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Title: Signature ? on handblown vase
Post by: Anne E.B. on November 26, 2012, 03:51:50 PM

I'm having trouble making out the signature on this vase. Can anyone help please.  It might be identifiable by the style of vase, so I've included an image also.  It has a partially polished/snapped off pontil mark.  The first letter might be G - may be Gavin??  The second name might begin with L or W.
Any help would be appreciated :)

Title: Re: Signature ? on handblown vase
Post by: glassobsessed on November 26, 2012, 03:55:53 PM

Similar has been on before, second name could be Walker.

John

Here ya go: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,47688.0.html

Title: Re: Signature ? on handblown vase
Post by: chopin-liszt on November 26, 2012, 04:24:03 PM

The William Walker who won the competition Michael Harris instigated at the RCA and who subsequently worked on producing Azurene with MH at IoWSG.

Title: Re: Signature ? on handblown vase
Post by: Anne E.B. on November 26, 2012, 04:45:05 PM

Many thanks John :-*
It is indeed William Walker. His work is well documented on the web and I found a bowl of his with the same random colour pattern on Millers online price guide website.  These vases too Sue (scroll down to no.40) http://www.georgekidner.co.uk/index.php?contentId=28302&showAll&categoryId=3045
I would never have made out his name without your help :)