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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: youngorold on January 23, 2025, 10:56:35 AM
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Hello fellow glass enthusiasts,
I am hoping to learn more about a purple Bagley glass set I own, as I’ve struggled to find much information about it. The set includes a large bowl and six smaller matching dishes, all in excellent condition with no damage. Each piece is marked with the registration number Rd No 849177.
From what I understand, the design might date back to the mid-20th century, and purple seems to be a less common colour for Bagley glass. However, I’ve found little information about this particular colour or its rarity.
If anyone has insights into the history, production details, or potential value of this set, I’d be incredibly grateful. I’m also interested in learning if this purple colour was part of a special edition or a limited production run.
I’ve attached photos for reference to assist with identification.
Thank you in advance for any information, advice, or guidance you can provide!
Best regards,
Lisa
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Hello Lisa, and welcome to the board. Bagley is quite well documented, see the books Bagley Glass (https://amzn.eu/d/cdNzQ0H) (now in its 4th edition), and A Treasury of Bagley Glass (https://amzn.eu/d/1n5g7Ka) both by this board's owner, Angela Bowey (https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Angela-Bowey/author/B001KEA5KK). The RD number you have given above isn't listed as a Bagley registration number, nor does it appear in the list of RD's in the National Archives, but the above book provides the answer that "Some Carnival pattern items have the wrong registration number moulded onto the glass." The correct number for these pieces is 849118. Carnival is the name of the set you have, which also goes under the pattern number 3141, and yours is a fruit set, made in all Bagley colours from 1946 until 1975. Amethyst is mentioned in the 1964 price list, so I'd suspect your set dates from between then and the end of production in 1975. There is a wide range of items in the Carnival pattern. I think the colour of yours is what Bagley called amethyst, and it is (again according to the above mentioned book) the least commonly found of the Bagley colours. Re value, that's something we don't offer here, as it depends on who wants what you're selling and on what platform, it's very subjective and we aren't appraisers. I hope this helps.
It would also be helpful if you could provide a photo (close up and in focus) of the RD number on one of yourpieces, for reference on the board please. You also need to make your images much larger, around 700 pixels along the longer side is good, the board will create a smaller thumbnail for you once you upload them. If you have an issue resizing images to fit the board's limits see our Help post re images here https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,34093.0.html