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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Andy on April 04, 2008, 10:45:21 AM
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For the decanter /crystal lovers on the board, heres another lovely one , had for ages.
Its has Tie Letters/ Match Letters vt ,could be Vt, dont think the v is a capital.
Any Ideas? Its covered in cross cutting, top quality, and im sure hand cut.
No other clues apart from letters, my feeling is British/Irish rather than Bohemian,
some age wear. Guess 1930-60 ::)
Thanks,
Andy
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Discovered this is called 'Pyramid Cutting'
Im now thinking its more likely English late 19th Century.
;D
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Just a bump from 2008,
and ive had another look, its quite likely its a continental 71 (crossed 7) than vt ::)
I know its a long shot, any idea of a good Continental Crystal maker for this one ?
its very finely done, could be earlier than my earlier guess.
Cheers
Andy
A quote from Bernard on this thread
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,19505.0.html
'Kristi — In my experience, British tie number "1"s are either a single vertical, or a single vertical on a horizontal base like the first two strokes in a game of hangman; "7"s are as printed here.
Continental "1"s have a long, downward pointing curved serif, so that the figure looks like a tent just about to topple over in a strong wind from the left; "7"s have a horizontal cross bar in the middle.
On their own English "7"s and Continental "1"s can be quite similar'
Not sure why i didnt notice the coincidence with the 71 on this one :-[
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:mrgreen: That would look great in my kitchen. :chky:
John