Topic: Large Art Deco Uranium Octagonal Glass Box & Cover - British? European?

[Greg.]

Hi All,

Would welcome any thoughts on this Art Deco uranium glass covered box.

8 Sided octagonal shape, with fluted panels to the front and sides. The cover, has two stylised flowers moulded in relief to the reverse. The box stands on 8 small feet.

I noticed on the base there is a very small mark, I'm not sure if this has occurred post production or not, I have tried to capture this in the last photo.  The mark may well be insignificant, however, I would think it is unlikely to be surface wear, due to the 8 small feet.

Length: 16cm
Width: 9.5cm
Height: 16cm (to top of cover)
Weight: 1230 grams

I can't recall seeing this design previously, my original thoughts were perhaps British or German/Czech.  I've trawled through Pamela's websites and other literature, although no exact matches thus far.

Any suggestions most welcome. 

[Greg.]

one final picture of the base mark/symbol....

[chopin-liszt]

I'm clueless; I've never seen anything like it; it's lovely;
Could the flowers be anenomes? Would that help any search? They have a round blobby bit in the middle, with hairy bits around it.

How many mould fractions would there have been? It looks as if it has been really well finished off - probably by hand?
It just screams; "Quality".

[Greg.]

Thanks for taking a look Sue. 

They could be anemones, difficult to know for sure, I'll try a few other searches to see if it throws anything up.

I suspect it may well have been finished by hand, its really quite hard to see the seam lines. The seam is noticeable on the base section only. I suspect the main body, was produced in four sections, judging by the base, its really quite tricky to see. Good reaction under UV light.

[kimo]

It reminds me of those old refrigerator glass boxes that came in sets and were often this green color with this satin finish.