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Title: did I do the right thing by leaving it? Richardson purple dip mould marked
Post by: flying free on January 13, 2011, 09:48:53 PM

I saw the most stunning bowl today as above.  Absolutely gorgeous gorgeous colour.  However, when I looked at the rim there was a 1cm area along the top of the rim  that seemed minutely 'dipped' versus the rest of the rim.  I wondered if it had been chipped or slivered and someone had polished the sliver out?  
So I left it.  But I am considering going back to get it.  Should I or not?  Is it worthless with this flaw?  It's expensive for me so I don't want to buy something that I will never be  able to sell in the future at that kind of price.  However it is the most absolutely beautiful purple glass I have seen.
Thoughts and views solicited most kindly  :)
m

Title: Re: did I do the right thing by leaving it? Richardson purple dip mould marked
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 14, 2011, 07:30:38 AM

Difficult to tell without seeing it but some of these tiny flaws were actually "corrected" at the factory. You see it on frosted pieces for example where the frosting is over the chip.

How was the rim finished? You also have to remember it's old handmade glass and the quality control was not as strict as it can be today. They couldn't afford too much waste for a start and the customers weren't so fussy.

Title: Re: did I do the right thing by leaving it? Richardson purple dip mould marked
Post by: flying free on January 14, 2011, 09:27:43 AM

Hi Christine
It looked fire polished.  And so did the part that dipped slightly.  It looked exactly the same as the rest of the rim.  The rim finish looks exactly like the piece in Charles Hajdamach's 20th century British Glass  page 142. I had read about corrections being made in the factory and it did feel as though that might be the case.  But if it was restored afterwards, couldn't that restoration have produced that result anyway?  or would a chip restoration mean grinding down the rim? 
I can't remember exactly but I'm guessing the 'lenses' were about similar to the piece on pg 142 in terms of proximity to the rim.
thanks
m

Title: Re: did I do the right thing by leaving it? Richardson purple dip mould marked
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 14, 2011, 09:55:51 AM

Look at the purple Edinburgh Crystal piece above. I can't comment further without seeing it, but I would only buy it if it was worth the money to me.

Title: Re: did I do the right thing by leaving it? Richardson purple dip mould marked
Post by: flying free on January 14, 2011, 10:14:28 AM

yes I noticed the one above and the undulation of the rim on that piece.
The Richardson one is fire polished, has some uneveness like that piece, but not noticeable enough to comment, and then has this one area of 1cm that is a noticeable dip.  I will leave it. Thanks  :)
m