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Title: Pressed & Hand-Finished Bowls
Post by: Pinkspoons on November 21, 2007, 04:37:56 PM

Not my usual fare, but these (a pair) were rescued from a carboot clear-up crew - the seller hadn't managed to sell them that morning and so they were abandoned in a box with some rubbish.

They appear to have some age to them - lots (and lots) of bubbles, striations, frit, tooling marks, uneveness. So they're either old, or just very badly made.  ;D

Also... are they posy bowls or dessert dishes? 85mm tall, 125mm diameter. They're fairly weighty.

Title: Re: Pressed & Hand-Finished Bowls
Post by: Sklounion on November 21, 2007, 05:35:20 PM

Hi Nic,
Ground and polished bases as your second image suggests?
Regards,
Marcus

Title: Re: Pressed & Hand-Finished Bowls
Post by: Pinkspoons on November 21, 2007, 05:41:56 PM

No, they're moulded - the crimped rim is the only part that's hand-finished.

Title: Re: Pressed & Hand-Finished Bowls
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 21, 2007, 08:44:06 PM

Probably posy vases - similar in general demeanour and size to a Sowerby African Shield and a Davidson 'Tower' (I think) vase - anyway the one Chris Stewart describes as one of the company's most uninsipired designs. Are there scuff marks in the interior where a frog would have rested?

Title: Re: Pressed & Hand-Finished Bowls
Post by: Pinkspoons on November 21, 2007, 09:02:52 PM

Just hunted out the vases you referenced - there are some similarities.

There is some minor wear inside the glass, but it doesn't seem consistant with flower block scuffage - just very light scratches randomly dotted here and there.

They're not my cup of tea - I just hate seeing things needlessly tossed out.