Topic: Mermaid shell posy boat

[brucebanner]

Any thoughts on this one?.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252034050903?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[chopin-liszt]

That's not unknown. Burtles and Tate.
Christine has a "primrose pearline" (in inverted commas because I know that's a Davidson "name") one, it is just glorious.

http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?search=mermaid&submit=search&album=search&title=on&newer_than=&caption=on&older_than=&keywords=on&type=AND

[brucebanner]

Thanks Sue i'm going to have a punt on it, I knew I had seen it before somewhere, it's a beautiful design, 24 people watching so i'm pretty sure I will be out bid.

[chopin-liszt]

 
If you don't win, you can save your pennies up for one like Christine's if and when one appears. I like the design much better in colour - it shows the details up.

[agincourt17]

The design is from Burtles, Tate & Co.'s  RD 44445, registered on 8 March 1886.

See also
https://sites.google.com/site/molwebbhistory/Home/registered-designs/burtles-tate-designs-by-date/burtles-tate-1886-1889

Although from a registered design, examples are often unmarked.

Fred.

[Paul S.]

I had three in uranium  -  they came with a decanter I bought at auction about three years back........     regret have now parted with all of them - Christine had one of them, and as Bernard used to say..... 'they glow enough to burn the curtains down'.

shows how much attention I pay  -  didn't even know you could have pix in the cafe

[chopin-liszt]

You very kindly let Christine have one of the mermaid boats, Paul, I was with her when she unwrapped it. It was a real thrill.

The pics are all in links.

[Anne]

Paul, you can't have attachments in the Cafe.   But then as this is a glass question it shouldn't be in Cafe anyhow..., Cafe is for non-glass chat!