Topic: Webbs 1935-49 squat, mushroom-shaped amethyst posy vase , any info on designer ?

[Baked_Beans]

There is some more general info. here which refers to mushroom posy vases and a useful guide to marks and dates........

http://www.glassyeye.com/glasspages/brit-webb.html

[Carolyn Preston]

I'm not sure that comments on how you eat your porridge (brown sugar and milk, please) constitute political statements 

Carolyn

[chopin-liszt]

Getting straight back on to the important topic of mushroom posies,  is the pontil mark a flower shape - because of the shape of the body?

Does the overall shape of a mushroom posy give any indication of a maker?

They're not really my thing, nor is cut glas, but do have a very pretty cut mushroom posy, no marks whatsoever.
It has a somewhat wavy edge, but not created by differing thicknesses of glass as yours seems to be, Mike.

[Lustrousstone]

Mushroom posies seem to come in a wide range of shapes, pressed and blown

[keith]

This one is marked with pontil scar, the middle one of three, 7 inches across, also have one 11 inches and a smaller uranium posy both 'signed' and with pontil marks 

[Baked_Beans]

Yes Sue, the polished pontil is in the centre and is very wide in diameter (5cm) . There are 10 very thick & deep ribs to the underside of the cap of the mushroom which extend down the stem and underneath the stem to the base. These ribs (half an inch thick ) have been smoothed out  towards the base of the stem (where it balloons out ) and have been polished  flat (almost ) to the base...hence the star shape to the base.

It's really  a lovely piece, it would be interesting to know the exact date it was made (either pre or post WW2 I would guess)

Thanks for the photo Keith.

Carolyn , you could try Maple Syrup   

Thanks all, very much, for your comments and for having a look ! Cheers, Mike