Topic: Is this an IOW bowl?

[Ekimp]

Thanks, that’s reassuring I was a bit suspicious at finding two unusually large IOW bowls but I suppose it’s possible they were donated from the same source.

I live by a very similar motto that is “why do today what can be put off until tomorrow” 

[Greg.]

I've come across 4 of these bowls over the last couple of months, two in the last fortnight....I did wonder about Caithness, but had quite an extensive trawl and couldn't come up with anything.

[chopin-liszt]

Great minds, Greg 
- I did wonder about Caithness for this newer one - it was the white blobby bits - but then I saw the thin line of deep colour running through it for the delineation of petals, consistent with Petit Fleur and you won't find that in Caithness. Not on the flowery bit of the Toffolo (*) "Tranquility" design you're probably thinking about, I'm looking at a pink one right now - there are thin pink lines - around the flower bit, where powdered enamels have been added, to colour the clear casing.

There are a couple of those in this link.
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Two-Caithness-Tranquility-Pink-Glass-Floral-Bowls/273822994615?hash=item3fc11f50b7:g:z7YAAOSw4bhcIPns

(*) See Reply 14 - correction for designer of "Tranquility"

[Greg.]

Interesting.

The bowls I have seen have all been heavy and shallow like the one at the start of this post. If one of the bowls is still there I will try and take a picture tomorrow to add to this thread.

[chopin-liszt]

It wasn't the Tranquility floral design you were thinking of, then?
I can't find another flowery shallow bowl in the book, but I have made a big boo-boo.  Tranquility was Jimmy Manson, Jeneo Lewis and Colin Terris, not Franco Toffolo.

[Greg.]

Caithness was more of a subconscious thought. It may well be a red herring in this case as I had a fairly extensive look a few days back and couldn't find a match.

I had a look for the other bowl earlier today, which was the same as the earlier two in this thread, unfortunately it had been sold, so unable to add a photo.

I've seen a few around over the last few months, so will keep my eyes peeled.

[glassobsessed]

Liskeard a possibility for the second bowl too.

[Ekimp]

Thanks for the input everyone and Greg for looking for the bowl. My first impression of the first bowl was of a squashed Caithness paperweight (not that I know much about Caithness), it was the small bubbles that made me look at IOW. I thought they were by the same manufacturer but it seems people are suggesting maybe different origins.

[glassobsessed]

Could well be, a profile photo of the second bowl might help.

[Ekimp]

Not the best photos but hopefully you can see the profile. First photo is the original smaller bowl, second photo the larger bowl, thanks.