Topic: Folded rim epergne

[bat20]

Hi,I found this epergne at one of my haunts recently, both bowls have folded rims, the foot is applied with a broken pontil and the trumpet bit is also applied to the bottom of the bowl .The glass itself has prominent tooling marks with bubbles and inclusions with a grey tint .The glass is 6.5” high and the frilly rim made me think late Victorian at first but I’m wondering if it’s earlier now having had a good gander at it ??.I should add the bowl has a high pitched brittle ring. As usual your thoughts are very welcome! Thanks ….there is a lot of wear too the base it sits on .

[bat20]

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[Paul S.]

As you've suggested, I would have thought this typical in appearance of a single trumpet epergne from 1870 to somewhere near the end of the C19  -  in other words typical of the art nouveau period rather than earlier.

[neilh]

There is one of that general style in the 1881 Percival Vickers Catalogue, made in sizes from 5.5 to 13.5 inches tall. It is quite a generic shape so I don't think we'll ever be able to say which one belongs to which company. I would expect other companies who operated in the range of low to mid priced glass to make these also. So we can say the shape was well established by c1880.

[bat20]

“Gawd bless you govnors “,..thank you Neil and Paul !,it’s going to be used over Christmas 👍

[bat20]

Merry Christmas all and thanks for your patience and help with this obsessive hobby !!

[Paul S.]

Hi  -  well, I think that's what we're all here for              Your felicitations are reciprocated.