Topic: Frosted/satin glass stopper in Stevens & Williams book The Crystal Years

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see above long post re matching fox and decanter.
Just thought of something.  If these were cast or pate de verre (unlikely) or whatever, then is it likely they were 'glued' to the base, the base being either a stopper post or a stirrup cup?
Can they have been attached as they were both hot?  no? surely not?  I'm really curious now as to who made them.  I've never seen anything like this from S&W before. The green one is curious as well - is it S& W alabaster glass?  It does have a very similar colour green to an alabaster glass pot I own.  But the blue and frosted seem completely different kind of glass by comparison although it might just be the lighting on the green one making it look quite opaque

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It is a Stevens and Williams fox.
Possibly by John Northwood(the way the paragraph and section is written makes it difficult to tell).  Presumably referring John Northwood II although it's not specified in the book.
Source: The Crystal Years by R.S. Williams-Thomas
page 64 and 65

'Leaving small lamp made items and turning our thoughts to animals and birds, we find that John Northwood devotes a page of illustrations in his book to birds and fish, which had been 'still' blown into beautiful details moulds, showing feathers and scales which were subsequently emphasised with the intaglio wheel.  Such creatures were chiefly supplied to silversmiths for mounting. 
      Solid stoppers for spirit decanters were also made in the form
of hounds' heads and foxes' masks.
      Lastly there are the little "friggers" made by glassmakers fr their own trading, for visitors and sometimes for sale by the company.  These included ....'

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