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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Gilead on April 16, 2008, 07:26:58 PM
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Evening.
I came across and bought this vase today with two other piece's i am hoping it is Whitefriar's knobbley vase, by Harry Dyer, and not a Liskeard by the brother jimmy Dyer whom went to work for them in the 70s, i am thinking it is the Marine colour which is Blue green it stands the 5"1/2 high which is the height or could it be a Liskeard.
the pontil is ground and polished. as it should be, the weight is 3lb 5.3/8oz or in good money, 1kg 521g.
It feels right so could someone just take a second look for me please,
Steve
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Definitely Whitefriars, looks to be pat. no. 9843, as shown in the 1974 catalogue (available from www.whitefriars.org). From your pics I would say the colour is Kingfisher blue.
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And in Kingfisher, not Marine...
Snap!
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Thank you
Steven & Nic, could have bought this last wk with another vase which looked very nice too but i held back, glad i went back today now. The other vase had been sold, some times in a different light it takes the colour green? my other half says it looks Turquoise. my 4th piece now of Whitefriar's :hiclp: ;D cheers
Steve
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Steve, the knobbles on a Liskeard are quite different from those on a Whitefriars and that's not to mention the giveaway LG impressed into the base of a Liskeard piece - so the two items are, in reality, very easy to tell apart even to the novice.
However, what I really wanted to pick you up on was your comment about hoping it was a Whitefriars and not a Liskeard. Having sold quite a few pieces of both types of knobblies I can assure you that they're both lovely items and sell at virtually the same price - I'm happy whichever I find but I have to say, and no offence to the Whitefriars enthusiasts here, I think the LG knobblies have the edge from a decorative point of view.
Below are links to a sold LG knobbly vase and LG knobbly bowl you might want to take a look at the extra photos to see the difference in the knobbles (they have a circular 'blob' in the centre) and the LG base markings for your future reference (the purple bowl in particular has the clearest base mark photograph).
http://www.pips-trip.co.uk/sold-glass/sold-glass-1/showitem-LISKEARD-VASE1.aspx
http://www.pips-trip.co.uk/sold-glass/sold-glass-2/showitem-LISKEARD-BOWL1.aspx
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Hi Pip
my comment was merely meant as i thought it was Whitefriar's and was there fore testing myself to see if i was right, as it's turned out i was right. and as you say i am a novice.
Thanks Pip for the photo's to help in future reference for me, there were some other pieces of glass at this little shop, and i am 65% sure they are Whitefriar's so must take a long look at the catologue's on the Whitefriar site before i go, next time proberly friday.
So if any have the LG mark i will snap them up. ;)
Steve