Topic: Uranium Glass Vase with Very detailed Lily Pond Scene Engraved ID Help

[Nemmie]

Wondering if anyone had any idea who may have made this. Not something I would normally buy but the detail of the engraving is the best I have seen in person so I decided to buy it.

Hard to photograph but I hope the detail level comes across. If anyone has any tips of how I could show this clearly I would be grateful.

If anyone could give me an idea who may have made it that would be very much appreciated.

Its 8 inches tall. Lots of wear on the base, ground and polished pontil mark and glows very brightly under UV light.

Thanks in advance.

[Nemmie]

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[chopin-liszt]

I think you have a bit of Webb Gay glass there!
I'll have to get out my close-up glasses and a magnifoer to read Hajdamach about it, but I have found the right page.

[Nemmie]

Thanks, I had a look do you mean page 141?

Hard to match up the pattern with the vase but the shape and description of a lily design by intaglio workers seems right.

Hopefully you have more powerful magnification than I do.

[chopin-liszt]

I know the design of the lily cut - I have admired and studied Christine's vase in Sunshine Amber.
Yes, p 141.
(it's not in the index, I have to rely on knowing it's the bottom of a right hand page and trawl through.)

Your piece looks as if it's more likely to be "Evergreen" (actually "Old Bristol Green", renamed), rather than "Spring".
The book doesn't mention Uranium in either of the greens, but does say the recipes came from Benjamin Richardson III.

(Edited for clarity - the BR III recipes were for the greens. the sunshine amber recipe was made from a Swedish formula brought over by Sven Fogelberg. All info from Hajdamach, 20th Century British Glass, p 140-141.)

[Nemmie]

That is great news then. Thank you.

 

[Lustrousstone]

Those are irises not lilies. Why do I think the iris cut is not Webb? Walsh? Stevens and Williams? I also think the green is too light for Bristol Green. Can't find the answer ATM

Edited: It's Walsh's Waterlily, iris and bulrush pattern. See Reynolds P47 for one in purple and a green bowl.

[chopin-liszt]

 

I can see waterlillies at the bottom of the piece, Christine,    Although the stems and leaves look different to your piece, I assumed the difference in the cutting going up was because of the diffferent shape of the vessel.

And we do know for certain there are other, non-official cuts on Gay Glass.

I was so sure... 

[Lustrousstone]

See my edit.

[Nemmie]

Sadly I don't have that particular tome.

Happy with Walsh though.  Thank you.