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 I have set up this web page to enable newly found information to be shared about Glass Float Bowl Sets and other  glass related items of interest.
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STATUES AND  BLOCKS  design variations that were made by JAMES A JOBLING  AND CO LTD in Sunderland England.

19/6/2023

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STATUE AND BLOCK #1 

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It is 10⅛ inches (25.6cm) high.
Note there are Roses entwined in the hair of this figurine.
Seen in amber green, blue, pink in a satin(frosted) finish also jade and  white.
Flower Block #1
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It is 4⅝ inches (11.8cm) in diameter  x 1⅞ inches(4.8cm) in height.
Note it has two rows of different sized flower arranging holes.
There are  18 holes in total.

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STATUE AND BLOCK #2 
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It is 9⅜ inches (23.8cm) high.
​Note that there are no Roses to be seen entwined in the hair of this figurine.
Seen in amber, green, blue and pink in a satin(frosted)finish also in jade.
Flower Block #2 
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It is 4½ inches (11.6cm) in diameter  x 1¾ inches(4.3cm) in height.
Note it has two rows of different sized flower arranging holes.
There are 32 holes in total.
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STATUE AND BLOCK #3 
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It is 9⅜ inches (23.8cm??) high.
​​Note that there are no Roses to be seen entwined in the hair of this figurine.
Seen in amber green, blue, pink in a satin( frosted) finish also in jade.
Flower Block #3 
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It is 4⅜ inches (11cm) in diameter  x 2½ inches(6.3cm) in height.
Note it has a single row of  flower arranging holes.
There are 12 holes  in total.


​STATUE and flower frog #4 
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It is 10⅛ inches( 25.6cm) high. 
Note there are Roses entwined in the hair of this figurine.
Seen in ebony(black), amber, blue , pink and white at this point in time
Note this flower frog design is used with STATUE's#2 and #4.
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24//7/2023
STATUE #5  now known to have been made in white (milk glass) and amber.
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The pictures and measurements above have been kindly given by a collector from the York Peninsular located in the State of South Australia.
I can be contacted at [email protected]
Neil Cooper
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STATUE AND BLOCK a very rare find.

7/6/2023

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 STATUE AND BLOCK was made by JAMES A JOBLING AND CO LTD  in Sunderland England.
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It is 11 inches(27.9cm) high in two pieces.
Entwined in her long hair that flows down her back are roses.

This White coloured Statue and Block is the only one that I ever seen  in all my years as a collector.
I believe it to be Very Rare if not Extremely Rare​ at this point in time due to its colour.
​They are mostly seen in amber, green, blue and pink in a clear and frosted finish also seen in green jade.
When and Where I found this  amazing Statue and Block.
​In 2005 whilst visiting the Tyabb Packing Shed Antique Centre on the Mornington Peninsular in the State of Victoria Australia I came across this Statue and Block seated in a bowl as pictured below. 
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​I immediately recognised that they were a marriage, which is where items of different makers have been placed together. 
​I still went ahead and purchased them, as I knew the Statue and Block was made by James A Jobling in Sunderland England. 

The bowl was made by the Hermanova Hut Glassworks in Czechoslovakia.
It is the bowl #19678 pictured below on page 19 of their 1958 glass catalogue.
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As a point of interest I have added the pictures below to illustrate that Jobling produced two variations of the Statue. 
​The Statue on the left has long hair with roses entwined down to her feet. 
Where as the Statue on the right  has been modified by the removal of the roses to produce a smooth fall of hair down to her feet.
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​Three years passed before I eventually found and purchased on eBay  a White FIR CONE pattern bowl pictured below that was made by James A Jobling in Sunderland England.
The seller had it listed as Made in France.

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Pictured below my completed STAUE AND BLOCK flower float bowl set.
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Pictured below are pages from James A Jobling's 1934 catalogue which show two different patterns.

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Neil Cooper
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Flower Vases and Posy Set made by the SOWERBY'S ELLISON GLASSWORKS  Ltd Gateshead -On- Tyne in the UNITED KINGDOM.

6/6/2023

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Pictured below are pages from a 1940 Sowerby Glassworks catalogue.
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A. 2631 VASE, HOLDER AND  PLINTH.
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It is 7 inches (17.7cm) high  x 9 inches (22.9cm) in diameter.
​They were made in two sizes large and small.
​Seen in flint(crystal),amber, green, blue, and rosalin (pink) in a clear and acid finish.
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Tall, Square Shape No. A. 4/2631.​
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​The rim of this vase is turned upwards rather than downwards which forms the Tall Square Shape.
It is 5¾ (14.11cm ) inches high x 4½(11.4cm) in diameter.
Seen in flint(crystal), amber, green, blue and rosalin (pink) in a clear finish.

2631 POSY SET 
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They are 4inches (10.2cm) high x 5⅛ (13cm) in diameter.
The vases are seen in amber, green, blue and rosalin (pink) in a clear and frosted finish.

All of the above vases were not given pattern names by the Sowerby Glassworks only catalogue numbers.
In the glass collecting world they are known as the CHEVRON pattern vases. 
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Should you have or know of these vases in other colours please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]

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
    2014"

    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 [email protected] 

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

    Other methods for purchase and payment considered by arrangement.

     It is also available on ebay by clicking on the My Book on  eBay button  above.

     This publication can als0 be purchased from the
     West Virginia Museum Of American Glass
    230 Main Avenue
    Weston
    WV 26452
    United States
    Phone: +1 304-269-5006

      Neil Cooper




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