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Title: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: scavo on January 06, 2012, 04:31:29 PM: Obviously not.

I've looked in all my usual places to try to ID this 'Whitefriars wannabe' but haven't seen an exact match yet.

It's a fantastic shade of tangerine-orange, hexagonal shape, 7" tall.

It's only junk but some info for it would be nice.
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: Greg. on January 06, 2012, 06:05:49 PM: There's some useful info on these contained in the below link. No definitive confirmation, although possibly Japanese in origin....

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php?topic=29500.msg162565#msg162565
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: scavo on January 06, 2012, 06:39:48 PM: I've seen the Davidson ones before. Mine is slightly better in weight and feel - but still not great!

The blue Japanese (?) one in the forum linked above certainly looks like mine (shape, pattern, thickness) but there is one aspect where there is a big difference. The blue one has a kind of inverted arch giving a nice profile to the sommerso effect. Mine is more like the Davidson one in that it is pretty flat suggesting to me at least a kind of cheapness. Was there any consistency on this matter?
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: Greg. on January 06, 2012, 07:06:48 PM: I would suspect there was just no consistency with the casing on these. Here are a couple of others in the links below for comparison purposes...

A pic of the base may also help for comparative purposes...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japanese-Best-Art-Glass-Textured-Red-Cased-Glass-Vase-/360413616123?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item53ea5357fb#ht_2194wt_952

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Japanese-Best-Art-Glass-Textured-Amber-Cased-Glass-Vase-/120819725241?pt=UK_Art_Glass&hash=item1c216ab3b9#ht_2194wt_952
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 06, 2012, 07:53:25 PM: Casing thicknesses and profiles can very quite a lot from one item to another.
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: scavo on January 06, 2012, 08:32:22 PM: Thanks to you both!
Wow, I'd never have thought it was worth 30 quid! I might have to put mine on ebay this weekend!!!!
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: robert1960 on January 07, 2012, 03:12:20 AM: With respect, somebody asking £30 is not the same as somebody paying £30
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: scavo on January 07, 2012, 11:29:26 AM: Quote from: robert1960 on January 07, 2012, 03:12:20 AM
With respect, somebody asking £30 is not the same as somebody paying £30

indeed! but that seller is no chump.

It's a free listing weekend on ebay again so I might be lucky??????????
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: vidrioguapo on January 07, 2012, 04:52:03 PM: Quote
indeed! but that seller is no chump.

True, but he's looking for one. Those vases are pretty poor quality in my view.
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: stew2u2 on January 07, 2012, 11:19:10 PM: i never look at BIN items for there price just nice to know what they are
Title: Re: Japanese Whitefriars?
Post by: scavo on January 08, 2012, 06:07:55 PM: They are certainly not as thick or heavy as Whitefriars.

The pattern is arguably derivative from Whitefriars.

In comparison the Davidson ones I've seen these are better quality and more attractive (sorry, if I upset Davidson collectors!).