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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: Ross4130 on August 04, 2016, 04:46:30 PM
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Stands about 20cm tall and has a polished pontil. French?
And ideas of origin or age would be great
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Reminds me of some of the pieces produced by Richardsons and Stevens & Williams in the 1930s, could be a starting place for more research ? ;D ;D
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could it be val st lambert? Would it be acid etched if this was the case?
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Only seen two pieces of Val St Lambert and both of those were marked, not that that means much I've quite a few pieces of S&W's none of which are marked ::) ;D ;D
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My Val St Lambert isn't marked... I must admit that crossed my mind too. We need Annetique!
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A lot of VSL pieces aren't signed but this is not one of them.
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Most makers of cut-to-clear glass have subcontracted to Ajka Üveggyar and I have seen things very similar to this at Rogaka in Slovenia - also produced by Ajka.
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These are the pieces that made me think it may have been S&W's.... but the rim finish is different so ?
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Ross how is the rim/lip of the vase finished?
Keith there is a blue footed vase in the CH British glass book page 144. Again similar or same pattern as your red, but I can see the similarities in the cuttings design between Ross's green vase and the SW pieces.
However, no cutting on the rim and couldn't see a shape match in the CH book.
Ivo, would Ajka be doing polished pontil marks do you know? just in case,as it might lean the searching more to S&W if they don't.
Also knowing how the rim is finished as I think the rims on the S&W pieces which are aren't (edited )notched, are firepolished.
m
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Does this help?
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If cutting and polishing is your business you do not leave the bottom unfinished, so yes.
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Hi Ivo
thanks :) I understand. I was just more thinking about whether it might have been blown from the top and then cut (maybe then tending to think not English) rather than the other way where S&W have polished pontil marks and firepolished rims I think (in the book on the pieces that don't have notched rims but are otherwise cut to clear, they seem to have firepolished rims as far as I can see).
Nonetheless, it appears the owners vase has a cut and polished and bevelled rim. So although the pattern is very similar to an S&W pattern perhaps thoughts would lean towards another maker rather than an English maker, i.e.Ajka as a you said.
m
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I'm not sure that train of thought could apply here, as the rim is cut to shape and would be nigh on impossible to fire polish wherever it was made
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yes you're right :)
I did have a fairly good look at the books and couldn't see a similar shaped rim on anything under S & W though (even clear glass items from different periods).
But that pattern is very similar if slightly 're-designed'.
m