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Title: whitefriars vase
Post by: RAY on July 08, 2007, 02:09:34 PM

got a few bit's this morning and this is one of them, i'm sure it's WF but what colour is it?

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Title: Re: whitefriars vase
Post by: vidrioguapo on July 08, 2007, 02:16:49 PM

I am not sure that it is W/.F Ray, but how tall is it? Emmi

Title: Re: whitefriars vase
Post by: RAY on July 08, 2007, 02:20:48 PM

hi Emmi

it's 9.5" high and 6" across the top

Title: Re: whitefriars vase
Post by: vidrioguapo on July 08, 2007, 02:44:41 PM

Hi Ray, I still don't believe it is.  Oddly I saw another one recently in a Collectors Centre, exactly the same size and shape as yours but in a very Whitefriars-like Sapphire Blue.one of their flag ship colours as you probably know........the bubbles on both yours and the one I saw are the same, and I have to say very similar to the way Whitefriars did them.  I have quite a large collection of the William Wilson bubbled designs and none of them are more than 8 inches tall, and as far as I can see in the catalogues there are none as tall as yours.  Wish I could be more positive, and always happy to be proved wrong, but  don't think they are W.F.  Webb did a lot of similar stuff, but I am no expert so don't know if they did the pinkkish colour of yours.  emmi

Title: Re: whitefriars vase
Post by: RAY on July 08, 2007, 06:03:55 PM

thanks Emmi, tried to put it on the WF forum see if someone on there know who made it, but can't log on for some reason, will try later, thanks for the help

Title: Re: whitefriars vase
Post by: vidrioguapo on July 09, 2007, 04:12:18 PM

Hi Ray, I have had a very close look at all my William Wilson bubbled vases.  One of the biggest and most obvious difference (apart from size and colour) is the base.  All of mine have a lobed base, even the very small tumbler shaped vase, whereas yours has an angled edge flat base like a normal tumbler glass. Emmi

Title: Re: whitefriars vase
Post by: nigel benson on July 15, 2007, 12:18:25 PM

Hello Ray,

The two pictures of the base seem to be more accurate on colour than the one of the whole vase. If I am right with that assumption, then I would suggest that this vase is made by Stevens & Williams/Royal Brierley.

The colour and the bubble distribution both hint that direction, although Emmi is right to mention Webb.

Nigel

Title: Re: whitefriars vase
Post by: vidrioguapo on July 15, 2007, 04:05:29 PM

Thanks for reminding me of Stevens and Williams/Royal Brierley, Nigel........don't know why but I always forget them and it's a good possibility that this is by them.  Emmi