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DUTCH BOYS Center Piece

25/5/2017

This one piece item is 20 cm (8 inches) high.
The bowl is 23 cm (9 inches) in diameter.

There are three Dutch boys evenly spaced around the central column.
It has been seen in amber and pink in a clear and frosted finish.
The other colours likely are crystal, green and blue.

The maker and country of origin of this center piece is unknown at this point in time.

Should you know of a catalogue or documentation that can confirm the maker could you please let me know.

Pictured below is an advertisement that appeared in the Advertiser a South Australian newspaper on the 1st December 1939 for the MYERS STORE Adelaide.

Note the advertisements description-
"English and Continental colored glass ware in colors of amber, green, blue and pink in a polished or matt finish".

I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

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BEAR Center Piece

24/5/2017

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This two piece set is 26 cm (10¼inches) high.
Seen in amber in a clear and frosted finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, green, blue and pink.
The maker of this set is unknown at this point in time

The bowl is 23 cm (9 inches) in diameter and 11.5 cm (4½ inches) high.

The Bear pedestal is 15 cm (5⅞inches)high.
The top of the pedestal is 10.5 cm (4¼ inches) in diameter with an internal diameter of 9.5 cm ( 3 ¾ inches).
The bottom of the pedestal is 10.5 cm (4¼ inches)in diameter.

Pictured below are Bear items that are very similar in shape to the Bear pedestal above.

The Bear pedestal above has a two tiered multi-faceted base.

Where as the one pictured below has a singular multi-faceted base.

The similarities seen in the design of these items suggest that they could have both been made by the same company.

A catalogue is required for confirmation as to the maker and the country of origin of the Bear Center piece.
Should you be able to assist with this information please let me know.

The pictures and measurements have been kindly supplied to me by an Australian collector.

I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

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STUBEN GLASS DIVING GIRL figurine

16/5/2017

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The DIVING GIRL figurine is 13 inches high
Seen in crystal, blue and pink in a frosted finish.

Recently I received an email with photographs attached that were taken of a display at a Glass Museum in the US.

The Diving Girl figurine is seen in the photographs.
The figurine has been incorporated into the design of glass items.

The display was in the Carder Gallery at the Corning Museum of Glass which is located in the city of Corning in Corning County NY United States.

This display consisted of Stuben Glass items owned by the Museum along with those owned by Bob Rockwell, who was a renowned collector and an authority on Stuben glass.

I quote from the Corning Museum of Glass website -

"Some of the pieces in the Carder Gallery belong to The Corning Museum of Glass, but the majority was on loan to the Museum from the nearby Rockwell Museum.
Robert Rockwell, a Corning businessman and the founder of the Rockwell Museum, was a friend of Carder’s and a dedicated collector of all types of Carder’s Steuben glass.
The gallery includes several thousand pieces, and it shows every type of Steuben glass that Carder created."

"The Carder gallery was named in memory of Frederick Carder (1863 - 1963) a gifted English designer who managed Steuben Glass Works from its founding in 1903 until 1932."

Frederick Carder passed away on the 10th December 1963.
Robert Fay Rockwell Jr (1911-2009).

The three items pictured below were featured in this Stuben Glass display.
Note how the Diving Girl figurine has been used in all three items.

The three DIVING GIRL figurines center piece.

DIVING GIRL wall mounted light fitting.

The circular back plate reflector is in the Stuben Gold Aurene colour. This colour was created by Fredrick Carder.

DIVING GIRL desk lamp.

A collector from the United States who had taken pictures of the display has kindly given me permission to use them in this article.

I can be contacted at gfbsets@gmail.com
Neil Cooper

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I have been collecting glass float bowl sets since 1999.
I have written a collectors guide called "Pressed Glass Figural Flower Float Bowl Sets A Collectors Guide
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To view sample pages of the collectors guide click on "Book Sample Pages" above.

To purchase a copy of my book please contact me at gfbsets@gmail.com

Cost per book is AU$35.00 + p&p AU$7.00 = AU$42.00 within Australia using Bank Direct Deposit.

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