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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Jo83 on November 28, 2012, 08:41:23 PM
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Hi everyone, is it possible that anyone could tell me about these glasses? They were my mother in laws and I know very little about their origin or value except they are from the 40s at least. Thankyou in advance!
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Apologies for the picture, I had to use a lower resolution on my camera phone because the original attachment was too large
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Welcome to the board. Can we have a picture against a plain white background please along with rim and base shots
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Welcome to the board. Can we have a picture against a plain white background please along with rim and base shots
Is this ok?
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Base
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Rim
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Hi and welcome! :)
You can add 4 images per posting - just click on the bit under the attachement box where it says "more attachments".
You've got the sizing right and the images blow up nicely, but if you cropped the images, we could get to see them bigger.
I'm afraid I can't actually make out what the base really looks like from the picture. I know if you're not used to looking at glass bottoms you're possibly not aware of how much information can be gained from being able to see exactly how it is finished off.
I can see the tiny "knobby" bit on the rim of the glass though - well done for capturing that! :)
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Thank you for replying, I have absolutely no clue what you would be looking for! Do you want me to enlarge the base pic or do you need a different one completely?
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Not sure it will come out clear enough, it comes out clearer with the flash on but not sure if I could avoid the glare reflecting off the glass!
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I think these are Bormioli Parma, Italy from the late fourties or early fifties - no guarantee though.
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:) It often helps to take the picture at a slight angle. A base can be polished flat, cut and polished flat, either with or without arrises (tiny bevels on the edges of a flat polished surface); flattened on a marver and the pontil mark polished out, or roughly ground out, if it has been moulded, it will simply be mould shaped - and if there are seams showing from the moulds, they can either have been left - or polished off. The shape of the base of the mould can help a lot in identifying a piece too.
Bottoms may look boring, but they contains a wealth of information, so even if it simply looks flat, we still want to see the flatness - and any lumps, bumps, scratches or nicks on it. :)