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Title: Can anybody find the article about these silver topped vases?
Post by: Angela B on January 23, 2007, 01:26:07 AM

A long time ago I read an article about silver topped vases. It stated that although the tops are often hallmarked for British silversmiths the vases were mostly imported from Europe. I think it even gave some details of who imported them or where they came from. I saw this pair on eBay just recently and I wondered if anybody else remembers that article, or indeed any other information about these kinds of vases:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320072415498
 I have quite a few of these vases from the 1890s through to around 1930 and they are fascinating. Does anybody else collect them apart from me? And can anyone point me to that article?
Many thanks
Angela

ps I found a couple more very interesting pics of silver topped vases:
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/lib1aa.htm
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/lib2ac.htm
And these are on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140073735818
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130070776789
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190074145808
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190074173384

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: Sue C on January 23, 2007, 09:36:23 AM

Good morning Angela.
I remember that ASCAS ( association of small collectors of antique silver ) did an article about silver topped items, i think the web page is www.ascasonline.??? can't remember if it's .com. .co. or .org, but i will see if i can root it out from my paper work.

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: David E on January 23, 2007, 10:15:00 AM

http://www.ascasonline.org/

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: glassaddict on January 23, 2007, 10:53:31 AM

I googled David's info and found this.

http://www.ascasonline.org (http://www.ascasonline.org)

Hope this is the site you want

Hil :)

Oops must have been searching at the same time - sorry! :-[

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: Sue C on January 23, 2007, 11:44:28 AM

Thank you David and Hil  :) you saved me from the HEAP!!! of paper.

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: glassaddict on January 23, 2007, 03:20:46 PM

Oops again  :-[ it was Dexter's info not David's that I googled - glad to help, well done Dexter for remembering.

Hil :)

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: Sue C on January 23, 2007, 03:53:04 PM

I had a vase similar to Anglea's, and i'm just nosey, mine was dated to 1923n and i agree that i think they were imported, well some of them anyway.

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: pamela on January 23, 2007, 08:14:23 PM

hmmm, have you, Angela got the news you were looking for please?

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: Sue C on January 23, 2007, 08:42:42 PM

Quote from: pamela on January 23, 2007, 08:14:23 PM

hmmm, have you, Angela got the news you were looking for please?

  ??? ??? what do you mean Pamela?

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: Sklounion on January 23, 2007, 10:26:01 PM

For news, read answer.... Sorry to be presumptuous, but I assume that was Pamela's meaning.
Regards, DMoE

Title: Re: Can anybody find the article about these vases?
Post by: Angela B on January 24, 2007, 12:29:33 AM

Hi folks,
Sorry for the slow reply - I had some urgent work to complete for a couple of days.
Wow that ASCAS site is full of fascinating information about silver.
So far I have only found one article about silver tops, and that related to dressing table sets and perfume bottles, not vases. I can ask them a question, though.
When I find out a bit more about them I'm planning to do an article for the Glass Museum using pictures of the various kinds in my collection.
So, any information anybody can tell me would be very much appreciated.
All the best, and thank you all for your help and the links and for being interested!
Angela