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Posted 9 years ago
Vintagefran
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Hi all,
1880-1900, Ventitian/Roman inspired vase, possible by James Powell & Son's/ Whitefriars
It's 4 1/2 inches high with a large ground and polished pontil.
The colour i think is known as Straw and Opal.
Thank you
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Interesting for me, to see the pontil grind on such a small delicate vase.
Is it really about 4" tall.
Just delightful Fran!
lovely it is...........
Can you tell me, is Vaseline glass quite common? And are there many makers of this?
a wonderful couple
Thanks for the nice comments & questions..:-S
I'll do my best to answer.
Collectomaniac, I agree it is a delight to see a lovely polished pontil, it's so smooth to touch as well :) I was a bit short on my size estimation, it's exactly 4 1/2 inches high.
Hi Hamish, i see this type of Vaseline glass occasionally, specially the thorn vases, they're not incredibly rare, but other shapes can be. I usually see this type described as by John Walsh or Thomas Webb. There're are collectors & collections here on CW of only Vaseline glass. I like all varieties of uranium glass, I love to be surprised by something I wouldn't have dreamt was uranium.
Lovely as always Fran :)
Hampshire, the quality stuff like the little vase is quite rare as it is a skilled thing to get the reheating effects is a fine piece of glass like that. An alternative maker for this could be Whitefriars. That would put it into a different price bracket. It may worth asking on Whitefriars Collectors page on FB. Their are very knowledgeable active and active people on there.
Hi lovedecanters, Is "HHampshire" reference to your location? Welcome, and thank you. I'm not an expert on Whitefriars so did some reading up after your comment. I never knew James Powell & Sons purchased Whitefriars in 1834. I wondered, after reading more, if this could be by Harry James Powell, Grandson of the founder? I read that he liked to experiment with opalescent glass & classic styles, like this, Roman/Grecian.
I have no clue as to why I wrote Hampshire (autocorrection??) I live in Northamptonshire, UK. Since my last message I have been doing some work on my web site and now have a section on Whitefriars if you are interested.
http://www.lovedecanters.co.uk
Look in the section Glass by Maker.
Hi lovedecanters. Thank you I'll certainly check it out. I did ask a FB Whitefriars group what they thought of this. I think the consensus was against it being Whitefriars because the opalescence doesn't go right up to the rim.