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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: keith on July 17, 2024, 10:58:09 PM
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9 inches across and 5 tall, polished pontil, lots of wear and threaded, there is a basket in Gulliver's book page 191, almost identical minus the handles, no doubt it's Stuart.
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:o ;D
I'm wondering if it might be a Bride's Basket, just without the handle added. Possibly because they couldn't find anywhere to put the ends?
It does have a kind of indent that makes the bowl the correct shape.
It's an incredible beast. Wierd and wonderful. ;D 8) 8)
It could just be that the top part looks a bit like the garter a bride is supposed to wear has got me on a bridal theme. :-[
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I thought that today, garters ! how old am I ?
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I can recall seeing quite a few bowls in this sort of shape without handles so I think it was a 'thing' at some point.
Do you like the bowl Keith? (it's construction and design kind of embodies that entire extreme end of Victoriana obsession if you know what I mean?) I have a big red and clear frilly Stuart that is kept carefully in a darkened cupboard ;D
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I do, probably because it is so over the top, weird can be good ! 😁
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ummm ... ok ;D That said I do wonder how many people actually love the Biedermeier glass I like 8) . It's the very masculine (in my eyes) versus the extreme feminine of Victoriana.
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I like most glass apart from Murano clowns, I really do not like those things.
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I don't either! There is a lot of glass I don't like though :-X but then I have the option not to buy it :)