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post-War glass
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A facet-cut sommerso 'geode' bowl (shown about life-sized in the two photos at right), cased clear over pale blue over red, from the Mandruzzato glassworks on the island of Murano in Venice
| Our reference: | 8772 | Date: | c 1970s |
| Manufacturer: | Mandruzzato | Origin: | Italy |
| UK Price: | £ 30.00 | US guide price: | $ 48.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 5 cm, weight 345 gm | ||
| Condition: | a couple of really tiny nicks around the edge, but generally good | ||
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A large, and heavy, Flygsfors rose-pink and white Coquille basket (shown very much smaller than life-sized, from various angles) by Paul Kedelv, signed 'Coquille' and 'Flygsfors' in diamond-point around the edge of the base
| Our reference: | 8754 | Date: | c 1960 |
| Manufacturer: | Flygsfors | Origin: | Sweden |
| UK Price: | £ 80.00 | US guide price: | $ 128.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 24 cm, weight 3160 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A humorous Czech figurine of a seated, bearded peasant (shown very much smaller than life-sized in the full-length photos). The underside of the base bears the original foil label 'BOHEMIA Glass, MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA' in gold on a yellow ground (see photo below). This label has so far not been attributable to a particular glassworks, but is known to have been used from the 1950s to the 1970s
| Our reference: | 8717 | Date: | 1950s - 1970s |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | Czech |
| UK Price: | £ 90.00 | US guide price: | $ 144.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 17.5 cm, weight 975 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A tall, stylish Czech vase (shown very much smaller than life-sized) of waisted cylindrical form, cased black over clear over white, the black layer then acid cut-back to leave vertical stripes. Probably inspired by the early 20th Century designs of Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstätte, but the shape is distinctly post-War, probably 1960s
| Our reference: | 8730 | Date: | 1960s |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | Czech |
| UK Price: | £ 60.00 | US guide price: | $ 96.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 36 cm, weight 1445 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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An early Mdina scent-bottle (shown very much smaller than life-sized, from various angles) in a marbled brown glass, signed 'Mdina' with a vibro-pen to the base (below, right), and bearing both a 'MDINA GLASS' paper label (below, left), and a 'MADE IN MALTA' paper label (below, centre), which is marked in somewhat faded ball-point with what looks like a reference number (but we can't quite make out what it says!)
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| Our reference: | 8273 | Date: | 1970s |
| Manufacturer: | Mdina | Origin: | Malta |
| UK Price: | £ 40.00 | US guide price: | $ 64.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 14.5 cm, weight 750 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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Much less commonly found than Strathearn's paperweights, are the functional items such as corkscrews and bottle-openers (like this one - shown roughly life-sized in the lower photos) mounted with miniature paperweights
| Our reference: | 8716 | Date: | 1970s |
| Manufacturer: | Strathearn | Origin: | Scotland |
| UK Price: | £ 35.00 | US guide price: | $ 56.00 |
| Dimensions: | paperweight diameter 3.5 cm, overall weight 100 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A Flygsfors leaf-shaped 'Coquille' dish (shown very much smaller than life-sized), designed by Paul Kedelv, cased clear over a deep raspberry colour and white. The base is inscribed 'Coquille' and 'Flygsfors- 59' (just visible in the detail below)
The dish is in generally good condition, with just one small, shallow chip to the base (outlined in yellow in the detail above)
| Our reference: | 8711 | Date: | 1959 |
| Manufacturer: | Flygsfors | Origin: | Sweden |
| UK Price: | £ 55.00 | US guide price: | $ 88.00 |
| Dimensions: | length 29 cm, weight 2095 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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A very pretty Italian vase (shown much smaller than life-sized, from two angles), cased opalescent over orange glass, with applied opalescent stem and foot. We have seen a similar vase with its original label 'Lavorazione a Mano' and 'Fabbricato in Toscana, Italia' ('Hand made' and 'Manufactured in Tuscany, Italy')
| Our reference: | 8697 | Date: | 1950s-60s |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | Italy |
| UK Price: | £ 40.00 | US guide price: | $ 64.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 18 cm, weight 345 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A stunning, heavy bowl (shown very much smaller than life-sized, from various angles) by Peter Layton, the 'godfather' of British post-War glass-blowing. In shades of blue and caramel, heavily-cased, we are pretty sure it is from his 'chalcedony' series. It is signed (see detail below), but unfortunately Peter Layton does not date his pieces. We suspect it is only a few years old
| Our reference: | 8682 | Date: | early 21st C |
| Manufacturer: | Peter Layton |
Origin: | England |
| UK Price: | £ 325.00 | US guide price: | $ 520.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 11.5 cm, weight 2575 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
pressed glass
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This uranium-glass tazza (shown much smaller than life-sized, from various angles, and under UV light) with pressed 'acanthus-leaf' pattern (see detail at lower right) is not the first of its type that we have had. It is clearly of good quality, and we would love to know which manufacturer made it
| Our reference: | 8771 | Date: | c 1870s |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | probably England |
| UK Price: | £ 50.00 | US guide price: | $ 80.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 9.5 cm, weight 375 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A late 19th Century St Louis part-frosted pressed paperweight (shown very much smaller than life-sized) in the form of a reclining male child
Sadly, there is a tiny chip to one side of the boy's nose, and this is reflected in the very low asking price
| Our reference: | 8762 | Date: | late 19th C |
| Manufacturer: | St Louis | Origin: | France |
| UK Price: | £ 30.00 | US guide price: | $ 48.00 |
| Dimensions: | length 10 cm, weight 480 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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'Chippendale' pattern glassware was first produced under the name 'KRYS-TOL' by the US companies Ohio Flint Glass Co (c 1900-1908), then by the Jefferson Glass Co (1908-1918), then by the Central Glass Works (1919 onward), during which time it was imported into the UK by the National Glass Co, London. In 1930, George Davidson & Co began to manufacture Chippendale in the UK under licence, and finally bought the moulds outright in 1933
This pair of Chippendale candlesticks (shown very much smaller than life-sized) are listed as pattern number 310 in the Davidson catalogues, but there is no way of knowing which company actually made them, or exactly when they were made
| Our reference: | 8758 | Date: | early 20th C |
| Manufacturer: | uncertain | Origin: | uncertain |
| UK Price: | £ 35.00 | US guide price: | $ 56.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 17 cm, weight 1070 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A Chippendale hair-tidy (shown much smaller than life-sized, from various angles), pattern number 1190 in the Davidson catalogues. For anyone who has not come across a hair-tidy before, it was an essential part of a lady's dressing-table set. Hair pulled from her hairbrush was deposited into it through the hole in the lid, for later disposal
| Our reference: | 8760 | Date: | early 20th C |
| Manufacturer: | uncertain | Origin: | uncertain |
| UK Price: | £ 20.00 | US guide price: | $ 32.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 11.5 cm, weight 500 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
A Chippendale cologne-bottle (shown much smaller than life-sized), pattern number 1187 in the Davidson catalogues. It's nice to find one of these in good condition - often the stopper is chipped
| Our reference: | 8760 | Date: | early 20th C |
| Manufacturer: | uncertain | Origin: | uncertain |
| UK Price: | £ 25.00 | US guide price: | $ 40.00 |
| Dimensions: | height 18 cm, weight 250 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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