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Title: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Paul S. on August 19, 2024, 01:32:43 PM

Andy McConnell said to me once, "if you see the table lamp, buy it whatever the cost"  -  needless to say I've never see the lamp, though there is usually acres of the pattern around in the way of smaller items, and back in the day I had quite a variety - some of the coloured stuff too.               Arguably some of the most  popular pressed utility glass there's ever been, in the U.K.     Originally the product of Josef Inwald in Czechoslovakia, the bulk of the designs made from 1922 to 1930.      The only other piece I still have is a stoppered claret jug that came from Mr. McConnell.
It was originally marketed as the 'Lord' range, after which, and when it was made in the U.K. it was re-named 'Jacobean'  -  most of those pieces have the word Jacobean somewhere on the piece.
I forget who said it but apparently those pieces with a mirror finish to the base are the original 'Lord' items, allegedly - as shown on this vase.   

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Anne on August 21, 2024, 01:15:33 AM

The mirror bottom was said by Glen Thistlewood, Paul. :)

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Paul S. on August 21, 2024, 07:08:53 AM

thanks Anne  - yes, I now remember the name .............   she and her oh did a lot of work on glass I recall.            Might I be correct in thinking that the earlier 'Lord' pieces were never marked 'Lord' ?   

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Anne on August 21, 2024, 10:34:21 PM

I've never seen any marked Lord, Paul. Here is the page on Glen's website all about Lord, Milord, Jacobean. https://www.carnivalglassworldwide.com/jacobean.html

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Paul S. on August 22, 2024, 08:07:02 AM

thanks Anne, very interesting ............  that carnival example of the vase is v. attractive - never seen one.

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Anne on August 25, 2024, 07:28:44 PM

The carnival versions are gorgeous Paul!  I have a 2 Lord jugs, one is clear glass, the other is a lovely blue one which I love. I've not seen much of the coloured Lord so when I spotted this some years ago it came straight home with me.

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Paul S. on August 26, 2024, 11:36:28 AM

Anne - have a feeling I've seen two versions of the water jug, and recall I had an amber example once - clear examples turn up not that uncommonly.                        According to the Millers/McConnell '20th Century Glass' book,  .........   "Davidson produced certain Jacobean items in amber, emerald, rose and blue ..........", apart from clear of course  -  have a feeling I've never seen either emerald or blue.

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Anne on August 27, 2024, 01:59:54 AM

This is my blue jug Paul. It's a fabulous peacock sort of blue with the mirror base. I love it! The clear one looks rather dowdy beside it but it isn't really, it also has the shiny mirror base.

Title: Re: Jacobean/Lord vase.
Post by: Paul S. on August 27, 2024, 08:17:24 AM

agree Anne, a very luscious blue - give you my marble collection, catapult, and toy aeroplane as swaps  ;)      Must keep my eye out for this colour  -  thanks for sharing.    :-*