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Title: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on August 31, 2019, 11:05:47 AM
Latest find, 2.5 inches tall, fully marked to the base with the 'art glass' label.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on August 31, 2019, 12:46:27 PM
Thanks for posting this Keith, I haven't seen one like it before and wouldn't have pegged it for British at all. 
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 31, 2019, 03:58:25 PM
It would go very nicely with what my brother calls my "Miro" vase.  ;)
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on August 31, 2019, 04:17:54 PM
Goes well with these  ;D what's a Miro vase Sue ?   ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: chopin-liszt on August 31, 2019, 04:24:09 PM
here. I see more "Miro-esquery" in your weight than I do in my vase, but that's what Dee calls it and it stuck.
https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,16996.10.html
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on August 31, 2019, 07:10:17 PM
Sorry Sue, forgot about the artist was trying to think of some style of glass making  ::) ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on August 31, 2019, 07:37:30 PM
Do these all these pieces have an etched Mark?  The vase surprised me too......I need to have a look at more Royal Brierley studio pieces.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on August 31, 2019, 11:10:22 PM
All fully marked, I knew the vase was one of their studio pieces as the designer sent me a picture that included a similar vase, here's a few more  to look at  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on September 01, 2019, 07:28:03 AM
Wow Keith, thank you, that's some collection!  I really like the chevron piece fourth row down second from right. 
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on September 01, 2019, 11:19:41 AM
Only ever seen that one with the chevrons, they also did extra large vases, the pink one is 13.75 inches tall and a range of table lamps.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on September 01, 2019, 12:31:04 PM
Both the pink and the plain white in the first picture are pieces I wouldn't have associated with Royal Brierley.  I have had some of their gorgeous lustre pieces, some crystal tableware, and I think a pink vase with white feathered design.  Will keep my eyes open for a chevron vase, and if anything turns up in one of the boxes I am working my way through I will add it here. 
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on September 01, 2019, 01:39:34 PM
Look forward to seeing something new  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: flying free on October 01, 2019, 09:41:12 PM
Lovely collection Keith

Did they ever produce a patternbook/catalogue?

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Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on October 01, 2019, 11:11:24 PM
There are a few but hard to find, you can sometimes find brochures showing the range in the original box and Charles Hajdamach sent me a brochure showing their table lamp range. Never seen a pattern book, none in the archives, the Stevens & Williams family have a lot of stuff, I did have David Williams- Thomas's email and wanted to ask him but his account got hacked and is no longer available, so I trawl the internet hopelessly  ::) ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on October 02, 2019, 06:29:47 AM
Keith, do you think the British glass foundation would forward an email, or letter, to him?
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on October 02, 2019, 12:59:22 PM
That's a good idea Mark, I'm a member of the Glass Association, maybe they could help also  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on October 02, 2019, 07:51:10 PM
Took me way too long to figure out who "mark" is 😹😹😹
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on October 02, 2019, 11:08:00 PM
Sorry I just noticed the name at the bottom and presumed without thinking  ::)  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on November 17, 2019, 10:49:22 AM
Look forward to seeing something new  ;D ;D

No pressure Keith!  Hope this is at least interesting enough to warrant space on this thread - I haven't been able to find much in this colourway......even in the pictures of your collection!  I think it's John who has a bowl that looks similar.  There are a few  broken surface bubbles - similar to those on your 5" black piece, which appears to be the same shape as this one.

A shade over 7" high x 7" diameter, and weighs a hefty 1636g (almost 3lb 10oz).  Very hard to describe the colour as it changes in different light from a pale silvery blue to a deep lavender blue - hoping to find out what the official name for this colour would be.  Flat, cut and polished rim.

Etched mark to edge of base

Royal
Brierley



Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on November 17, 2019, 10:52:02 AM
a few more pics - a couple of the mark in case it can help with dating.  The bottom pic shows how much the colour varies, as its taken while it was sitting next to me on the sofa in daylight.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on November 17, 2019, 12:25:09 PM
Hello Cat, the piece is known as an 'orb vase' in 'dusk blue' and from the 'Creations' range, the date is either very late 80s more likely 1990s, comes in three sizes and most colours including black, only ever seen one of these.... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: catshome on November 17, 2019, 12:47:03 PM
Thank you! You're very welcome to use any of the images in your RB project.
Title: Re: Royal Brierley new addition, for show.
Post by: keith on November 17, 2019, 12:52:36 PM
Thanks, the plain 'Royal Brierley' mark does turn up on the studio range occasionally, don't know why though  ::) ;D ;D