ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="Microsoft Word 97"> <TITLE>Shop Window: new arrivals (page 4)</TITLE> <META NAME="Template" CONTENT="C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\html.dot"> <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="ggstyle.css"></HEAD> <BODY LINK="#0000ff" VLINK="#ff00ff" ALINK="#ff0000"> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0><TR> <!--BUTTONS COLUMN--> <TD WIDTH=140 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://www.great-glass.co.uk/index.htm"> <IMG SRC="pics/sparkle.GIF" WIDTH=39 HEIGHT=60 BORDER=0><BR><B>home page</B></A> <IMG SRC="pics/spacer.gif" WIDTH=140 HEIGHT=1> <TABLE CELLPADDING=3><TR><TD> <FONT SIZE=3><B> <A HREF="http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass notes/glass.htm">glass notes</A><BR> <A HREF="http://www.great-glass.co.uk/library/libindex.htm">photo library</A> </TD></TR><TR><TD><B> <A HREF="windows.htm">shop windows:</FONT></A><BR></B> <A HREF="shop1-1.htm"><LI>before 1900</A><BR> <A HREF="shop2-1.htm"><LI>pre-War glass</A><BR> <A HREF="shop3-1.htm"><LI>post-War glass</A><BR> <A HREF="shop4-1.htm"><LI>pressed glass</A> </TD></TR><TR><TD><B> <A HREF="shop1-1.htm">next page</A><BR> <A HREF="shop5-3.htm">previous page</A> </TD></TR><TR><TD><B> <A HREF="mailto:greatglass.t21@btinternet.com">e-mail us</A> </TD></TR></TABLE> <!--SPACER COLUMN--> <TD WIDTH=35 VALIGN="TOP"> <P><IMG SRC="pics/spacer.gif" WIDTH=34 HEIGHT=1></TD> <!--------------------------------------TEXT COLUMN--------------------------------------------> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <A NAME="TOP"></A> <!--GREAT GLASS LOGO--> <P><IMG SRC="pics/logo.gif" WIDTH=180 HEIGHT=21></P> <FONT FACE=ARIAL> <H1>shop window: new arrivals (page 4 of 4)</H1> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!--------------------------------<H2>before 1900</H2>-----------------------------------------> <!-------------------------------<H2>pre-War glass</H2>----------------------------------------> <!------------------------------<H2>post-War glass</H2>----------------------------------------> <!-------------------------------<H2>pressed glass</H2>----------------------------------------> <!---------------------------------------------------STOCK PHOTOS & DESCRIPTIONS----------------------------------------------------------> <H2>post-War glass</H2> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8914a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8914a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=97 HEIGHT=140></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8914b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8914b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=106 HEIGHT=140></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8914c.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8914c.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=82 HEIGHT=140></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8914d.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8914d.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=104 HEIGHT=140></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8914m.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8914m.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=291 HEIGHT=140></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>An early Mdina vase, which we understand is a 'faceted double bubble lollipop vase', a Michael Harris design. The base bears the normal vibro-pen 'Mdina' script signature (right) <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8914</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">c 1970</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Mdina</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Malta</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 60.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 96.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 17.5 cm, weight 1280 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8909a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8909a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=117 HEIGHT=150></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8909b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8909b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=121 HEIGHT=150></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8909d.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8909d.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=176 HEIGHT=150></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8909s.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8909s.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=195 HEIGHT=150></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8909f.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8909f.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=105 HEIGHT=150></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A Daum paperweight, in the form of a 1" thick rectangular slab, intaglio-moulded with the head of a horse, and engraved 'Daum, France' in one corner. The box (centre, above) is original, and we think the weight dates from about 1960. It is in generally good condition, with just one small scratch to the underside (arrowed in the detail at right, above), which would be easy to polish out if required <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8909</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">c 1960</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Daum</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">France</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 100.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 160.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">dimensions: 12.5 x 9.5 x 2.5 cm,<BR>weight 830 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">see description</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8927a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8927a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=89 HEIGHT=200></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8927b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8927b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=92 HEIGHT=200></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8927c.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8927c.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=89 HEIGHT=200></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8927o.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8927o.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=258 HEIGHT=200></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8927m.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8927m.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=159 HEIGHT=200></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A Sèvres white opaline vase, acid-etched 'Sèvres, <FONT SIZE=2>FRANCE</FONT>' (second from right), with original foil label '<FONT SIZE=2>CRISTALLERIE DE SÈVRES, FRANCE</FONT>' (far right) <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8927</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">c 1950s</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Sèvres</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">France</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 50.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 80.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 25.5 cm, weight 380 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=94 HEIGHT=90></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=96 HEIGHT=90></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924c.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924c.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=153 HEIGHT=90></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924d.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924d.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=90></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924e.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924e.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=154 HEIGHT=90></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924h.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924h.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=103 HEIGHT=90></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>This is a truly amazing pot! When the lid is on, you can't tell it's made of glass, as it is entirely covered in gilt. Acid cut-back on both the body and the lid is a repeated design, which we have established is a 'tugra' or 'tughra', an artisitic calligraphic representation of an Arabic name. This 'tugra' is that of a Sultan of the Ottoman empire, Süleyman II (1642-1691). Below is a portrait of him, together with a more detailed version of his 'tugra': <P><TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924x.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924x.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=67 HEIGHT=100></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8924z.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8924z.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=166 HEIGHT=100></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P>Clearly, this pot is not that old (we are fairly sure it is post-War), and apparently 'tugras' are sometimes used entirely for decorative purposes, so it may not have been made to commemorate his reign in any way. We have now been advised (thanks, Linda!) that it was probably made by the Pa_abahçe Glassworks in Turkey <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8924</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">post-War</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">probably<BR>Pa_abahçe</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Turkey</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 50.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 80.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">diameter 16 cm, weight 950 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8892a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8892a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=214 HEIGHT=300></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8892b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8892b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=208 HEIGHT=300></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A 1960s Boda Vase, the interior of opaque white glass, cased over in a semi-opaque grey-green colour, which shows as yellowish at the rim. Certainly designed by Erik Höglund, although the vase is not signed <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8892</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">1960s</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Boda</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Sweden</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 50.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 80.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 25.5 cm, weight 1580 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8952.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8952.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=179 HEIGHT=300></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8952a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8952a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=173 HEIGHT=300></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8952b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8952b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=361 HEIGHT=300></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>An attractive, and very heavy, multicoloured <I>sommerso</I> bottle. Although it is very much in the style of 1960s Murano glass, the execution is rather more approximate. We think it is a modern copy, possibly from China <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8952</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">early 21st C</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">unknown</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">possibly<BR>China</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 25.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 40.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 20 cm, weight 2165 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <H2>pressed glass</H2> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" ROWSPAN=2><A HREF="stock/8835a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8835a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=133 HEIGHT=450></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" ROWSPAN=2><A HREF="stock/8835b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8835b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=450></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" ROWSPAN=2><A HREF="stock/8835c.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8835c.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=140 HEIGHT=450></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" ROWSPAN=2><A HREF="stock/8835d.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8835d.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=156 HEIGHT=450></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8835j.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8835j.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=153 HEIGHT=280></TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8835m.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8835m.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=153 HEIGHT=162></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A 'Madonna and child' statuette in acid-matted glass, c 1930s. The rear of the base is relief-moulded 'SU' (the designer Stef Uiterwaal's initials) & 'GL' (probably for 'Glasfabriek Leerdam'). These statuettes came in both clear glass and acid-matted glass, and in two sizes - 37.5 cm and 24 cm. They were often fitted into a base which illuminated the statuette from the interior <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8835</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">c 1930s</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Leerdam</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Netherlands</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 60.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 96.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 24 cm, weight 615 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8903.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8903.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=136 HEIGHT=250></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8903a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8903a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=149 HEIGHT=250></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8903b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8903b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=143 HEIGHT=250></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8903c.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8903c.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=145 HEIGHT=250></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8903d.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8903d.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=140 HEIGHT=250></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A frosted flint vase, the design registered on 3rd February 1874 (RD 280197, described as 'glass hand and vase') by the Manchester glassworks of John Derbyshire. The upper part of the vase is moulded as leaves, with one stem of wheat and one bulrush <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8903</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">1874</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">John<BR>Derbyshire</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">England</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 50.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 80.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 18.5 cm, weight 660 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8894.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8894.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=121 HEIGHT=80></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8894b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8894b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=149 HEIGHT=80></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8894g.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8894g.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=123 HEIGHT=80></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8894h.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8894h.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=131 HEIGHT=80></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8894p.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8894p.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=130 HEIGHT=80></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8894q.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8894q.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=81 HEIGHT=80></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A Davidson acid-matted Topaz cloud-glass 5" flower-bowl (their pattern number '1907 TD'), together with matching matt 2½" Topaz block (their pattern 'Round Block, Semi Dome, No. 8'). The block has raised <FONT SIZE=2>'MADE IN ENGLAND, GT.BRIT.PAT 382699'</FONT> to the underside <P>Topaz is a later Davidson colour (they actually called it 'Briar'), introduced in 1957 and used into the early 1960s. Usually, one side of the piece was left shiny, and completely acid-matted pieces like this are rare <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8894</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">1957-61</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Davidson</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">England</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 50.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 80.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">diameter 12.5 cm, weight 360 gm (both)</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8895a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8895a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=174 HEIGHT=290></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8895b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8895b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=168 HEIGHT=290></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8895c.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8895c.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=168 HEIGHT=290></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8895d.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8895d.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=169 HEIGHT=290></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A Davidson amethyst cloud-glass 8" Art Deco vase (their pattern number 279) <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8895</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">c 1930</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Davidson</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">England</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 55.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 88.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 20.5 cm, weight 685 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!-----------------------------------NEW STOCK ITEM-------------------------------------------> <!--PHOTO--> <TABLE ALIGN="CENTER" CELLPADDING=5><TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8889a.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8889a.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=206 HEIGHT=120></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8889uv.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8889uv.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=102 HEIGHT=120></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8889b.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8889b.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=145 HEIGHT=120></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8889d.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8889d.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=123 HEIGHT=120></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="stock/8889c.jpg"><IMG SRC="stock/8889c.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=140 HEIGHT=120></TD> </TR></TABLE> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT COLOR=#0000ff SIZE=2><I>Click on any photo to see it full size, then click the 'back' arrow of your browser to return here</I></FONT> <!--DESCRIPTION--> <P>A pair of late 19th Century hexagonal press-moulded uranium-glass knife-rests, the ends ground flat and polished. Given what they are, and the way knife-rests are usually treated, they are in exceptionally good condition. Apart from some very minor nibbles, there is a shallow chip on the central section of one (arrowed in detail, second from right) and - on the same piece - an abraded triangular area on the finial (arrowed in detail at extreme right), which probably just represents carelessness in the finishing process, rather than later damage <!--TABLE--> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE BORDER=3 CELLPADDING=7><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Our reference:</TD><TD ALIGN="center"><B>8851</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Date:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">c 1930s</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Manufacturer:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">Davidson</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Origin:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">England</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>UK Price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">£ 45.00</TD> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>US guide price:</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$ 72.00</TD><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Dimensions:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER">height 20.5 cm, weight 710 gm</TD></TR><TR> <TD ALIGN="right"><B>Condition:</TD><TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="center">very good</TD></TR></Table> <!--------------------------------------------STRIPE-------------------------------------------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/stripe.jpg" WIDTH=95% HEIGHT=5></P> <!--------- <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="pics/sold.gif" ALT="SOLD" WIDTH=80 HEIGHT=44> -----------> <P ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT FACE=GARAMOND SIZE=5><I>..... carry on to </I></FONT> <BR><FONT FACE=ARIAL SIZE=4 COLOR="#ff00ff"> <A HREF="shop1-1.htm">shop window: glass before 1900</A> <BR><A HREF="shop2-1.htm">shop window: pre-War glass</A> <BR><A HREF="shop3-1.htm">shop window: post-War glass</A> <BR><A HREF="shop4-1.htm">shop window: pressed glass</A></FONT> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="#TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>back to top of page</FONT></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>