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Title: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: BRADBURY7308 on March 27, 2011, 06:13:18 PM

This bowl i purchased some time back and its a bit hard to find anything out about it. The diameter is 12 3/4" It has a polished pontil scar on the base and some wear to the outside of this. There are a fair few imperfections in the glass so i feel it must be of reasonable age would love to know a bit about it sadly ive got pictures but cant seem to reduce them enough to show you maybe a moderator could help please...

Title: Re: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: BRADBURY7308 on March 27, 2011, 10:00:51 PM

pictures

Title: Re: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: Anne on March 28, 2011, 01:28:06 AM

Sorry that no-one was about to pick up your shout for help - I just looked now when I'd finished work and see you have managed it anyhow, well done!  :hiclp: :hiclp: :hiclp:

Title: Re: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: johnphilip on March 28, 2011, 06:32:32 AM

It looks a bit like Bronze glass several firms made it including Webb , if it is Bronze glass it will be very heavy .

Title: Re: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: BRADBURY7308 on March 28, 2011, 11:49:52 AM

Thanks for the contribution's its fairly weighty i suppose 1.4kg ???
Webb Ive only owned to piece's both had an acid etched mark i think if my memory serves me right?? Did they not mark everything?

Title: Re: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: Anne on March 28, 2011, 01:00:23 PM

Nope, I have unmarked Webb stuff, so can confirm they didn't mark every item they produced. :)

Title: Re: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: johnphilip on March 29, 2011, 07:39:47 AM

Hi having thought about it i would put money on it being Webb Bronze glass and i have owned nine pieces and seen many more none were marked . jp

Title: Re: large iridescent bowl ?????
Post by: BRADBURY7308 on March 29, 2011, 08:21:55 AM

Hi There,
Thankyou for taking the time to think about this piece of glass i understand its not always easy to just give an answer, As id said to anne i have owned two pieces both were marked as to the base thats all ive owned, The bowl does have a few manufacturing marks to the inside of the bowl from something touching it while it was being made also there is the odd particle in the glass here and there as ive never owned any old webb just 70s i guess im just wondering what the workmanship/ difficulty might be in producing a piece of this size??