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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: obscurities on September 30, 2013, 11:44:54 PM

Title: Bohemian? English? Great Low Dish in Blue and White with a Swag or Pulled decor.
Post by: obscurities on September 30, 2013, 11:44:54 PM

I have a good friend in New Zealand that buys glass and ships it to me so that I can combine and ship to her.  Ends up costing her less, and she gets some glass that otherwise sellers would not ship overseas.  this is one of her pieces. I told her I would post it here for some thoughts on ID.

Very well executed in a kind of Satin finish glass. It measures about 4.5 inches in diameter and approx 2.25 inches tall. The pontil is done quite nicely. Nailsea was suggested as a possibility, but I know next to nothing about that glass....  so here it is..... looking for some help.

TIA, Craig

Title: Re: Bohemian? English? Great Low Dish in Blue and White with a Swag or Pulled decor.
Post by: Lustrousstone on October 01, 2013, 06:40:58 AM

Extremely unlikely to be Nailsea - that's a catchall for anything with stripes. But I think it might be a fairy lamp base
http://oneofakindantiques.com/catalog/3154_antique_clarke_nailsea_glass_fairy_lamp_1.htm

Title: Re: Bohemian? English? Great Low Dish in Blue and White with a Swag or Pulled decor.
Post by: Jim Sapp on October 04, 2013, 12:41:49 PM

Your bowl is indeed a Fairy Lamp base.  English, c.1895

The term Nailsea is commonly used for this type of glass but it has nothing to do with the place Nailsea.  Fairy lamp collectors refer to this type of glass as Nailsea-type.  The official name used by Samuel Clarke is Verre Moire.

The problem with this type of base is that it requires a straight-sided lamp cup, which are very difficult to find.

There is a market for this base should you decide to sell it.

Jim

Title: Re: Bohemian? English? Great Low Dish in Blue and White with a Swag or Pulled decor.
Post by: obscurities on October 04, 2013, 02:20:31 PM

Thank You Jim,
I appreciate the help and will pass the information along to my friend.

Craig

Title: Re: Bohemian? English? Great Low Dish in Blue and White with a Swag or Pulled decor.
Post by: Jim Sapp on October 04, 2013, 02:40:39 PM

The following is what your base looks like complete with a fairy lamp.  This color is known as citron.

Title: Re: Bohemian? English? Great Low Dish in Blue and White with a Swag or Pulled decor.
Post by: obscurities on October 04, 2013, 02:50:02 PM

Thanks again. Oddly, the gal that owns this is the same gal as on Cw with the red and gold base you id'd about a year ago....  She must have an affinity for the bases, as she does not collect fairy lamps  :-)

Craig