Topic: Is this set by Bagley? = Jetique

[Tinker-Taylor]

The junk shop chap wouldn't take my word for it that these are actually glass; he kept saying "Nice bit of china that - bargain at 50p!"  Drove me mad!

The only other place I have seen this polka-dot design is on certain Bagley "Equinox" vases, and was wondering whether you know what else they made in the range?

I assure you, they are definitely glass, but they don't glow amethyst under sunlight (like a lot of black glass can).

For clarification, it's a candle holder in the foreground and a couple of wall hangers at the rear.

Thanks in advance.

[Pinkspoons]

A search for Bagley's 'Jetique' series might yield some results. No idea if yours *are* actually Bagley or not, but this is the series they would fall into if they were - as far as I know. It's not really my field.

[Tinker-Taylor]

Ace - thanks Nick - I'll search Jetique.

[bungie60]

The two vases at the back are 'Grantham' wall vase (design no.3193). Made in 'Jetique' black glass with hand painted design 1934 - 1975. And the one at the front is a Quebec candle bloom trough these were used to hold candles and small flowers or flower heads. They were particularly popular in Australia and New Zealand, where the flowers tend to have short stems. More info on Bagley here
http://www.wakefieldmuseumcollections.org.uk/
All the best Mark

[Tinker-Taylor]

 :clap:

Now that's what I call an ID.  I am really grateful - thank you.

I will bookmark the link - thank you for that also.

[Cathy B]

"Where flowers tend to have short stems."

Errm, I don't think so. Aussie flowers have plenty of stem and there's nothing small or delicate about them. Think gum stems and waratahs. Most cut flowers in the 50s would have been exotics (i.e. non-native).

My guess is that it was fashionable to display violets and pansies in small posy pots. My grandmother still does.

[Tinker-Taylor]

"Where flowers tend to have short stems."

Errm, I don't think so. Aussie flowers have plenty of stem and there's nothing small or delicate about them. Think gum stems and waratahs. Most cut flowers in the 50s would have been exotics (i.e. non-native).

My guess is that it was fashionable to display violets and pansies in small posy pots. My grandmother still does.

I just found the original source of the Aussie short stem flowers accusation here >  http://www.wakefieldmuseumcollections.org.uk/index.asp?page=item&filename=bagley.mdf&itemId=WAKGMP%20:%20P2001.102

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It's conclusive then.

[keith]

No need for me to ask about this then!Keith.

[Anne]

On the board we even have Bernard's story about meeting the lady who did the dots on Jetique: http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,23122.msg130659.html#msg130659 - how cool is that?! 

[malwodyn]

There's a piece of 'Jetique' in the latest exhibition in Broadfield House.