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A stunning Stevens & Williams Harlequin set of 6 hock-glasses (shown much smaller than life-sized), each cased bowl intaglio-engraved with fruiting vines. The foot of each glass bears one of the two metallic 'Royal Brierley Crystal' labels shown below, but they are fairly worn
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Generally, even single glasses of this sort will cost around £60 each, so this set is extremely well-priced
| Our reference: | 8766 | Date: | c 1930s |
| Manufacturer: | Stevens & Williams |
Origin: | England |
| UK Price: | £ 240.00 (the set) | US guide price: | $ 384.00 (the set) |
| Dimensions: | height 19 cm, weight 1545 gm (the set) | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A very colourful Stuart set of 6 sherry- or port-glasses (shown approximately life-sized in the photo at lower right) with clear, ribbed bowls, hand-enamelled with cherries, on amber stems and feet. The foot of each glass is acid-etched 'RD 681616' and 'Stuart' (see detail at centre, right). The design for the shape of the glass was registered on 10th March 1921, and these glasses would have been produced in the 1920s or 1930s
| Our reference: | 8767 | Date: | c 1920s/30s |
| Manufacturer: | Stuart & Sons | Origin: | England |
| UK Price: | £ 120.00 (the set) | US guide price: | $ 192.00 (the set) |
| Dimensions: | height 12 cm, weight 690 gm (the set) | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A splendid Kralik murrhine 'fan' vase with overall gold lustre (shown very much smaller than life-sized, form various angles), the interior of opaque white glass.
| Our reference: | 8773 | Date: | c 1920s |
| Manufacturer: | Kralik | Origin: | Bohemia |
| UK Price: | £ 70.00 | US guide price: | $ 112.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 19 cm, weight 635 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A superb Moser vase (shown very much smaller than life-sized) of flattened ovoid form with applied teardrop-shaped 'handles', in a smoky-grey glass. Each side is hand-enamelled and -gilded with a fish among water-plants
The flowers and the scales of the fish are in coloured, glossy enamels, outlined in gilt. The applied 'handles', a half-inch band around the base of the vase, and the fins and tails of the fish are all coloured with a bronze lustre, which has faded somewhat with time (as is always the case with this type of decoration)
| Our reference: | 8765 | Date: | c 1920 |
| Manufacturer: | Moser | Origin: | Bohemia |
| UK Price: | £ 265.00 | US guide price: | $ 424.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 22 cm, weight 940 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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A spectacular set of six Lobmeyr glasses (shown approximately life-sized in the photos of individual glasses), each one beautifully hand-gilded and -enamelled with alternating pairs of two styles of papyrus blossom (both styles shown in the second to bottom row, above), with four smaller blue flowers (bottom row, left) in between. The decoration is also visible from the interior (see details at top), and the base of each glass bears the Lobmeyr logo in red enamel (bottom row, right, viewed in reverse)
Logic suggests that these glasses date from the 1920s, when Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter, which resulted in a rage for all things Egyptian, but they could well be earlier
| Our reference: | 8709 | Date: | 1920s |
| Manufacturer: | Lobmeyr | Origin: | Austria |
| UK Price: | £ 450.00 (the 6) | US guide price: | $ 720.00 (the 6) |
| Dimensions: | height 8 cm, weight 430 gm (the 6) | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A superb, and quite large, satin-finished millefiori mosaic gourd-shaped vase (shown much smaller than life-sized, from various angles) by Fratelli Toso, in purple, green, white and yellow (see detail, below right), and with two applied multicoloured handles (below, left)
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The base of the vase has been partially ground flat (shows as a dark area in the detail at lower centre), presumably because the vase did not 'sit' right after being blown, However, the inner (pale blue) casing is quite thick, and the grinding in no way compromises the structural integrity of the vase
| Our reference: | 8708 | Date: | 1900s |
| Manufacturer: | Fratelli Toso |
Origin: | Italy |
| UK Price: | £ 500.00 | US guide price: | $ 800.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 19.5 cm, weight 505 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A handsome Dutch decanter (shown much smaller than life-sized), of tapering, flattened hexagonal form, which we think dates from about 1900 (although it might be earlier). Each of the six panels, and the matching hexagonal stopper, are elaborately wheel-cut with floral swags and baskets, which are also reflected in the engraved silver neck-collar. The rim is hallmarked with the head of Minerva (arrowed in red, middle row, left) and the maker's mark (middle row, right) which consists of a lozenge containing a lighthouse between the capital letters 'L' and 'F'
The decanter has been re-ground in three places to remove chips - one edge of the stopper (bottom row, centre, and also visible in the photo at top, right)), one of the shorter edges of the base (bottom row, upper right), and part of one of the longer base edges (bottom row, lower right), the latter two not visible when the decanter is upright. We can readily understand why the previous owner thought it worth repairing, and the condition is more than reflected in the low asking price for a piece of such great quality
| Our reference: | 8710 | Date: | c 1900s |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | Netherlands |
| UK Price: | £ 145.00 | US guide price: | $ 232.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 24.5 cm, weight 660 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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A particularly handsome Monart vase (shown hugely smaller than life-sized, from various angles), their shape reference 'XD', the marbled yellow body with aventurine inclusions, and yellow and multicoloured swirls
There is a small (approximately 1" long) stress fracture in the edge of the base. As Monart collectors will know, these frequently occurred during the annealing process, due to the differing cooling properties of the various coloured glasses used by the glassworks. As it has been there since manufacture, there is no reason to believe it will get any worse, but it is reflected in the relatively low price for such a fine example
| Our reference: | 8700 | Date: | c 1930s |
| Manufacturer: | John Moncrieff Ltd |
Origin: | Scotland |
| UK Price: | £ 250.00 | US guide price: | $ 400.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 20 cm, weight 1135 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
An early 20th Century advertising paperweight (shown about life-sized), acid-etched 'THE BELFAST ROPE COMPY. LTD., + BELFAST +' in dark blue-filled letters around a gold-filled bell, which is etched 'BELFAST, B.R.CO., LINES TWINES'
The weight is in pretty good condition, with only very minor scratching, and most of the original colour still present. It is not one that we have ever seen before, so may be fairly rare, and should certainly appeal to shipping enthusiasts
| Our reference: | 8694 | Date: | early 20th C |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | England |
| UK Price: | £ 28.00 | US guide price: | $ 45.00 |
| Dimensions: | diameter 8 cm, weight 285 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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This is the largest W.M.F. Ikora glas charger (shown hugely smaller than life-sized) that we have ever had. The body is of uranium-glass, and fluoresces strongly under ultraviolet light (centre left). Under normal light, it shades from a darkish marbled green at the centre, to a marbled red rim (detail at top, right) which is folded over, rather like a stuffed-crust pizza! The bottom of the interior has six radial indentations, so the base has six corresponding lobes. These have been partially ground flat for stability (centre right)
| Our reference: | 8683 | Date: | c 1930 |
| Manufacturer: | W.M.F. | Origin: | Germany |
| UK Price: | £ 165.00 | US guide price: | $ 264.00 |
| Dimensions: | diameter 38 cm, weight 3055 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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An elegant waisted, optic-ribbed 'blue opal' tumbler (shown roughly life-sized in the photos at top) by James Powell & Sons, circa 1900, and probably designed by Harry Powell. It fluoresces very slightly under UV light (detail at lower centre), and the pontil is ground and polished
| Our reference: | 8647 | Date: | c 1900 |
| Manufacturer: | Powell | Origin: | England |
| UK Price: | £ 100.00 | US guide price: | $ 160.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 9 cm, weight 75 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A Webb Corbett crystal Art Deco vase (shown very much smaller than life-sized, from various angles), the body cut with a series of overlapping crescents, with scallop-cutting to the edge of the rim and star-cut foot. The vase bears an almost complete original silver-foil label 'T WEBB & CORBETT, FINEST ENGLISH CRYSTAL, STOURBRIDGE' (below, left), and the foot is acid-etched 'WEBB CORBETT, MADE IN ENGLAND' (below, right), the mark used between 1930 and 1947
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| Our reference: | 8606 | Date: | 1930 - 47 |
| Manufacturer: | Stevens & Williams |
Origin: | England |
| UK Price: | £ 50.00 | US guide price: | $ 80.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 20.5 cm, weight 940 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A large and stunning agate- or spatter-glass vase (shown very much smaller than life-sized) in shades of blue and caramel. On the only previous occasion that we had a piece with similar decor, it was confirmed as a late product of the Loetz factory by a German colleague. It is constructed in two parts; the upper part is cased clear, both inside and out, and the foot (separated from the top by an annular knop) is cased clear to the exterior, but white to the interior (see detail below)
Because the foot-rim has been folded over and then ground flat, it has left a sharp edge to the interior of the rim, which has suffered a few nibbles in places (the most obvious one is shown at top centre in the detail below), but none of them are visible when the vase is standing
| Our reference: | 8684 | Date: | c 1930 |
| Manufacturer: | Loetz | Origin: | Germany |
| UK Price: | £ 120.00 | US guide price: | $ 192.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 34 cm, weight 2230 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||