Yes, it's beautifully fire polished, pressed glass.
Almost nothing can be gained by comparing pontil scars.
Granted, the bottom is frosted, but I'd expect to see age/wear in any case, and I don't see any. It was either well cared for or ignored, or it...
Erik, I believe it to be blown. The shoulders look to be mold formed and there's little room at the top to pull out a plunger. The pinwheels and...
The handle, first applied at the bottom, was first patented in about 1874, before that, attached first at the top, then the bottom. I do not know...
Is it still warm from the kiln? it's probably still available in stores.
I'm a glass guy, don't know squat about burnt dirt. On that note let me hazard a guess that the J. stands for Johnson Bros, or just Johnson...
Nice plate.. I logged in earlier today to write.... "The marks you see are accidental, not intentional, nothing can be interpreted from them."...
Doulton products will be named on the bottom as to whom they represent.
My (wife's) experience, bought at auction, sold ditto, lost money. don't count on them retaining, accumulating value. Enjoy them, but don't expect...
Is it signed with Heisey's Diamond H?. Its not No. 1252 Twist.
I'll go along with that.
Interesting, its more like something I'd make than I'd collect, however.
Thanks, I wasn't aware....so much for the history of imports...
The absence of "Made in Japan" or some such legend dates them before the early 1920s when that marking became required for import.
Good call, Tallcakes.
Its a vase, not a compote, it's probably a marriage, too. It could have been a vase in a candelabra, or some such, the green thing is a modern...
If you can look at it, and determine it is indeed cut, buy it quick. Otherwise, its your choice.
I just can't sit still for positive statements. If they are not coated, how-come where the yellow is removed, it's crystal behind the yellow? Of...
Just because we all don't know this, Moon and Stars, (Palace was its original name) was introduced ca 1888 by Adams & Co., Pittsburgh, in crystal...
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