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Title: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Willson
Post by: Littleblackhen on April 03, 2008, 06:30:05 PM

I thought I would put a picture of this one on in case anyone is collecting labels for Lemington glass or for R. Stennett Wilson.  I am happy for these pictures to be used elsewhere if it is of any use to anyone.

Title: Re: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Wilson
Post by: Martyn K on April 04, 2008, 07:49:24 AM

Hi,

I think it's actually a sherry glass rather than a vase, they came in multi-coloured sets of six...for the record it should also be Stennett-Willson with two L's.

Nice find they're lovely glasses and are relatively rare, partly because of a short production run and partly because they break very easily (like an osram lightbulb) if you knock them over!

Title: Re: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Wilson
Post by: Littleblackhen on April 04, 2008, 08:27:47 AM

Having studied the label through a loupe, I can now see the second L in Willson - how amazing, I have been selling  his Wedgwood candlesticks for ages and didn't know that :)  It looks as though a good deal of people on the internet don't know either, as his name calls up far more hits spelt with one L.

It being a sherry glass makes far more sense - thanks for that :)

Do you have any idea of how much these normally sell for?  I haven't seen one before and want to get it priced up and into my cabinet.
 
Thanks :)

Title: Re: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Wilson
Post by: Martyn K on April 04, 2008, 08:51:22 AM

Stenett-Wilson, Stennet-Wilson, Stennett-Wilson, Lemmington, Leamington,....

I think anyone who has owned glasses from this range knows how nice they are but the market is quite small/cool at the moment...from memory I think the book price is usually around £80-100 for a set of six, on ebay (if you can find any) they tend to sell for around half that.

BTW. the V&A has a set of these.

Title: Re: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Wilson
Post by: Littleblackhen on April 04, 2008, 09:00:00 AM

Thank you, that is very useful :)

I think I may have paid over the odds for this one, but it will fit in nicely with my display of ruby Whitefriars glass in the cabinet, which doesn't seem to sell well for some reason but always looks pretty.

Title: Re: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Wilson
Post by: Pip on April 04, 2008, 09:26:31 AM

They're lovely - I have a set of the smaller Lemington harlequin glasses.  The spelling of his name is unusual so I'm sure you've forgiven for accidentally omitting the extra 't'.  What does surprise me however is the number of people who put an 'e' in the middle of Wedgwood.

Title: Re: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Wilson
Post by: Lustrousstone on April 04, 2008, 10:51:28 AM

Wedge wood is like judge ment - it seems illogical to leave the e out of either, but judgment is correct for legal contexts and US English

Title: Re: Lemington glass vase with label - R. Stennett Wilson
Post by: Littleblackhen on April 04, 2008, 10:53:05 AM

I have to admit I always put an e in Wedgwood and then have to go back and take it out again.  The e just seems as though it should be there :)