Whitefriars British Glass Collection x6 Bud Teardrop Dimple Oval Tricorn Hambone

  

Whitefriars beautiful British Glass Collection. Order now to recieve by Christmas in UK. Stunning set of six Art Glass Vases. Whitefriars Bud Teardrop Red vase 21cm (tiny chip on lip - see pictures).

Whitefriars Dimple Red tapering vase 17cm. Whitefriars Ruby Red oval tapering vase 18cm. Whitefriars Ruby Red 12cm oval tapering vase. Whitefriars Ruby dimple angle opening vase 17.5cm. Whitefriars Geoffrey Baxter Meadow Green Tricorn Vase 24cm (superficial scratch - see pictures). As seen in the pictures, see below. Whitefriars Bud Teardrop Ruby Red vase. Designed by Geoffrey Baxter, pattern number 9571 / 9572. Features a distinctive teardrop shape with a ruby red coreencased in clear glass. Considered a masterpiece of mid-century modern artglass. The design is also sometimes referred to as a "hambone"vase. 21cm (tiny chip on lip, see picture). Whitefriars'Dented' dimple Ruby Red designed by Mike Cripps, pattern number 9628. The design, also known as the "Molar" vase, was availablein catalogues between 1966 and 1967. It is made from ruby glass encased in a thick layer of clear(flint) crystal. Whitefriars Vintage Ruby Red Swedish oval tapering vase. Vintage Whitefriars ruby red glass vase in an ovoid or taperingshape. The "Teardrop" or Molar design was produced during the 1960's to 19'70's. 18cm (invisible mark - see picture). Whitefriars vintage Ruby Red 12cm oval tapering vase.

Whitefriars Ruby red dimple angle opening vase. This is a mid-century modern Whitefriars ruby red glass vase. Ruby glass encased in a thick layer of flintcrystal with a polished rim and anovoid shape.

Vintage item, dating to the mid-20th century. With similar designs appearing inthe 1964 and 1966 catalogues. The vase has a tapering, ovoid shape with a polished flat rim and aclear, heavy base. Whitefriars Geoffrey Baxter Meadow Green Tricorn Baxter Vase. Tricorn "Three Sided" teardrop Vintage Vase.

The design was shown in catalogues from 1964 to 1980. 24cm (superficial scratches - see pictures). Please view photos for a better indication of condition. Details verified as far as possible from the available information.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. In 1923 James Powell and Sons, later to become Whitefriars GlassLimited, opened a factory on Tudor Road, Wealdstone in Harrow. Relocating therefrom the crowded and smoggy corner of the City of London, where it had beenbased since 1680. The original Whitefriars site was located close to the RiverThames. This meant that sand, clay, coal and other materials used in the glassmaking process could easily be transported to the Factory.

This useful locationhad previously been a monastery of the Carmelite Fathers (founded in 1241), whose white habits earned the monks the nickname'White Friars'.