Mr Lethbridge,
I thought I was making a positive point - generalisations can be misleading. I release you were making the point that the eBay item was not made in the US, but I was also putting forward arguments that it was not necessarily made in the UK.
There are similarity in styles made in the UK and the continent, and hence one has to be careful in attribution if there is no supporting documentation. I am currently researching a sequel to our book – Davidson glass a history. The sequel, called Davison glass an identification guide, will be an identification guide for all Davidson glass from 1867 to 1987. In doing this research I have found many examples where similar styles have been made both by Davidson and other companies, both in the UK and abroad. The conclusion, therefore, is that one has to be careful when attributing items to a particular factory or country without supporting evidence. Past experience in the area of cloud glass, also makes me very cautious when identifying glass.
In the case of the celery vase, I was simply pointing out that the windmill motif is not usually found on Victorian glass made in the UK, the only example I am aware of is the can mentioned in my previous post. Footed celery vases were made in the UK and the continent, so shape is not a good enough indicator alone.
I am sorry that you mistook the tone of my last post. It was intended to further the discussion. If you feel I should go and ‘shake my head’, and are not willing to listen to another with experience in this field then I will not continue to contribute to this post.
Regards
Chris