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Title: Is this Scottish glass? Help please
Post by: davidfish1212 on November 29, 2014, 11:34:50 AM
Hi All,

I picked up this wee bowl the other day, it has the look of a bit of Scottish glass but I was wondering if someone could confirm which one ( if indeed any!! ) The bowl is approx 12cm x 6cm  and has a flat base with a polished pontil mark.Pink to purple colour fade.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Cheers, David
Title: Re: Is this Scottish glass? Help please
Post by: chopin-liszt on November 29, 2014, 12:04:02 PM
Sticking my neck out again, as I'm not a proper Monart person, just a fringe one, I reckon you're absolutley right, I think this is Monart.
Possibly pre-war, as it has a thin base and just the polished pontil mark. (I hope I'm learning.) ;D
Title: Re: Is this Scottish glass? Help please
Post by: orangeglass on November 29, 2014, 12:04:55 PM
Well , that is indeed a lovely piece of Scottish glass  :D
Monart, most likely shape ZA, same colour way as my O shape bowl.

Nice find!
Title: Re: Is this Scottish glass? Help please
Post by: davidfish1212 on November 30, 2014, 03:00:38 PM
Ha, brilliant news ;D I have always been a fan of this type of Scottish glass, but have always sold it on to fund my other glass bits ( Sue!! ) something about this bit though, it might be a keeper. Thanks both of you for your help again.

Cheers, David ;)
Title: Re: Is this Scottish glass? Help please
Post by: chopin-liszt on November 30, 2014, 04:52:41 PM
 ;)
There are some of us who consider a love of Monart to be perfectly compatible with a love of Studio Glass, Nigel even gave a lecture in this subject at the Edinburgh conference. The only thing that excludes it is the offical date of the birth of the Studio Glass Movement.
But the Ysarts were doing "real" studio glass, much earlier.