Topic: Gray-Stan 1930s mottled vase.

[Scott13]

 Hi, I thought the photos might help any budding Gray-Stan collectors...............
 When I first saw it my gut feeling was telling me it was Scottish—well it wasn’t too far out 
 There are a lot of impurities in the glass .
 21cm high.
 Took me a long time to spot its signature/mark 

 Scott

[Scott13]

 
  A close-up showing the bubbles and impurities.

  Scott

[keith]

Nice find 

[Scott13]

 Thanks Keith, yes I was so so lucky 
 
  Scott
 

[Paul S.]

I agree - very desirable Scott  -  well done.           I wouldn't rule out this one being a tad earlier than you are suggesting  -  according to Leslie Jackson those pieces where the backstamp includes the word 'British' are possible early 1930s  -  so the absence of the word might suggest late 1920s, possibly.

[Scott13]

 Hi Paul,
 Yes, I was very lucky to have found it - when I saw it, I knew I had to have it - just in case it was Scottish 
  If it is an early one then that might explain why it’s got all those impurities—not that I’m complaining 
  Many thanks for the info from your Leslie Jackson - much appreciated.

  Scott
   

[nigelbenson]

Forgive me Scott, but what are you seeing as impurities? Or is it that my eyesight has joined Keith's 

[keith]

Good question 

[Scott13]

  Hi Nigel
  What I described as impurities ( perhaps the wrong word ?) are the few small scattered black specks and small bubbles containing black residues/fragments which can just about be seen with the naked eye
Not visible on the images I sent though—sorry I should have made that clear.
No need to worry about your eyes 
 
Are these black specks/residues, bits of carbon that didn’t completely vaporise during production?
I understand that some of the other big names in glass had similar problems in the 30s—eg Monart, Whitefriars, Nazeing............

   Scott

[nigelbenson]

Thanks for that Scott.

It looks from the photos as though there is black in the pull-ups. If so, I was wondering if the black your talking about is part of that?

You are right that all those mentioned had problems with impurities from time to time.