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Title: Queen Victoria 1897 Commemorative Dish
Post by: neilh on September 22, 2024, 02:34:33 PM
Struggling to ID this one, a commemorative I have not seen before.
Height 1.5 in / Width 4.5 in, not lead glass.

Anyone seen this previously, or in colour?
Or care to hazard a speculative attribution?
Title: Re: Queen Victoria 1897 Commemorative Dish
Post by: Paul S. on September 22, 2024, 09:52:31 PM
not something I've seen before Neil  -  don't see it on line either.       There are acres of these commemorative pieces  - the only thought I might have would have been Sowerby, but am sure if it had been theirs we'd have been aware of it long before now.
Title: Re: Queen Victoria 1897 Commemorative Dish
Post by: neilh on September 23, 2024, 06:09:30 AM
Yes I've discussed this with thewingedsphinx (Mike) and he thinks not northeast. I bought it on the off chance it was Thomas Kidd. Having examined it, I think the glass is a bit too thick and solid for Kidd. Although it was the right density for them, around 2.5g/cc, I'd need to see one in colour to up the likelihood of them being the maker, I'm currently at 10-20%. This leaves few other possibilities at that density range in 1897, and so I'm turning thoughts to someone like Defries, or a commission from a London agent for the Jubilee.