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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: quercus on July 18, 2012, 10:43:34 AM
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I have a dark green piece that could be a fingerbowl, it is signed George Elliott and dated 1904 or could be 1901.
Searches just come up with the studio GE who was mid 20th century.
Does anyone have information on an earlier glass artist of this name? Thanks
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Hello and welcome to the board :)
Would it be at all possible to upload a photograph of the piece on a white background and a clear picture of the signature please?
I don't suppose it is at all possible it reads 1984 or 1981 which would tie in with the 'known' George Elliot's dates? I have one piece by him and his writing is quite difficult to decipher. Is the bowl just plain dark green or is there some decoration on it?
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Some pieces by the Bewdley based maker George Elliot I have seen, have elements of historic glassmaking in them that at a glance look early, rather than looking "modern studio" style necessarily...... I think they are appealing in their distinctive way.....
Robert (bOBA)
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A signed studio vase in this Picasa link if it helps to check the signature?
Normally added the 'anchor' symbol to his pieces, a reference to his 'seafaring' days.
https://picasaweb.google.com/107067405711297858658/PulledThreadStudioVase
Chris
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What an active group this is! I expected to wait weeks for a reply!
The signature is very similar to that illustrated so I am fairly convinced that the 0 in the date, which actually reads like a u, is probably something else. The bottom of an 8 perhaps.
It is a very simple piece of heavy dark green with a broken pontil. I will try and get a good picture but I don't find photographing glass very easy.
Thank you for the help and interest.
P
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There have been a few of his pieces on ebay in the last couple of months , also his glass makers tools have been offered for sale . he has a good CV .
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In regards to your question my father was George Elliott and it is likely to be 1974-1984. If you would like more information then feel free to email me
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Kate welcome to the board. I've removed your email address from public view otherwise it'll be picked up by spambots and you'll be deluged with spam. :'( Users can contact you by clicking the wee email button on the left of any of your posts, and they can then send you a message via the board's internal email system, which you can reply to directly if you wish. (Hope that makes sense!)
It's always exciting to find relatives of glassmakers, and we'd love to hear more of your father's work if you'd like to share it with us please. Photos are always welcome too. I hope you enjoy being a part of the GMB. :)
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George Elliott put an anchor sign on the work he produced whilst working at his studio in Bewdley, Worcestershire. Bewdley used to be a major inland port, many centuries ago, and there is an anchor on the town crest.
The work that he produced after leaving Bewdley won't have the anchor. Although he may have remembered his seafaring days with affection, the anchor was there as a nod towards Bewdley's history.
Incidentally, in the Middle Ages, a nearby city would sometimes be referred to as "Birmingham near Bewdley". Bewdley was important, then.
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Just adding the photo from the link
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A really nice piece Chris. George Elliott made a wide variety of interesting glass. I think his work is becoming increasingly recognised and appreciated by collectors of vintage studio glass.
It is great that his daughter has visited GMB. Although I do not know his work very well, I am pretty sure his studio was located in the passageway as you walk through Bewdley museum in the centre of town, which can still be visited, where there are still studios, craft shops, leading to a cafe and park. I would happily be corrected on any details!! (I did wonder if this recent thread post may be an unsigned piece by him, by coincidence... http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,59556.0.html)
Robert (bOBA)
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I think a lot of his stuff goes unrecognised his signature is a pig to decipher if your not familiar with it.
If you didn't know this said George Elliot I don't think you would ever work it out :)
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Thanks Chris, nice to see another example. He did a wide range of things. His signature is certainly not always necessarily legible in the traditional sense! This could be said of quite few studio glassmakers and designers, which adds to the fun really. (Peter Leyton and V. Zahour spring to mind.....) I saw a hand-shaped bulbous clear, signed bottle he had made, at a Fair in Solihull and the seller possibly didn't quite believe me when I said it was probably a modern studio piece made in Bewdley by George Elliott. Most pieces of his I have seen tend to be more colourful though and the style of his glass helps identify it. I have seen a goblet of his with similar feather effect decor to your bottles. I expect he made a really wide range of pieces, as his style often seems led by enthusiasm for exploration and experiment in the studio movement tradition.
Robert (bOBA)