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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Paul S. on April 20, 2010, 08:00:16 PM
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Feel I should know this, but do think it is British, although can't now recall a name - sure I have seen little mushroomy things with this sort of surface. Am I correct in thinking the finish is what is called a stannous oxide iridescence? About 200mm tall and probably a very deep purple glass looking like black - and it is definitely cased with clear underneath the surface. The top rim has bee ground, polished and bevelled - quite a quality piece. Hope someone can remember the name for me, and if I am in the wrong place my apologies to all. thanks for looking.
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Hi Paul
I think you'll find it's Royal Brierley Studio, the Harrises from Isle of Wight Studio Glass designed the range for RB.
Suzy x
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thanks for quick reply Suzy - I assume it would originally have had a label - and do you know what sort of date we are looking at. I appreciate that I tend to browse only the charity shops and boot sales, but I don't recall seeing a piece before perhaps a little uncommon. cheers Paul S.
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If you do a straight forward search on the name you will come up with quite a few examples. Search the GMB too as I'm sure they've been discussed before.
Siuzy x
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Late 70's /early 80's I believe,some signed 'Royal Brierley Studio' some not,like this one....
Keith.
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thanks to both of you, and will now do a search. think I prefer the shape of yours Keith, better than mine. :)
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Made in lots of sizes and shapes and a variety of base colours, I think I have seen green, blue, red, 'black' and possibly white too. Sometimes the signature is very faint.
John
That's base as in underneath rather than unpleasant. ;D
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RB marks are very difficult to see on some pieces but if you look at the base in good light and turn the vase in various directions you will probably see a faint etched RB sig.
Regards Mike
www.abfabglass.co.uk
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They do come in white. :thup:
RB wanted to find a design they could "mass" produce which would emulate studio glass and commissioned the Harrises to produce it. I believe they formed a company comprised of Michael,Elizabeth and Tim to do so.
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White one with sig'
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Harris, Harris and Harris Ltd. was formed in February 1988, specifically for this Royal Brierley commission. (Mark Hill, p.66)
The white, in particular, can be of very diverse appearance.
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my thanks to all again, for your input, especially Sue, although might I tactfully suggest that quoting your source in full would be helpful. Fortunately, I have just, literally, acquired the Mdina book, so am able to look at pages 66 and 67 - very interesting to read some of the history on this particular subject, and I am now finding that Mdina is growning on me in a big way. Despite another can of Special Brew I have scanned, carefully, the bottom of my vase but regret to say that I'm certain there is definitely no RB.
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Thanks again to all.
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:-[
Sorry, Paul, it's just me being myopic about Mdina and Mark Hill's book,
"Michael Harris: Mdina Glass & Isle of Wight Studio Glass";
Mark Hill Publishing, 2006.
ISBN 0-955-28651-4.
It's a cracking good read too. Hope you enjoy it.
:thup:
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Quite remarkably, I found another piece of the same production today - and lo and behold it is marked on the base as shown in the attached picture. Am I lucky, or am I lucky. Incidentally, I have taken this picture through a single lens magnifying glass - so hope you think it looks good ;D. thanks to all who contributed to this thread.