Topic: uranium bowl

[Paul S.]

Here is the other piece that was a recent charity shop purchase, and again without any marks - I've sent pix of this to Pamela too.      Not a particularly strong glow, and not something I recall from the past.    Maximum rim diameter is c. 33 cms.         Quite possibly I'm missing one or even more parts  -  perhaps originally there might have been a frog and possibly even a base plinth.   Not much more to say, but if you recognize the pattern do please shout, and thanks for looking.

[thewingedsphinx]

Google “mueller float bowl”
Regards Mike

[Paul S.]

sincere thanks again Mike  -  I'm unsure as to whether I'm missing perhaps a centre figure or not, but it's a great piece, though I've yet to use the u.v. torch in the dark.    some of the folk showing this bowl suggest it does have a centre figure  -  shame I'm missing that part.      Date wise the suggestion is 'art deco', so that puts it c. 1925 - to 1940 perhaps.         Your help much appreciated. 

[thewingedsphinx]

I think this should have a really good glow, 1935 ish and yes I think would have fitted onto a plinth or base plate, and probably had a central flower frog figure. Hopefully someone can fill in the finer details as art deco is not my strong point, Mike

[Paul S.]

Apparently it's the Paris exhibition of 1925 that was the source of the expression 'art deco' - though I understand that the term, for this art movement, didn't come into general use until much later - some time in the '40s or early '50s.    Apparently anything can be described as 'art deco'  -  it refers to a style of visual art and not simply to material from the '20s and '30s  -  so whether made in 1925 or yesterday would be equally valid.          It's a style that seems timeless and it's popularity never appears to wane  -  preceded of course by art nouveau  -  1935 would be very much in the middle of the original art deco period. 
Shame I appear to be missing bits  -  reminds me of my encounters with decanters  -  probably sixty percent of the bottles lack their original stoppers. 

[thewingedsphinx]

Yes , and still very collectable in that colour.

[NevB]

This is a good site for float bowls etc. There's a lot to search through. Schweig & Muller are a good possibility but they are a bit of a mystery, quite a few pieces are identified as theirs but I don't think there is any catalogue evidence.

https://theglassfloatbowlman.weebly.com/

[Paul S.]

Many thanks NevB  -  agree, looks very interesting  -  will have a peek a little later.