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Items for Sale

We want you to be completely satisfied with anything bought from us. Pictures have been taken in white or natural light and have not been enhanced to improve colour or iridescence.

Please email us on for more details or pictures of any item, and for shipping costs.

Our returns policy -if you want to return something to us because it was not as we described it, we will refund the cost of the item in full, and we will also pay the costs of the outward and return postage. If the item was as described, we think it is fair and reasonable for you to pick up the outward and return postage costs.

We are open to offers (but don't be offended if we refuse them - LOL!)

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 Item

 Description

 Price (plus postage)

 Ski Star

Dugan-Diamond. Ski Star, peach opal.

An unusual shape dome-footed bowl – an elongated banana bowl shape that has been further pulled out at the sides. Excellent opal and iridescence.

Ski Star

£155

 

Riihimaki. Grape Medallion miniature 5" plate, pale pink base glass.

Very rare – only 5” across.

Two patterns in one piece - interior is Grape Medallion (left), and exterior is Double Starflower (right). Ground base.

£180

 

Riihimaki Open Rose small plate, 6.25" across, pale pink base glass.

Rare item - one of only two so far reported. Seen in Riihimaki catalogue, this is their version of Imperial’s Open Rose design. Pattern is on both interior and exterior (difficult to photograph, but see more photos here!).

Ground base, typical of Riihimaki.

 £400

  

Fenton. Holly 9" bowl, dark green.

Collar based bowl with excellent iridescence showing blue, pink, green, gold. Unusual bracket-shaped edge - see detail picture.

 £110

Northwood. Wishbone 8.5" footed bowl, blue.

Ruffled bowl, hard to find in cobalt blue. Super condition and vivid iridescence, showing a mixture of green, blue, pink, turquoise and gold.

 £245

 

    Orange Tree

Orange Tree. Fenton 5” berry bowl, white with good gilded decoration.

Excellent iridescence. Gilding is missing in one place (pictured).  The feet are almost always damaged on these items: this one has 3 good feet, and the fourth one has a chip off the outside - see picture.

£45

 Holly

Holly. Fenton, comport, marigold

4" high. Very pretty comport with unusual tightly ruffled (frilly) 3-in-1 edge.

£30

 Leaf Tiers

Leaf Tiers. Fenton, covered butter, marigold.

Rare Fenton item with good colour and iridescence. Twig feet.

 

£85

                     Leaf Tiers creamer       Leaf Tiers spooner Leaf Tiers. Fenton, creamer and spooner, marigold.

Rare Fenton items with good colour and iridescence - creamer is paler towards the bottom. Twig feet.

£40 each

£75 the pair

Jain small size, 5" Hand vase, marigold.

Left hand. Has some extra glass on mould seam above base (on right) where mould did not close fully.

Good example with nice iridescence and clear top.

£20

Karhula Britt tumbler, marigold.

Scarce tumbler. Ground base.

£100

 

Riihimaki Starburst tumbler, pink base glass.

Pumpkin marigold iridescence. Ground base.

£80

 

Riihimaki Starburst and Crown tumbler, pale pink base glass.

Some iridescence is missing around the bottom of the tumbler. Ground base.

£30

 

Riihimaki Western Thistle tumbler, amber.

Rich marigold iridescence, but shows slight wear on iridescence in some areas - not too noticeable. Ground base.

 £50

 

Rindskopf Toffee Block tumbler, pale marigold.

Hard to find tumbler. Ground base.

 £40

 

Brockwitz Curved Star bowl, blue.

Exterior pattern, plain interior. Bowl is 6” in diameter.

Iridescence has lots of colour – pink, green, blues. Ground base.

£50

Northwood Fruit and Flowers bon bon, bright green.

Stippled. Basketweave exterior.

Iridescence is loaded with pink, fuchsia, green and gold.

£200

Eda Floral Sunburst (aka Tusenskona) vase with “tulip top” (incurved) shape, blue.

Scarce item with super iridescence – green, blue, pink, purple.

6.5" high. Ground base.

£395

            Iris    

Iris. Fenton, Buttermilk goblet shape, green.

Pattern is interior and well iridised. Exterior is not iridised.

£45

 Palm Beach 

Palm Beach, U S Glass, Covered butter, more clear than white.

Good iridescence. A hard to find item. Base has a chip on the inside of the rim, which is covered when the top is in place

£85

 Fenton Shoe   

Fenton. Decorated shoe, yellow/amber.

Signed by the decorator: “Hand painted by S Ullman” (or S Allman).

£20

Burtles and Tate opalescent swan.

Has on its base partial English Registered Number "RD No 20086" for 8 January 1885.

4” high by 4.5” long.  Lots of fiery opal. Excellent condition.

£100

 

Blue pearline (opalescent) triangular vase / wall pocket. 7” tall by 4” wide.

Maker uncertain - has been attributed to Davidson and to Burtles and Tate. Coral and shells design. Unusual English item which dates from late 1880s.

£150

Sowerby basket

Sowerby basket in white/milk glass

Small basket, 3” high and 5” across. Dates from late 1800s, and strong Sowerby peacock marked under base.

£12

     

Sowerby eBooks on CD-rom

Each eBook is £14.99, plus postage and packing of £1.00 (UK) or £2.00 (elsewhere). Discounts available for multiple purchases.

See details of each eBook here