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British & Irish Glass / Re: Davidson's drinking glass.
« Last post by keith on Yesterday at 11:03:15 PM »
I think you may be right, I'll have another look in the morning  :)
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Glass / Re: Art Deco Glass Lidded Pot With Penguins Adorned To The Lid????
« Last post by Mosquito on Yesterday at 10:48:01 PM »
I recall I’ve seen this pattern in opalescent glass and marked ‘Costebelle’. Don’t know much about Costebelle, though I do have a floral lidded pot (my one is apparently unmarked) which I’ve seen other versions of with either Costebelle or Etling marks — hence I suspect Choisy-le-Roi production.

Edited to add: here’s another opalescent version and some more info: http://placedelours.superforum.fr/t6782-vide-poche-aux-pingouins-costebelle

Scrolling down there’s an example with an apparent retailer’s label: Cristaux d'art DELLA TORRE

This pattern, Etling 278, is sometimes seen with a moulded ‘Costebelle’ to the base and no Etling mark to the lid: https://projetetling.wikidot.com/etling278 Hence the possible C-l-R connection.
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Glass / Re: It's a mystery to me.
« Last post by flying free on Yesterday at 09:00:08 PM »
have a look on here - I have two of these and put them under a question about linen smoothers originally.  I decided they were paperweights and possibly pottery of some sort however I still think one of mine is obsidian.

I have an antique linen smoother which is glass like MoL 5500 here:
http://www.theglassmakers.co.uk/pdffiles/linensmoothers.pdf

So I attempted to use these two to see whether I thought they could smooth linen( actually ribbon smoothers were also used ) and decided they were the wrong shape.

I am very interested in Ivo's suggestion however I have two and the base of them is completely and utterly flat - hence me thinking they were paperweights not for smoothing anything.
I also don't know if they are pottery or glass.  I 'll try and find my thread on it.

Here's the thread where I've shown mine - I have two now:
https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,63636.msg356979.html#msg356979


I've not noted it on that thread, but I'm pretty sure I came down on thinking they were paperweights via some research somewhere  :-\

I do think at least one of the two I have could be obsidian.  It is extremely heavy like cast iron.  Is yours heavy?
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British & Irish Glass / Re: Davidson's drinking glass.
« Last post by NevB on Yesterday at 06:36:35 PM »
I'm not sure as the marks are sometimes difficult to tell apart but I think it's a Henry Greener mark. The earlier one shown here.


http://english-pressed-glass.com/?page_id=49
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Glass / Art Deco Glass Lidded Pot With Penguins Adorned To The Lid????
« Last post by LEGSY on Yesterday at 05:24:04 PM »
Have not been able to find much about this piece i think i had one once before many years ago and i
sold it on ebay to a chap in France if i remember rightly but not to sure? The glass seems well moulded
and of good quality i have found two threads on here about one but both seemed to be older ones and
had no conclusion on a maker. Would love to find out who made it if anyone knows??? Thank you :)
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British & Irish Glass / Davidson's drinking glass.
« Last post by keith on Yesterday at 02:41:02 PM »
Half pint I'd think, press moulded,6 inches tall with lots of wear with the Davidson mark to the base, very difficult to photograph. Picked up from the Stourbridge glass museum.
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British & Irish Glass / Re: Green uranium vase
« Last post by NevB on Yesterday at 11:21:13 AM »
As you say perhaps Stourbridge although it might be continental, I think you will have difficulty pinning down a maker.
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Glass Trinket Sets / Re: GTS mystery set no. 3 - ID = Tynesyde Glass by Sowerby
« Last post by Walden on Yesterday at 04:26:49 AM »
Or maybe 11, since it came in both uranium and non uranium green. :)
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Glass / Re: It's a mystery to me.
« Last post by chopin-liszt on May 28, 2024, 06:48:37 PM »
I like Ivo's suggestion. If a cloth were tied around it to hold ink, or a thick bit of felt for a blotter were attached, that would have protected the glaze from damage, as well as the base.
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