Topic: Unknown cased bowl.

[Ekimp]

Hi, Clutching at straws here as I have no photo and not the best memory! I saw a bowl today that was solid white inside. Outside was cased with colours/patterns similar to Mdina sea and sand at the top that faded to clear at the bottom so only the white showed. There were also some random small bubbles in the colour. It was roughly hemispherical shape and even thickness with a flame treated pontil scar. Any ideas where I should look? I looked (quite quickly) online at Mdina, mtarfa, Phoenician, iow, and monart. Did Mdina make bowls that were white inside? Thanks.

[chopin-liszt]

There was no white in any early Mdina, it wasn't used until ~'75, after Said took over and white was introduced in the "splodgy" designs.

[Ekimp]

Ok, thanks Sue. It was a bit of a long shot, should’ve had a camera!

[Ekimp]

I went back for it    ...but my memory wasn’t very good!

It has a snapped pontil scar, it does have a few small bubbles but not part of the design. It is 6.5 inches diameter and 5 inches tall, rings nicely when flicked.

Is it Strathearn/Vasart/Nazeing? The Strathearn/Vasart bowls seem to have the colour inside and out?

Thanks.

[chopin-liszt]

Not Maltese and I don't think anything to do with Ysart glass either.
I'd suspect newer than Strathearn. It might be Perthshire, but I don't know enough to confirm.

There is something annoyingly familiar about it - I just cannot think what or who.  

[Ekimp]

Thanks, hopefully not newer Tkmaxx

It’s interesting as when you look at the pattern, it looks out of focus.

[chopin-liszt]

No, it's not any TKMaxx special. 

Something about the colours are suggesting an earlier piece by our own Adam Aaronson to me.
But it might just be the choice of colours.
Although there is a sort of "muted softness" in their application that is consistent with Adam's work.

[glassobsessed]

Sue, were you thinking William Walker?

John

[chopin-liszt]

No, I know I wasn't. I can only think about one name at a time. 

[Ekimp]

No, it's not any TKMaxx special.

Phew!

Something about the colours are suggesting an earlier piece by our own Adam Aaronson to me.

Adam Aaronson is another hole in my knowledge  I’ve done a quick image search and think I see what you mean about the colours. The William Walker colours looked quite bold?

The way the pattern twists horizontally around the top reminds me of an Anthony Stern vase that I have (that you kindly identified for me sue  )