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Title: Opalescent bottle coaster, floral design, possibly French, unsigned, ID = Sabino
Post by: chilternhills on October 26, 2018, 09:03:00 PM

I just love this coaster  :D I have no idea who made it, but it is likely French since I bought from a vendor in France. It is 12 cm in diameter and about 2 cm high. Can anyone help pin it down to a maker? Thanks.

Anton

Title: Re: Opalescent bottle coaster, floral design, possibly French, not signed
Post by: Anne Tique on October 26, 2018, 10:13:55 PM

Hi,


You should find a mark Vernox on the edge, sub brand of Sabino if I'm not mistaken. Look in french for 'sous bouteille verre opalescent Vernox' and you should come across several examples.

Title: Re: Opalescent bottle coaster, floral design, possibly French, not signed
Post by: chilternhills on October 27, 2018, 12:47:21 PM

Thank you. The coaster is not signed along the edge, well, none that I noticed.

Title: Re: Opalescent bottle coaster, floral design, possibly French, not signed
Post by: Anne Tique on October 27, 2018, 02:33:16 PM

You probably already have seen this, but it shows where the signature should be found.


www.ebay.fr/itm/Vernox-Sabino-sous-bouteille-en-verre-opalescent-decor-floral-/173428629471
 (http://www.ebay.fr/itm/Vernox-Sabino-sous-bouteille-en-verre-opalescent-decor-floral-/173428629471)

I can't remember just now what happened to the moulds, whether they ended up at C-l-R as well but perhaps somebody else remembers it, otherwise I'll have a look and see what I can find.

Title: Re: Opalescent bottle coaster, floral design, possibly French, not signed
Post by: Mosquito on October 28, 2018, 12:18:14 AM

The moulds were probably retained by the American owners of Sabino. This pattern has been pressed post war under the Sabino name (rather than Vernox): certainly the bowls in this berry pattern are shown in the current catalogue. The coasters no longer seem to be listed though: http://sabinoartglass.com/proddetail.asp?pid=232

Decelle lists this pattern as 'Service "Framboises"'. Your 12 cm coaster has the pattern no. 21.004.

Title: Re: Opalescent bottle coaster, floral design, possibly French, unsigned, ID = Sabino
Post by: chilternhills on November 03, 2018, 12:13:23 AM

Now that's interesting. I looked for the signature and found a number instead. It is very indistinct. I can make out a '2' at the beginning, but nothing more, though there is more. I presume it reads '21.004'.