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Title: Fruit/salad bowls with vine design - Sowerby?
Post by: Chris Harrison on March 28, 2009, 09:50:48 AM

These two are the same, except one was flared out after initial pressing. The flared version is 10" across, the straight-up one, 8 and a half.

Can't find them in any catalogues.  I'd guess Sowerby.  Anyone know for sure?

Thanks

Title: Re: Fruit/salad bowls with vine design - Sowerby?
Post by: Adam on March 28, 2009, 09:49:31 PM

A negative response.  I've never seen anything like this.

Adam D.

Title: Re: Fruit/salad bowls with vine design - Sowerby?
Post by: Chris Harrison on March 29, 2009, 10:57:01 PM

So much for my guesses!
Thanks anyway, Adam.

Saw a pricy piece of carnival glass in this pattern in an antique shop window in Notts this afternoon. 
Went in and asked, but "maker unknown".

Title: Re: Fruit/salad bowls with vine design - Sowerby?
Post by: Adam on March 30, 2009, 10:50:37 AM

Chris - Please beware of any comments I make like that.  I am NOT a comprehensive Sowerby expert - only of the period I was there plus a little of what went before!  You article could still be Sowerby of some other period - I just don't know.

Adam D.

Title: Re: Fruit/salad bowls with vine design - Sowerby?
Post by: Bernard C on March 30, 2009, 11:09:56 AM

Chris & Adam — I didn't reply earlier, as "not English" is not particularly helpful.   Anyway, I am fairly sure that these two bowls are not English, although they could have been made for the British market.

Bernard C.  8)