Topic: amber triangular deco design vase on three legs - ID = Sowerby

[Paul S.]

very deco  -  the sort of thing I might have seen in the past, somewhere, but no idea now.           I've looked on Pamela's pressglas-pavillon.de without luck, so if anyone does recognize this do shout please, and thanks for looking.           there is some wear on the feet so perhaps not that recent  -  height is about 7.75 inches (c. 19.5 cms.)           Perhaps I might flog it as a 'prop' for the next series of Poirot.

[thewingedsphinx]

Hi Paul, fairly sure this is Sowerby 1933 ish, uranium green ones have an excellent glow..
Regards Mike

[Paul S.]

thanks for the v. quick reply Mike - rather embarrassingly I do have the Sowerby set of CD's, so I may have found it eventually, but appreciate this as saves me looking.    How about I swap this one for a u. example  .          Do you mean as in the year, or is that a pattern No. Mike ?

[thewingedsphinx]

Sorry Paul, no idea of the pattern number and I only took a rough stab at the year. Wish I hi and a green one too but these are common on eBay.
Cheers Mike

[Paul S.]

currently there are a few on ebay - labelled as Sowerby - and some appear to have picked up the name of 'daisy pattern', though the moulded design doesn't look very daisy ish - none of those for sale offers a pattern No. unfortunately.                   However, I've just been through all three CDs for Sowerby, particularly for the 1930s and unable to see this design.          There is something called a Sunray vase - Reg. 790213 from February 1934, but it's not this one, although maybe someone has confused the two.         I may well have missed seeing it somewhere, so if you do spot it in the Sowerby designs you might give me a shout please Mike.     thanks.

[NevB]

The purple vase on Ebay is said to have the RD No. 799041 registered 31/12/1934.

[Paul S.]

thanks for that Nev.            Rd. 799041 is certainly a Sowerby Registration and the date agrees with December 1934, though unfortunately I don't have that image from Kew so unable to confirm the design is indeed this vase.      Might try and check tomorrow.

Have now seen that ebay item, and it does appear the Rd. No. is moulded into the glass, so seems unquestionable  -  wonder why mine and perhaps some of the others appear not to do so?

[Anne]

We have an example of this in the RD album from Fred here https://www.yobunny.org.uk/glassgallery/displayimage.php?pos=-17753

[NevB]

I have quite a lot of Sowerby glass and having checked only my pair of Sunray candlesticks has an RD No.

[Paul S.]

I suppose we have to be thankful that there are pieces in this design that do in fact carry the Reg. No., otherwise we might be uncertain as to what 799041 looked like.      I didn't bother to look at the Register, and feel that the Representation details are adequate in the circumstances since the Rd. No. can be tied to the Blue Book details.                     I suppose it's always possible that the reason for the apparent absence of this image in the Thistlewood CD catalogues is due to this one being entered as CLASS IV (researches mostly concern themselves with CLASS III and as a consequence wouldn't pick up CLASS IV items)  -  though since I didn't view the Register I'll never know which CLASS it's classified under.          Must admit the u. example does look good, though I'm still not seeing daisies