Topic: Epergne Cranberry , Opalescent & Vaseline , Stevens & Williams ? Also it's stuck

[davem]

Hi ,

My first question is how to take this apart please ? I have applied gentle pressure to lift a flute but I'm afraid to force it , should a metal piece stay with each flute ? If so is there an easy way to do this as they appear to be quite well locked in . I've not had a great look at base of this piece due to this problem .

Whenever I search Cranberry , Opalescent & Vaseline I mostly come up with Stevens & Williams items of glass so was wondering if this could possibly be by them ?

Man thanks for any help and advice , Dave.
 

[brucebanner]

You can try WD40 that normally shifts anything after a soak, if it was mine i would leave it as it is. If it's for cleaning i would clean it carefully with a tooth brush and lukewarm soapy water then hand dry it. I shattered a piece of glass recently cleaning it in warm water, the thin glass can not take the expansion and contraction due to the heat change, if there is staining in the flutes or clouding it will only come out with a polishing paste anyway as seen in another link on here.

Regards Chris.

[flying free]

they are stuck in with a type of cement.  I wouldn't touch them if I were you.
You could try gently slowly and carefully cleaning the glass with a lukewarm new microfibre cloth - takes forever, I've been there - but it's the only way to get them clean really.

With regard to the maker, I see many, many pieces on the internet identified as Stevens and Williams.  I've no idea where all the id sources come from though.  There are some identified pieces in a few books but nowhere near the quantity of variety I've seen on the net.
S & W was rarely marked either (Edited by me to qualify that comment - In my experience S & W older pieces were rarely marked)

So ... unless you can find a definite reference source it could be difficult.

One book has been discussed on here a number of times  re misidentifications.  It was written a long while ago and has some beautiful glass in it. And in my view was a genuine attempt to try and identify a huge variety of glass.  Unfortunately though, the sources were not pattern books I don't think and so quite a few pieces in there have been misidentified.  It is Cyril Manley's Victorian Glass.  I do wonder if some of the misidentifications on the net come from there sometimes.

Also epergnes were made in Britain and in Bohemia and quite possibly other places but those I have no idea about.  So ... it could be a long task.

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[davem]

Thanks for your answers .

I thought that each flute would have it's own permanent metal cap on the end and this then may come out from the metal ring holder ... I'll scratch my head a bit longer before I decide to tackle it , if at all ...

The S & W attributions puzzled me when googling so this all makes a little more sense now .... I did search GMB but pics from older posts had gone .

Dave.

[Lustrousstone]

Almost certainly not Stevens and Williams. Possibly one of the less well known English makers