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Title: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: lmj on June 11, 2011, 07:38:48 PM

I have strange intricate bowl,i think Victorian,i know its uranium as it glows well under light,i also think i saw something on the same line at the Glass Museum but i wonder if there is anyone who recognises it,ie maker and age.It is 6 1/2"  at its widest and 2 3/4" high.it has a break off pontil thank you for looking  Lynn

Title: Re: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: Lustrousstone on June 11, 2011, 07:50:57 PM

It's an odd one. My instincts say not Victorian and not English. It just doesn't look quite right: the crimp pattern looks wrong, the shape is peculiar (it's not organic like the Victorian shapes) and that pale green is more 1930s than 1890s. But I could be completely wrong.

Title: Re: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: Anne on June 12, 2011, 04:12:11 PM

Thinking aloud here... could it be the base of a fairy light or is it too big for that?

Title: Re: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: lmj on June 12, 2011, 09:24:30 PM

Hi Anne,thank you for your reply but i think it is too big for a fairy light,i think it is too big for a church candle ! a total mystery at the moment but still looking.Lynn

Title: Re: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: lmj on June 24, 2011, 04:09:37 PM

can i add..it may help in the ID but the glass is very clear bright and shiney>Lynn

Title: Re: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: Paul S. on June 24, 2011, 09:24:59 PM

despite your feelings, do have a look at these sites, as the range of fairy lights etc. is amazingly diverse, and you never know.................these were provided by Anne to one of my searches some time ago...........
http://fairylamps.co.uk/
http://www.fairy-lamp.com/
church candles, incidentally, can be truly massive. ;)

Title: Re: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: ju1i3 on June 25, 2011, 05:40:24 AM

Looks like it's missing a lid/top half, whether a fairy lamp or metal grid for flowers or something else.

Title: Re: Victorian ? uranium glass bowl maybe Stourbridge
Post by: lmj on June 25, 2011, 02:46:26 PM

Many thanks Paul,you have just opened another (blow half a day away site) for me,they are amazing pieces of glass,when it was suggested fairy lights i presumed the little tea light glasses,the lights you pointed me to i never knew existed,i am supposed to be selling a collection left to me but i am keeping more pieces as i research them,i now just need to find a top to it and its a keeper !!! unfortunately i may be exiled to one of the stables as im indoors is V minimalistic!!!!