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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: petet63 on February 25, 2013, 02:46:47 PM
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Hi, does anyone know anything about this piece of glass. I have searched but not a thing anywhere. I would have thought Asprey's would be easy to solve. It has etched mark and a reg number but it is too difficult to read or photograph. It has a 7 in it :) It is 19cm in height and has a circumference of 38cm at its widest. There is wear to the base of the foot. Any help appreciated.
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You didn't search on here...
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,33023.0.html
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My head is suitably hung in shame :-[ :-[ I didn't think to try that but I did for the Perthshire piece I have. Looks like a whitefriars piece for Aspreys unless I read it wrong. I will look into it some more when I am home. It is a lovely shape. As usual, Thankyou Lustrousstone.
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Yes they were made by Whitefriars for Aspreys in a couple of sizes usually it takes ages to find the mark you were very lucky to have a well marked one i have had several , still have two in different sizes if you look on Whitefriars .com i believe Patrick put a picture on of a set with glasses and a holder . they are nice in gold amber and i believe they did sea green also Deja who ? There is one on ebay with an etched Galleon its been on for yonks he doesnt know its W/Fs . or Arsepreys!!!!! Thats how the posh folk pronounce it ,
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Nothing more to add just the photo of the cocktail set Jp mentions :)
http://www.whitefriars.com/bb_orig/viewtopic.php?t=1632&highlight=asprey
Chris
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well I'm glad you find it hilarious JP.
Yes the mixer jug has been on ebay for yonks its true.
Its also true to say it is completely unmarked other than the signature of the engraver and with no reference for example to a w/f catalogue I prefer not to list by hazarding wild guesses and mis-attributions there is quite enough of that on ebay already.
I am not so arrogant as to think I know the origin of every piece of glass I have ever come across and often come here to discuss and learn about pieces I cannot pin down as well as follow other peoples 'finds' it is always going to be a learning process and it would be nice not to be ridiculed for ones efforts.
and just to be clear, the he is a she
Mel
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I do apologise Mel i must engage my brain before i open my big mouth . Sorryeeeeey deeply sincerely . :-[ :-X :'( i was going to let the seller know but kept putting it off . please forgive me .
Sorry is the hardest word . i dont think so . I have also PMd you with an apology . i feel so bad .jp
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still have my sea green example protected well and tucked up in one of the garden sheds. In view of jp's comments my entire future pension is hanging on the 'antique value' of this piece. So, if you see me with string tied around my waist and holding a piece of cardboard say homeless, you'll know I was given a bum steer. ;)
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Paul i think you blinked and missed it . use it for Sangria or Pimms i do . :-[ How longs a piece of string ????
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I nearly missed the Aspreys mark but it caught the light as I was putting it Back. I could make out ASP and Regd and thought I would get it as it was only £2 and was unusual enough to look into. I didn't see the one on ebay and that is usually the first place I look to find pieces (then I use what is on ebay to search further as we all know not everything is what it says it is on ebay). I would have thought the jug even without attribution would sell. Its very quirky and well designed to do the job it is meant for. Not that I have much occasion to make Martinis ;D I also saw a similar style jug made by Blenko.
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Just saw this on ebay, they say it was a gift from Aspreys bought in the mid 50's. That seems to fit with everything else I have read and been informed of.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STYLISH-RETRO-MARTINI-JUG-/130837205392?pt=UK_Collectables_Breweriana_SM&hash=item1e76815190&nma=true&si=BeT9wGm7NY%252F9lj0gbpWbci1SXso%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
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Some days you can see the mark other days no , it is that hard , they have never sold well i still cant understand why .... they are so usable . :-[ jp
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quote from jp.................."How longs a piece of string ?" Well, being a know-it-all, and an irritiating one at that, I can now give to the world the answer to this ancient riddle............
the length of any piece of string is always 'twice the distance from the centre to one end'........... now don't you just wish you hadn't asked ;)
these pieces might be usable and I'd agree quirky, but they lack history, and a craftsman's input ..... and although they weren't mass produced they somehow convey a sense of kitsch. They probably needed to have been considerably rarer to acquire desirable status - perhaps the word Asprey simply doesn't cut it any more.
and I still they they look like something out of Dali painting. ;D
For how long has Mel had one up for sale??
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Dont rub it in Paul i already feel bad enough , i think the subconscious part of my little piece of brain thought Whitefriars isnt selling at the moment so it has more chance of selling as unknown and that does happen a lot , there is a piece on at the moment in the wrong Cat and maker unknown and it has more bids than if it was spot on and under Whitefriars . :-[ ??? .
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Aspreys name does do very well usually. The name was and still is a bit difficult to see unless the angle is just right. Getting part of it on camera took a lot of shots. Is there a link to the one in the wrong category jp. I saw another piece looking similar/same use listed as Scandinavian. It looked the same as the blenko one. I suppose as I was never looking for this piece and never saw one but they or similar seem to be everywhere ;D I will list this soon with the Whitefriars/Aspreys info and see where it lands.