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Author Topic: Blenko 'Amberina' ruffled bowl?  (Read 472 times)

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Offline chilternhills

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Blenko 'Amberina' ruffled bowl?
« on: September 21, 2023, 05:04:40 PM »
Is this bowl Blenko 'Amberina', 1950s? It measures about 14 cm across at its widest and stands about 7 cm high. The pontil mark has been ground out concave. The glass is quite thin, about 2 mm, around the ruffled rim, but the base is about 5-6 mm thick. The bowl has decent weight overall given its size.

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Re: Blenko 'Amberina' ruffled bowl?
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2023, 08:27:41 AM »
Blenko is pretty scarce in the UK. I would say it was more likely an English preserve dish. late 19th/early 20th C. Have you flicked it with your fingernail to see if it has a lead glass ring? And have you tested it with a UV light, as I suspect uranium in the green?

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Re: Blenko 'Amberina' ruffled bowl?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2023, 01:57:32 PM »
There is no ring when it is flicked with my fingernail. All it gives is a very unsatisfying dull click. I left my UV torch at the museum and haven't had opportunity to test the bowl since I have it at home.

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Re: Blenko 'Amberina' ruffled bowl?
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2023, 01:16:25 PM »
I've zapped it with a UV light. It's not uranium glass.
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