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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: keith on May 22, 2016, 02:38:41 PM

Title: Quite a puzzler ! - ID = Royal Brierley
Post by: keith on May 22, 2016, 02:38:41 PM
Just over 2 inches tall, marked to the base but by who ? the colour is more orange than red.
Title: Re: Quite a puzzler !
Post by: chopin-liszt on May 22, 2016, 07:16:25 PM
That is a bit of a Caithnessy colour, that orangey red is... :)
Title: Re: Quite a puzzler !
Post by: keith on May 22, 2016, 07:29:13 PM
Sorry Sue, not Caithness I'm afraid  ;D ;D
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Post by: flying free on May 22, 2016, 11:31:40 PM
Stuart Strathearn?  reminds me a little bit of the red concretey texture vases.
m
Title: Re: Quite a puzzler !
Post by: keith on May 23, 2016, 09:51:03 AM
Sorry m, not Stuart, getting closer though  ;D
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Post by: chopin-liszt on May 23, 2016, 12:13:22 PM
Peter MacDougall?
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Post by: flying free on May 23, 2016, 12:14:42 PM
Stuart Fletcher Top Glass?
There is an item on ebay that has similar black squiggles?
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Post by: keith on May 23, 2016, 12:30:45 PM
......and twice no, sorry ladies, must say it would have amazed me to see who made it, in fact it still does !  :o ;D ;D
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Post by: Greg. on May 23, 2016, 01:01:24 PM
Norman Stuart Clarke?
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Post by: keith on May 23, 2016, 03:33:59 PM
Nope, not Norman,  ;D ;D
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Post by: Anne on May 23, 2016, 08:14:03 PM
Is it possibly Royal Brierley, Keith?
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Post by: keith on May 23, 2016, 10:47:03 PM
Oooh, now what makes you think that ? am I that transparent ? maybe I am !  :o :o ;D ;D
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Post by: flying free on May 23, 2016, 11:22:15 PM
one of the nicest I've seen :)
Lovely colour
m
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Post by: Anne on May 24, 2016, 01:58:10 AM
heh heh heh I am constantly surprised by the variety of designs under the RB Studio banner, Keith. :) Like my perfume bottle and your paperweight - totally different!
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Post by: chopin-liszt on May 24, 2016, 11:07:03 AM
 :-[
I'm afraid my first thoughts were that is is very similar to some quite well made blue ones from China I see that are often mistaken for Mdina.

You certainly caught us all out with this! ;D
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Post by: keith on May 24, 2016, 12:07:57 PM
I was surprised when I saw the mark, makes me wonder how many pieces I've missed, this will be at the exhibition if all goes to plan,  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: flying free on May 24, 2016, 12:23:34 PM
just sort of wondering when this will have been made.
Are we talking 90s here? That might help indicate who made it.
The random strips seem similar to a technique used by WWalker and I think he mentioned 1990s for one of his vases iirc.
m
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Post by: Carolyn Preston on May 24, 2016, 03:48:29 PM
Well done Anne
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Post by: keith on May 24, 2016, 05:20:45 PM
Not sure of the date m, whether early 80s or late 90s, I'll email Gwyneth Ashcroft as she did designs for them prior to 1986, it may be one of hers I'll let you know,  ;D ;D
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Post by: keith on May 27, 2016, 12:35:23 PM
Have heard back from Gwyneth and she doesn't remember ever seeing a paperweight like this so I'm presuming it is late 80s into the 90s, best I can do  ::) ;D
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Post by: flying free on May 30, 2016, 11:20:49 PM
That sort of feels right given the technique.
I wonder who was producing/designing these then?
m
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Post by: keith on May 31, 2016, 03:59:58 PM
I'd really like to know the answer to that, Gwyneth said she would send me a lot of pictures and info' but is busy decorating at the moment, she left as I said prior to the Harris design, 1986, so at the rate I'm collecting information it will be 'see this space in about 2 years ' !!  :o ;D ;D