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Title: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: malcmat on November 22, 2013, 05:53:42 PM

Hi, has any one any ideas of the maker of this smokey grey dish. Signed on the base e d something? 37. It has a ground and polished out pontil mark and is 19.5cm across dia and 2.5cm tall.
Many thanks
Malc

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: keith on November 22, 2013, 05:58:11 PM

Eda Glasbruk is a name that comes to mind,not sure though, ::) ;D

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: malcmat on November 22, 2013, 06:17:29 PM

Thanks keith I will do some searching.

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: johnphilip on November 22, 2013, 06:19:57 PM

Yes EDA i have one , i believe Dunne Cooke had his hand in it as Whitefriars made an identical one later he was involved with both firms .

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: malcmat on November 22, 2013, 07:26:41 PM

Thanks JP, interesting slant re the whitefriars  connection. Is the number 37 on the base the model number or the Year ?

Malc

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: johnphilip on November 22, 2013, 09:04:24 PM

I will look mine out tomorrow I think its the year , not long before DC went to W/Fs  he also did decanters with Jazz figures at Eda I had a pair , then Jazz figures turned up on W/Fs drinking items a short time after DC went there .

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: aps58 on November 23, 2013, 11:08:54 AM

Sorry but I do not think that this is a Whitefriars item.
The style is too different from their items as bowls produced by Whitefriars were almost all smooth sided in this size and shape.
Check-out the early (64/69) catalogues on the Whitefriars.com site to understand where I am coming from.

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 23, 2013, 11:17:13 AM

The replies d say it is EDA not Whitefriars but there is a connection with the designer

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: johnphilip on November 23, 2013, 11:26:31 AM

See the 1938 W/Fs catalogue pattern 9090 first page , yes the one above is no doubt Eda , then W/Fs did one almost identical , I believe under the influence of Capt H J Dunne Cooke  who was a director of the Eda group and went on to WFs as a designer jp . Thank you Christine .

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: aps58 on November 23, 2013, 11:44:55 AM

Previously has a 9090 from Whitefriars and, from my recollection, the sides were rounder and convex, rather than concave, if you follow my meaning! It was more like a slightly squashed circle! I also cannot remember the strong ribbing beneath.
However, Whitefriars copied many designs (allegedly) and this may be one of them that they adapted to suit their own style.
Great to have a constructive debate.

Title: Re: Smokey grey dish ?
Post by: johnphilip on November 23, 2013, 03:07:06 PM

Yup tiz so .  ;)