Topic: Ribbed vase id help, S&W's maybe? ID = Whitefriars pattern 8871

[keith]

Well finished with polished pontil mark around 7 inches high, can't find my tape ! any help gratefully received,

[keith]

Been a while now, any ideas   

[flying free]

picture of the base?  how large is the pontil mark?
Does it match an S&W shape?  think I may have seen a 'Rainbow' vase in that shape maybe.
I've a funny feeling that pull up threading has been on here before in blue.  Did Whitefriars do something like that? 
I wouldn't describe it as ribbed but as pulled trails perhaps. Or feathered. 

m

[keith]

Hello M, it has a large polished pontil mark, the vertical ribs can just be made out through touch same for the 'feather' trailing, similar shape to some S& W's pieces I've seen, the only difference is this is quite light in weight, 

[flying free]

Gray-Stan?
I'll have a quick look later and see if I can match.
Pontil mark doesn't sound right though but they did that design I think.
m

[flying free]

http://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t3493-whitefriars-glass-pre-1960s
this must have been what I was thinking of
it's a Whitefriars Barnaby Powell blue threaded on sea green bowl, ribbed, and with a dark blue rim fading to sea green at the bottom.

If yours is a Whitefriars then you will need someone else to help as I know nothing   (I hope you do and I hope it's very rare
If not, then terribly sorry as I couldn't find anything under Gray-Stan and couldn't find an S&W 'Rainbow' shape to match unfortunately (although I'm sure I've seen a footed version).  Gray--Stan did do a threaded pull up as well but I've not seen that colour and couldn't find a match for the shape and design.

m

[keith]

Thanks again m, I did look at Gray Stan but will now check out WF's, ta,

[flying free]

This is a blue on green vase Whitefriars threaded so you can see the comparison a little more
http://www.timsmithvincent.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=02061115

[keith]

That looks very similar, thanks again M, 

[orangeglass]

I did look at this when you first posted - I had seen one quite a while ago and couldn't find the maker then.
All I can add is I spent quite a while looking and though it was similar to Whitefriars / Powell  / S&W stuff - I couldn't find an exact match to the shape and pattern 

I kept hoping someone would come along and tell us who it was by!!