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Title: Pretty little iridescent dish / saucer - maker and date?
Post by: josordoni on October 17, 2006, 02:16:45 PM
This is such a pretty little dish. The top rim is ground flat, and then gilded, and it is coated top and bottom with a very oystery iridescence.  Just under 5 ins dia. (125 mm) I have 6 of them - I wondered if they are actually saucers, with no cups?  They have a rather Edwardian feel to the gilding in my eyes.

Iridescent saucer (http://clarkagency.co.uk/clicpicoct/_local_iridescent_dish.htm)
Title: Pretty little iridescent dish / saucer - maker and date?
Post by: Mike M on October 17, 2006, 09:55:26 PM
Hi

I believe this pattern was was past down as companies took over others

I think it was originated by Lobmeyr but also (and mainly) produced by Moser (for whom the 4 lobes became almost a trademark)

It comes in dishes, bowls, glasses etc c1890 but made for quite a few years

Cheers

Mike
Title: Pretty little iridescent dish / saucer - maker and date?
Post by: josordoni on October 17, 2006, 11:00:29 PM
Thank you so much Mike - do you think they are saucers without cups, or originally made to be dishes?
Title: Pretty little iridescent dish / saucer - maker and date?
Post by: Mike M on October 18, 2006, 08:49:32 AM
They could well have had cups if they were destined for the UK Market

More likely they has little bowls -French Market

I've seen them with both

Cheers

Mike
Title: Pretty little iridescent dish / saucer - maker and date?
Post by: josordoni on October 18, 2006, 09:23:19 AM
yes, I can imagine them with bowls, like little finger bowls.  Fortunately, I think they are quite charming just as they are!
Title: Pretty little iridescent dish / saucer - maker and date?
Post by: Mike M on October 18, 2006, 10:00:38 AM
On my selling website there is one of a pair of matching glasses.

My photo is not as good as yours -but it has the same petrol like irridisation

cheers

Mike
 http://www.manddmoir.co.uk/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/moir?opendocument&part=4

Scroll to almost the bottom of the page -these have monogrammes.