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Title: Mid-late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Bernard C on November 23, 2009, 07:53:06 AM

(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/albums/userpics/10318/normal_DSCF0771.jpg) (http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-12136)

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Height 13.8cm 5½", d. 20.3cm 8", foot d. 10.3cm 4 1/8", weight 768g 1lb 11oz.

Nicely made with thick foot for stability, works well as a flower vase.   Central ground out and polished pontil scar.   From the height and diameter it could well have been made to an inch size.   Light wear around the footrim.

Any ideas on attribution, date?

Thanks for looking,

Bernard C.  8)

ps - I had real difficulty with the camera's focus, as there was nothing for the camera to focus on!

Title: Re: Mid-late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Bernard C on November 24, 2009, 04:57:26 PM

After 47 of you have kindly looked at it and have had no ideas at all, how about a different question?

What isn't it?

Bernard C. (desparately grasping at straws here - for which there is no emoticon)    :-\

Title: Re: Mid–late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 24, 2009, 05:04:47 PM

Biggish pontil mark, Walsh?

Title: Re: Mid-late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Bernard C on November 25, 2009, 08:14:30 AM

Christine - Thanks.   I'm getting the message, loud and clear.   It's now destined for my friendly florist lady.   Still, it would have been nice to have known what it was.

Bernard C.  8)

Title: Re: Mid-late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Anne on November 25, 2009, 03:45:09 PM

Bernard, I've no idea who made your piece, but I can add:

1. It appears to be the same blue as my mystery posy bowl here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,3976.msg31431/topicseen.html#msg31431

Link corrected: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,3976.0.html (sorry Bernard!  :-*)

2. I also have a vase in the same colour with polished pontil which I can't pin down: http://yobunny.org.uk/gallery1/displayimage.php?pos=-1040

I very much like the shape of your vase. Sorry I can't help with who.

Title: Re: Mid–late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 25, 2009, 04:15:41 PM

Royal Brierley? Anne's vase reminds me of what Skelcher says is a RB vase in green uranium crackle glass. The shape is very similar.

Title: Re: Mid-late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Bernard C on November 25, 2009, 05:05:29 PM

Anne - Your first link defeated me, so can't comment, but your second could be Webb Corbett, as I've seen something with a similar foot construction carrying their semicircular TM.

Christine - I can't help being warty wary about S&W/RW speculation as we know so little about them.   (I left in my accidental typing error  ;D )

Thanks to you both. 

Bernard C.  8)

Title: Re: Mid-late C20 powder blue vase with flat rim?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 25, 2009, 05:53:25 PM

Skelcher gives the shape of my vase as D107 from their pattern books. Anne's is different on comparison however.