Topic: Cased Amber Uranium Glass

[NevB]

I haven't found anything like this so far. It's made up of a very thin layer of white glass cased in amber uranium glass with enamel painting, it has a smoothed pontil. I assume it's continental, it rings nicely so lead glass, height is 12cm. There is a thin ring of wear on the foot, so difficult to age.

[Lustrousstone]

I would say it was English: Webb or more likely Walsh Walsh perhaps. Both did primrose (yellow uranium over white) and Walsh Walsh definitely did amber uranium, so why not amber uranium over white. I would expect a Continental glass to have a ground and polished rim

[NevB]

I've just noticed in Hajdamach's 20thC. book, P.137, Pl.280 there is a similar glass with a painted cockerel. He attributes it to Stevens and Williams mid-1930's.

[Lustrousstone]

It may be S&W but I'm not entirely convinced by that attribution

[NevB]

Yes Christine, it doesn't look typical of S&W production, but it could be.

[Ivo]

Transfer of historical images onto opal glass suggests De Rupel, Boom, Belgium - though admittedly this specific image does not feature in their catalogue.

[NevB]

Ivo, I did consider Dutch or French, particularly the one in the book with the cockerel.

[flying free]

It reminds me a bit of these/this execution of technique - Richardson made these according to this museum link.  They are trapped enamel,  painted between white base and cased in clear:
https://www.blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/DMUSE_ST347

and this one
https://www.blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/DMUSE_ST346

I find them not to my taste because of the enamel designs, but it's an interesting technique. I wonder why, if they were trying this technique, they didn't use something more artistic to be honest.

[NevB]

flying free, those plates look like 1960-70's homeware, not my taste either. The enamel on my glass has been applied on the outside (transfer printed and coloured?) and is quite detailed, I would think it was time consuming.

[flying free]

oh I see! sorry.  I thought it was on the inside.