Topic: square cut-glass bowl.

[Paul S.]

I saw this in the charity shop some weeks back - it was still there today, so for a couple of quid I invested heavily.       But the point about this one is the shape  -  how often do we see square cut glass bowls - at least I don't  -  sadly there isn't a backstamp.         The cutting is quite sharp, though I'm sure the piece isn't remotely old - at least it lacks wear but suppose it might have been in Granny's cabinet for half a century  -  the colour is very bright and white.                    Not only is the shape unusual, but the upper half of the bowl curves inward, so how this was made is unclear  -  likely it was a moulded blank then subjected to a lot of work.              There is a substantially deep single mitre that runs around the middle of the bowl.
I don't expect an attribution/maker so really this is just for show and to share something that I think is unusual in the world of cut glass.       Size is c. 20 cms. square and something like 8 cms. high.