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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: essi on August 11, 2014, 09:47:14 AM

Title: George the sixth commerative vase
Post by: essi on August 11, 2014, 09:47:14 AM
Picked up this rather nice cut glass vase at the w/end.Which stands about 150 MM high.
Looking underneath for any marks I saw an acid etched mark in capital letters,BRITISH SAWREX
Has anybody seen this mark before?
thank you.
Title: Re: George the sixth commerative vase
Post by: Paul S. on August 11, 2014, 11:15:48 AM
yes  -  think one of my recently pictured grapefruits has this mark.         If you punch the name into the Boards search you'll have a few threads to read :)

May we please see a pic of your vase?
Title: Re: George the sixth commerative vase
Post by: essi on August 11, 2014, 01:24:27 PM
thanks for the info Paul,i am having probs loading pics.
is the same as the one in the thread
Title: Re: George the sixth commerative vase
Post by: Paul S. on August 11, 2014, 02:11:56 PM
thanks - a good piece of glass.       sorry to hear of the problems loading pix  -  the end result will look better, probably, if you use a uniform dark black background and try to illuminate from behind rather than the front.                     But it's not easy photographing clear glass  -  gives most of us problems.

regret I've not re-read the Sawrex info.  -  did you find what you wanted.             It's very rare that we ever get those pieces on the Board. :)
Title: Re: George the sixth commerative vase
Post by: essi on August 11, 2014, 02:41:38 PM
Yes Paul I did find the previous threads interesting,there seems to be a strong case that it was produced by Stevens&Williams but there were other opinions.
perhaps one will turn up in the original packageing!
Title: Re: George the sixth commerative vase
Post by: Paul S. on August 11, 2014, 03:25:12 PM
not enough people here collecting cut glass  -  am sure we'd get some real surprises and possibly lots more of these minority names if the opposite were true :)