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WMF Vaseline & Cranberry Tazza w/ Silver Base.

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Glasshound:
Looks like a perfect match to me!  8)

It has a very "balanced" look to it..

/Blair

Pinkspoons:
I can see Ivo's point - the glass does look a touch earlier than the base. As you say, 1880's or thereabouts for the glass... but the base, to me, looks turn of the century give or take a decade either way.

But I'm hoping that it's not a marriage, obviously.  :lol: The suspected period of the glass and that of the base do over-lap. A bit.

Any vaseline collectors out there willing to chance their arm at suggesting a manufacturer?  :D

Pinkspoons:
It arrived about 20 minutes ago. It's marked WMF, although I can't find the exact mark elsewhere through Googling, so I can't date it.



I would guess that the bowl is original, as it fits snuggly, the base has been ground to fit nicely into the metal cup and there's corresponding surface-wear on the inside of the bowl from the securing screw. But, of course, that's just my guess and they could be later additions to the bowl.

And it's silver-plate on brass... which someone has cleaned a little too vigorously, so I'll have to have it replated at some point.

Pinkspoons:
Ivo, you were, as usual, quite correct... it's not the original bowl. Just wishful thinking on my part. *sigh*

The original bowl looks something rather like this, which I've just purchased:

eBay Auction

At least I've now got a reference point for finding an original bowl. I'm hoping it's a common enough design and was maybe applied to lesser WMF tazzas also.... Good job I'm patient with this kind of thing. :D

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