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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: BobKegeles on August 18, 2014, 07:14:49 PM

Title: Peter Holmes?
Post by: BobKegeles on August 18, 2014, 07:14:49 PM

i love this petite egg/cone weight. Stark, simple, clean lines.

It is signed Peter with a last name unreadable. It's been suggested that its by Peter Holmes, any thoughts?

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: Roger H on August 18, 2014, 08:26:44 PM

Hi there, will say I have never seen a weight of Peters like this and he is quite capable of signing much better than that, so I would suggest NO at the moment. But I could be wrong as there is a similarity in signature. Any ideas Andrew?
      Regards Roger.

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: BobKegeles on August 18, 2014, 09:03:09 PM

Thanks Roger,

I do see the similarity on the second (faceted) piece, but certainly not enough to say yes with any certainty.

Bob.

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: LesBeatiques on August 19, 2014, 12:42:05 AM

Early Peter Vanderlaan?

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: daveweight on August 19, 2014, 02:38:13 PM

It definitely looks like Peter Holmes to me and the Scottish Borders label seems to confirm this
Dave

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 19, 2014, 03:45:25 PM

I think you're looking at the wrong weight - you're looking at the example shown of Border Art Glass, not the OP's.

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: Roger H on August 19, 2014, 08:33:37 PM

Could not understand what you ment at first but I can now. Yes the label is 100% correct on mine but thats not what the original question was about for identity of.
       Roger

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 20, 2014, 10:49:56 AM

I was responding to daveweight, RogerH.

I don't think the facetted egg shaped weight looks anything like Peter Holmes' work, but it would not be beyond him to make something like that. Never say never.

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: pooleandpaperweights on August 20, 2014, 11:13:29 AM

I'm 99% certain that isn't Peter Holmes' work. I do have a couple of weights frosted like that, but they dont have the same base, and it doesn't look like how Peter signs Peter either.

Ian

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: daveweight on August 20, 2014, 11:41:04 AM

Oops - got the wrong weight there didn't I ! Sorry and thanks for putting me right Sue, the weight in question is without doubt NOT a Peter Holmes so the search goes on !
Dave

Title: Re: Peter Holmes?
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 20, 2014, 02:10:50 PM

I get lots wrong myself, so I'm always grateful for corrections.  ::)
Thanks, Daveweight for being so kind. :)