Whitefriars Glass: Pre-1960s

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Whitefriars Glass: Pre-1960s

Post by Nic on Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:02 pm

Whitefriars Glass, as many collectors are starting to realise, had a wealth of beautiful and well-crafted designs under their belt before the now (over-)familiar Geoffrey Baxter 'textured' range came out in the mid/late 1960s.

This is one of my favourite WF pieces in my collection - a quite rare 13" 8266 Dark Blue Tinted & Threaded on Sea Green bowl, designed by Barnaby Powell in 1930.





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Post by Pip on Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:23 pm

wow - gorgeous!

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Post by Nic on Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:32 pm

It caught my eye at an antiques fair so much that I decided to forsake a few pieces of dirt-cheap Holmegaard and some under-priced early Baxter pieces to be able to afford it.

But well worth it, I think.

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Post by Nic on Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:37 pm

9053 controlled bubble inkwell in Flint, designed by William Wilson in 1937, and produced 1938-1949.


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Post by Nic on Tue May 19, 2009 9:15 am

M2 Sea Green 2pt Jug by James Hogan, designed in 1933:









M10 Twilight 2pt Jug by William Wilson designed in 1934 (introduced in Twilight 1957):











M10 Tumbler by William Wilson, designed 1940. Sea Green and Twilight:




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Post by Pip on Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:43 am

1957 Whitefriars Ruby & Clear bubble encased vase with pulled Up rim, pattern 9433.




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Post by Nic on Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:56 am

Pattern 9471 miniature posy vases, designed by William Wilson, c.1957.


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