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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Paul S. on December 16, 2011, 05:30:50 PM
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Hooped decoration plus the colour are certainly Scandinavian elements, but I don't see this in my books, and just as likely from elsewhere. Has high quality ground/polished pontil, fire polished rim, and plenty of wear - so could be quite old. Not optically moulded, and outside moulding is reflected equally on the inside (in reverse of course) - quite attractive the way the hoops decrease as they go up the vase. Height is something like 8.78"/225mm, and remarkably free from water staining bearing in the age. thanks for looking. :)
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Hi Paul will you stop nicking the cold water containers from the Hospital Urology Dept . :pb:
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dear Sir,.....I think you're just taking the peeeeeeeee :24:
more serious answers are very welcome :)
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Hi,
I have this same vase and have just taken pictures so that I could post it. I have found it for sale on the web identified as Whitefriars by Wilson, but could find no confirmation and am doubtful.
It's a lovely vase, hope someone out there can ID it.
Adair
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Hello Adair, and welcome to the GMB by the way. I agree with you, this has a look of quality about it - a very sharp steely colour and, in my opinion, also has some reasonable age. Must admit I did have a quick look through Leslie Jackson's W/Fs. book, but nothing remotely like it that I could see (I don't have the bigger book). I still think the colour looks Scandi, and the shape would not exclude it, but as for the moulding, maybe that's a different thing. Are you saying that it's on ebay at the moment?
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Hi,
Originally, I thought it had to be Scandinavian.
I have a page of listings I printed from the UK ebay site on Nov. 14th. It is shown as "Whitefriar's strapped vase in sea green" and the listing had 8 days to run, unfortunately. Mine is the same color as yours, and the one on ebay seemed to be more steel than green. I believe in the detail section, the name Wilson was mentioned as the designer. This was the second time I had seen this vase with the same ID, but I'm a bit disorganized, and didn't notice if it was the same lister. Also, I know nothing at all about Whitefriar's beyond pictures, although I think I have a WF's pot belly vase which I need to post for confirmation.
Hoping for an ID,
Adair
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there are indeed W/Fs. pieces that have applied external decoration in the form of threading, ribbon trailing, tears and swags, but this piece is certainly nothing remotely to do with that. This is a decorative feature formed by a mould, on what I might suggest is a tallish tumbler shaped vase. I think presently we are 'strapped' for ideas, and may end up without any positive id at all - but fingers crossed :)
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NOOOoooooooooooo.....................not Whitefriars!!! :thud:
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I believe Emmi is correct i have asked several ex Whitefriars workers!!! not one of them believe it is Whitefriars .
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thanks to Emmi and jp for taking the time to look :)
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Here are pictures of the one I have. This one has moderate wear, same measurements.
Still hoping that someone can tell us what this is, thanks for looking,
Adair