A RINGING AND SINGING CHRYSTAL CUT GLASS ROSE BOWL BY ROYAL DOULTON
FOR AUCTION IS THIS FABULOUS LARGE (20CM HIGH) REAL CHRYSTAL CUT ROSE BOWL.
MADE BY ROYAL DOULTON. ALTHOUGH ROYAL DOULTON IS FAMOUS FOR THERE PORCELAIN THEY ALMOST MAKE HIGH QUALITY CHRISTALWARE THESE DAYS.
IT HAS A METAL WIRE MESH LID FOR THE ROSE STEMS TO BE INSERTED. CUT FROSTED FLOWERS AND GEOMETRIC LINES ALL OVER. A BEAUTIFUL HIGH QUALITY PIECE!
THIS IS A REAL CHRYSTAL LEAD GLASS BOWL! IT IS HEAVY AND HAS NO MOLD MARKS. IT MAKES A BEAUTIFUL REVERBERATING RINGING SOUND WHEN LIGHLY STRUCK. IT ALSO CREATES A SUBTLE TONE WHEN YOU RUN A WET FINGER AROUND THE EDGES.
SIZE: 14CM DIAMETER AT WIDEST 17CM HIGH
CONDITION: VERY SMALL BASE RIM CHIP ALMOST UNNOTICABLE. NO CRACKS. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
MARKINGS:
ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND FROSTED ETCHED LOGO ON BOTTOM OF BASE.
ROYAL DOULTON (1899-present): In 1899 the Doulton studio recruited a young designer by the name of Charles Noke.
He is now regarded as the brainchild behind Royal Doulton seriesware, a range of products were standard blank pottery shapes (everything from plates to jugs, bowls to vases and teapots) could be decorated with a consistent theme.
Production continued at the Lambeth factory until 1956, after which Doulton concentrated on their activities at Burslem.
It has a 'family' of English brands, having merged with Minton in 1968, and gaining Royal Albert from the merger with AEP in 1971. And, in 2005, these historic names became part of the Waterford Wedgwood group.
It is now part of WWRD Holdings Ltd. the name being an acronym for the main components of the business: Waterford Chrystal, Wedgwood and Royal Doulton.
CRYSTAL CUT OR PRESSED GLASS?: HAVE YOU EVER PICKED UP A PIECE OF CLEAR GLASS AND WONDERED IF IT WAS CUT GLASS OR PRESSED GLASS?
LOOK FOR MOLD MARKS. CUT GLASS WILL NOT HAVE ANY MOLD MARKS AND MOST PRESSED PIECES DO UNLESS THEY ARE UPPER END PIECES WHERE SOMEONE TOOK THE TIME TO REMOVE THEM.
FEEL THE OVERALL WEIGHT OF THE GLASS. THIS TIP GOES FOR SHOPPING FOR ANY TYPE OF GLASS. HIGHER QUALITY GLASS IS HEAVY AND NOT LIGHT WEIGHT. CUT GLASS CONTAINS LEAD. THE EXTRA MINERAL CONTENT FROM THE LEAD MAKES IT MUCH HEAVIER.
THE LEAD GIVES CUT GLASS A CLEARER AND MORE "BRILLIANT" APPEARANCE. WHEN HOLDING THESE PIECES UP TO THE LIGHT THERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE IN CLARITY AND BRILLIANCE BETWEEN CUT GLASS AND PRESSED GLASS. THE FACETS ON CUT GLASS WILL SPARKLE IN THE LIGHT. THE HIGHER THE CLARITY AND THE MORE BRILLIANT THE PIECE, THE HIGHER THE LEAD CONTENT, AND MANY TIMES THE MORE VALUABLE.
LASTLY, WHEN POSSIBLE, LISTEN TO THE GLASS. WHEN YOU GENTLY THUMP A PIECE OF CUT GLASS IT WILL RING AND SING BACK TO YOU IF IT IS TRULY CUT GLASS. GLASS MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE, WHILE CRYSTAL SOUNDS LIKE A REVERBERATED RINGING.
ANOTHER WAY TO SOUND TEST THE GLASSWARE IS TO LIGHTLY RUN A WET FINGER IN A CIRCULAR MOTION AROUND THE RIM. IF IT'S CRYSTAL, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR A SUBTLE TONE THAT EMANATES FROM IT.
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