:49:40 AM »
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2013, 04:15:50 PM »
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2013, 06:00:01 PM »
thanks Anne your a doll  ;D
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 01:03:03 PM »
I suggest you try another way of photographing the signature as the underlying pattern makes it very hard to read.  If you photograph it mat a shallow angle the base will appear white and the writing black - see what I mean in the 2 photos of a Gunnel Sahlin Vase I have.

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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2013, 01:05:33 PM »
It's not aventurine in it, it's real gold foil, I would suspect Italian, and high quality, but I'm a total ignoramus about Murano/Italian glass.
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2013, 03:42:06 PM »
I think the first word ends in y possibly lly
The second word could be 'glass'?
and the last word on it's own reads England to me  :-\
and the finish on the base looks like my Alum Bay pieces or my George Elliot piece - I'm going for English studio glass maker  ;D
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2013, 04:16:09 PM »
For a British maker, my bet would be on Mike Hunter of Twists glass, but he's not in England.
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2017, 11:15:03 AM »
Just adding Michelle finally got a positive ID on this lovely little jug.
It is actually British and a one off piece made by Timothy Harris no less.
Putting this on here for her, Michelle cannot seem to log in to her account anymore?
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Re: little glass Jug, long signature scribble, great quality black swirl adventurine
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2017, 11:21:34 AM »
Well that just proved me a liar haha got straight on that time.
Thanks Chris.
I've never given up on this pretty little jug, last week I re posted it and Angela page told me it was Timothy Harris, so I contacted him and this morning he has confirmed it is a little one off piece by him.
So  another one solved
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