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Offline ambrettagold

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Glass etched with Thomas on the base
« on: August 03, 2016, 01:34:58 PM »
Hi I have two martini/cocktail glasses which have twisted glass stems and the word Thomas etched on the base. Does anyone know who the maker is and if they have any value. I have researched on Google but cannot find them. Many thanks for any help.

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Re: Glass etched with Thomas on the base
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2016, 02:25:52 PM »
Hello and welcome, a picture would really help  ;D


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Offline Paul S.

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Re: Glass etched with Thomas on the base
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2016, 02:38:17 PM »
hello and welcome to the GMB.               If you are able to up-load a picture of both the whole glass and the etched name on the base this might possibly help someone to provide information for you - though not guaranteed.

Regret to say that we don't provide any form of valuation on any of the glass shown on this forum  -  as you will appreciate, different people have very different ideas as to what something is worth, and with the variety of glass that people collect, valuations would vary enormously.
As a suggestion, you might find some guide to the value of your glass by looking at on-line auction sales, or perhaps real auction houses, who now mostly seen to add pictures of their current and forthcoming sales.

Ordinarily, when a glass has an (acid) etched name on the base (a backstamp), this will be the name of the maker, although sometimes possibly a wholesaler.              In respect of your glasses, there is just the possibility that what you are seeing is part of the maker's name only  -  one of the more prolific of C20 makers of table and domestic glass was Thomas Webb.           Have a look again  -  just a chance that the backstamp was applied poorly and only part is visible.
Look forward to seeing your pictures. :)

Apologies to Keith  -  think we have crossed a bit here :)

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Re: Glass etched with Thomas on the base
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2016, 09:46:59 PM »
Thomas is a German maker of tableware. Not bad stuff, but more suitable for the table than for the display cabinet. I think they are the cheap range of Rosenthal. Sorry.

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