Blog Posts - The Glass Float Bowl Man

STATUES AND BLOCKS design variations that were made by JAMES A JOBLING AND CO LTD in Sunderland England.

19/6/2023

STATUE AND BLOCK #1

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

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.

STATUE AND BLOCK #2

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

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.

STATUE AND BLOCK #3

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

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

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.

24//7/2023
STATUE #5 now known to have been made in white (milk glass) and amber.

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

STATUE AND BLOCK a very rare find.

7/6/2023

STATUE AND BLOCK was made by JAMES A JOBLING AND CO LTD in Sunderland England.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pictured below my completed STAUE AND BLOCK flower float bowl set.

Pictured below are pages from James A Jobling's 1934 catalogue which show two different patterns.

Neil Cooper

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

6/6/2023

Pictured below are pages from a 1940 Sowerby Glassworks catalogue.

A. 2631 VASE, HOLDER AND PLINTH.

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.

Tall, Square Shape No. A. 4/2631.

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

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.

Should you have or know of these vases in other colours please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]

Neil Cooper

LILY & IRIS vases made by the SOWERBY'S GLASSWORKS Ltd Gateshead -On- Tyne in the UNITED KINGDOM.

3/5/2023

Pictured below are pages from a 1938 wholesaler's catalogue.

LILY VASE sets with flower holder and plinth.

It is 6 inches (15.2cm) high x 6½ inches (16.5cm) in diameter.
Seen in amber, green, blue and rosalin(pink).

LILY VASE set with flower holder and plinth.

It is 5 inches (12.5.cm) high x 4¼ inches (10.8 cm) in diameter.
Seen in amber and green in a clear finish, other are blue and
rosalin(pink).

LILY VASE sets with flower holder and coloured plinth.

They are 5 inches (12.5 cm) high x 4½ (11.2cm) in diameter, with matching coloured plinths a rare find.
Seen in amber and green in a clear finish, other colours likely are blue and rosalin(pink).

IRIS VASE sets with flower holder and plinth

It is 5¾ inches (14.6cm) high x 6⅝ inches (16.6cm) in diameter.
Seen in amber, green, blue and pink in a clear finish.

IRIS VASE set

It is 4⅛ inches (10.5 cm) high x 4¼ (11.8cm) in diameter.
Seen in amber, green, blue and rosalin( pink) in a clear finish.

IRIS VASE

Note the gold foil label attached which reads
TYNESYDE GLASS WARE.

Should you have or know of these vases in another colours please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]

Neil Cooper

Continental Glass Ware sold in South Australia and Victoria, Australia 1938.

22/4/2023

Pictured below is an advertisement that appeared in The Herald
Newspaper on the 13th of December 1938 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Note that most of the glass being sold is known to have been made by August Walther & Söhne who was a German company.

Below are some of these items as pictured in the August Walther & Söhne 1936 glass catalogue.

POSEIDON set

SIGRID vase

BERLIN set

SCHWALBEN set

KOLOBRI vase

MUSCHEL set

HOLLANDERIN set

The following float bowl sets are those pictured in The Herold Newspaper advertisement. They are featured on the left hand side of the bottom row of the advertisement.
The Maker and Country of Origin of these two float bowl sets is unknown at this point in time.

BOY ON A FISH float bowl set

ATHENA (AN) float bowl set

Pictured below is an advertisement that appeared on page 15 of the Adelaide Advertiser on the 23rd of December 1938.
Note the unusual shape of the plinth that the POLAR BEAR float bowl set is seated on.
The maker and country of origin is unknown at this point in time.

Pictured below is an actual POLAR BEAR float bowl set.

The above picture was kindly supplied by a collector from West Yorkshire in the UK

The above Newspaper Advertisements were kindly brought to my attention by a collector from Adelaide, South Australia.

Neil Cooper

FLAMINGO'S figural flower frogs that were made Pre World War II and another version possibly made Post World War II in Czechoslovakia.

29/3/2023

Two piece Flamingo's figural flower frog .
It is 23.5cm (9¼ inches) high.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
It was made by a Josef Inwald Glass Works in Czechosolovakia pre World War II.

One piece Flamingo's figural flower frog.
It is 22cm (8½ inches) high.
Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.
It was made by a Josef Inwald Glass Works in Czechoslovakia pre World War II.

Pictured below is a page from a 1958 glass catalogue seen on the CD that accompanies a publication by Marcus Newhall 2008 called
Sklo Union Art Before Industry: 20th Century Czech Pressed Glass,
I have this publication in my reference library.

Sklo Union was formed post World War II when all of the Glass Work in Czechoslovakia were Nationalized.

Note the Flamingo's figural flower frog #11815, the front Flamingo's has its head upside down by its feet.
Flamingos can only feed with their head in this position.

I would like to acknowledge the collector from WALES in the UK who alerted me to this catalogue page.

I have not seen an example of this Flamingo's figural flower frog at this point in time.
Should you have or know of one please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]

KNEELING LADY(AN)bowl set The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time

21/3/2023

KNEELING LADY two piece bowl set.
The figural stand is 23cm (9 inches)high x 25.5cm(10 inches) in length.
The bowl is 20.5cm (8 inches)in diameter.
Seen in crystal, amber, green blue and pink in a frosted finish.

Kneeling Lady stand

Seen in green in a clear finish.
Likely to have been made in crystal, amber, blue and pink.
A bowl in a clear finish is likely to have been produced to accompany this figural stand.
Should you have a complete Kneeling Lady bowl set in a clear finish or know of others please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]

Pictured below is a page from a Josef Inwald a Czechoslovakian Company 1940 glass catalogue.

Note the bowl #11936 and under plate #11971 which have a interlocking ring pattern that is similar in design to that as seen on the bowl of the Kneeling Lady bowl set.

It is possible that one of the glass works owned by Josef Inwald may have produced the Kneeling lady bowl set.

Should you know of a catalogue or other documentation that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin of the Kneeling Lady bowl set please let me know.

I can be contacted at [email protected]

Neil Cooper

CLASICAL NUDE figurine Maker and Country of Origin is now confirmed.

29/12/2022

CLASSICAL NUDE (AN) figurine.

This figurine is 23cm (9⅛ inches) high x 5cm ( 2inches) in diameter at its base.
Seen in amber, green, blue and pink in a clear finish, also likely in crystal .
I have not been able to find a Makers catalogue or any other documentation that would assist in confirming which company had actually made this figurine.

Recently though, I have received information about a James A Jobling glass display that is seen in the NATIONAL GLASS CENTRE located in Sunderland, North East of England.
In this display there are three CLASSICAL NUDE figurines, two in green and one in amber all in a clear finish.

Pictured below is the relevant part of this display, note the three CLASSICAL NUDE figurines in this display, two green and one amber, all in a clear finish.
The two green figurines are both seen seated within a flower frog .

This display is confirmation that the James A Jobling & Co Ltd. Wear Glass Works. SUNDERLAND ENGLAND is the Maker of the figurine.

CLASSICAL NUDE (AN) flower float bowl set.

The pictures above have been kindly given by a collector from
North Yorkshire in the UNITED KINGDOM.

The picture below have been kindly given by a collector from BRISBANE AUSTRALIA.

CLASICAL NUDE two piece figural flower frog.

The figurine is 9 inches(23cm) high x 1⅞ inches (4.5cm) in diameter at its base.
The flower frog is 4¼ inches(11cm) in diameter x 1¾ inches (4.5cm) high.
Seen in green in a clear and frosted finish.

Should you have or know of this figurine in another colour please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]
Neil Cooper

ANOTHER BUTTERFLY LADY flower vase.

26/11/2022

It is 22cm (8¾ inches) high x 29cm (11½ inches) wide x 17.5 cm (6⅞ inches) deep.
Seen in crystal, green and blue in a frosted finish.
Other colors possible are amber, and pink.

Until recently I didn't know that this vase design existed.
It just goes to show that there are still glass jewels which continue to turn up out of the blue and this vase is one of them.
It was kindly brought to my attention by a collector from West Yorkshire in the U.K.

The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

However it is possible that these vases were made by
VEB SACHSENGLAS an East German enterprise post World War II.

Should you have or know of a makers catalogue or other documentation that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]
Neil Cooper

Pictured below is a SCHMETTERLING (Butterfly) vase that was made by August Walther & Sohne.

Seen in crystal, amber, green, blue and pink in a frosted finish.

Pictured below is the vase as seen in the August Walther & Sohne 1936 catalogue

August Walther & Sohne was nationalized post World War II and placed under the control of an East German Enterprise called VEB SACHSENGLASS.
Pictured below is the SCHMETTERLING vase as seen in a 1965
VEB SACHSENGLAS catalogue.

Neil Cooper

ERIKA figurine

10/11/2022

ERIKA (CN) figurine.

It is 34.4cm (13¾ inches) high x 9.8cm ( 3⅞ inches) in diameter at its base.
Seen in green and crystal with a frosted finish.
Other colours likely are crystal, amber, blue, pink and possible opalescent.
Should you know of others in different colours please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]

Neil Cooper

Pictured below is the underside view of the figurine showing its hollow interior.

The above pictures and information have been kindly given by a collector who lives in the State of Brandenburg Germany.

The letters (CN) in brackets in the name of this figurine indicates it has been named by this collector and stands for 'Collectors Name'

The Maker and Country of Origin is unknown at this point in time.

Should you have or know of a makers catalogue or other documentation that can confirm the Maker and Country of Origin please contact me.
I can be contacted at [email protected]
Neil Cooper

The collector has mentioned and I quote 'The figure might have been the top part of a table lamp'

It is possible that one day a flower frog will come to light that was made for this figurine to make it into a two piece figural flower frog.

The collector has combined the ERIKA figurine with a Water Lilly patterned bowl.

The bowl was made by the BAROLAC Glass Works.
It is 5 inches (12.7cm) high x 9 inches (23cm) in diameter, # 732.

Pictured below is a page from a BAROLAC catalogue.
Note the bowl number 732 it is the same patterned bowl that is seen in the pictures above.
Seen in crystal, green and sepia in a frosted and clear finish.
Other colours likely are amber, blue, pink and opalescent.

3/6/2024 UPDATE
Erika figurine crystal with a frosted finish now seen

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

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