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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: NevB on August 26, 2021, 01:17:30 PM
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This is a lovely pair of Webb Old English Bullseye pattern port/sherry glasses in Sunshine Amber uranium. Approx. 3 1/2" tall, the pontils appear to have just been smoothed, not ground, and have slight swirl marks. One has an acid-etched circular "Made in England Webb" mark, used from 1935-49.
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Very nice, have quite a range in this pattern and picked up a set of five of these today ;D
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agree they're very appealing, and a v.g. find, well done. The colour is good and rich - I've a desert dish and finger bowl (attached) in probably the same colourway and pattern and they glow well too. I could be wrong, but as for the pontil area on these glasses, I'd suggest that the flat, recessed and rather hidden feature is a machine finished job - similar to my desert dish - though my finger bowl is a proper ground/polished depression. We must go out and look for the decanter and glasses in this pattern colour. ;) Were these glasses a charity shop find?
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I got them in a well known local antiques arcade and at £20 for the pair I think I did OK. I think the pontils were probably spun smooth by hand or possibly, as you say, on a machine.
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Mine were from a charity shop, £2.49 for 5 ! ;D here's a few of my others...
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thanks for showing Keith, you have some stunning glass - we crown you 'collector of the month and King of the Bull's Eyes' - it's the modesty of the word 'few' that we like ;D This pattern seems to have been popular in its day, though the better versions in Sunshine Amber not so easy to find now.
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Lucky you Keith! The plain amber pieces don't seem to fetch much money. I'll be looking for some more Sunshine Amber though ;D.
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Ta, living just a few miles from Stourbridge does help a little ;D