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Title: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: josordoni on February 27, 2007, 11:54:57 AM: Any ideas on this amethyst light shade? It's very beautiful, the bottom edge is roughly finished as seems to be the norm for light fittings.

I am assuming about 1930? English?

Acorn lamp: http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5359

lamp rim: http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-5358
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: josordoni on February 27, 2007, 12:00:35 PM: Ok, so I am blind as well as daft.

The rim is smoothly ground flat.

It is about 7 ins tall.
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: Cathy B on August 04, 2007, 01:14:58 AM: Hi Lynne,
Did you ever find out anything about this?
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: josordoni on August 04, 2007, 05:36:08 AM: Hi Cathy,

No, nothing at all... I have kept my eyes out and I've never seen anything even similar.

Popped it on ebay, no interest, no matter how cheap. Took it to the bootfair, nobody even picked it up.

So it is a no-hoper I think! :'(
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: Cathy B on August 04, 2007, 08:16:45 AM: :D It would make an interesting hat former...
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: josordoni on August 04, 2007, 08:31:08 AM: Or you could make a bowl on it, you remember at school, using the coiled snakey bits of clay??
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: Cathy B on August 04, 2007, 08:45:01 AM: ;D Or wrap a bit of leather thonging around it and use it as a neck glass (beats those Holmegaard ones for size, anyway).

Whatever, it would cast pretty gloomy light, wouldn't it. I bet Lesley Pike could improve it though.
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: Anne on August 04, 2007, 09:19:53 PM: I rather like it, but can't think of a lamp/light fitting it would do for, otherwise I'd make you an offer for it! :angel:
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: josordoni on August 04, 2007, 09:38:48 PM: Gloomy is right Cathy, I just can't see why anyone would want that dark a light!

But I can't see that it would have been used for anything else...

And I love your idea of letting Lesley loose on it.... perhaps Adam A could line it with white glass, and she could cut me a special cameo!!

Do you think the two of them would accept green shield stamps for the work?? >:D
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: Sue C on August 05, 2007, 06:56:17 AM: OMG Lynne, your going back a bit :o i'd forgotten all about green shield stamps, hmm it's coffee time me thinks.
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: lesley7 on August 05, 2007, 07:30:41 AM: ...the ears were burning again :D what do you want for it Lynne, maybe I could take it off your hands and play with it ...I have an idea. 8)
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: josordoni on August 05, 2007, 12:21:31 PM: Aw, so sorry Lesley... :-[

We did a boot this morning, and oddly enough it was the first thing off the table. For the not so princely sum of £5, but at least someone wanted it!

And lots of cheap £2-4 paperweights also went today.... earlier when we were out (before the rains came down) I couldn't get anyone interested at all! Just shows, it all depends on who's about...
Title: Re: Amethyst purple glass acorn shaped light shade
Post by: lesley7 on August 05, 2007, 09:08:42 PM: Oh well, that was meant to be then Lynne, :). I had decided to have a suitable wrought iron stand made so that it stands the other way up like a vase, and maybe engrave it or not even..... never mind, I am glad someone wanted to take it home. :)