A Blue Glass Sunburst Design Bowl, probably Sowerby, 1930s/1940s
£45.00
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A Blue Glass Sunburst Design Bowl, probably Sowerby, 1930s/1940s
A Blue Glass 'Sunburst' Design Bowl of shallow form with straight flaring sides modelled with repeating icicle like shards with pointed edges, the base flat and with an indented foot. The design here is very much representative of the Art Deco period and resembles similar pieces known to have been made by the Sowerby glass factory based at Gateshead in the North East of England, although an exact parallel cannot be found. The manufacturing technique was that of pressed glass in which molten glass was pressed into a mould with a plunger. This was the most common way to produce inexpensive glass for 100 years from the middle of the 19th century. The general form here and comparisons with other pieces which are dateable suggests that this piece was produced in the 1930s or 1940s, perhaps most likely before the second world war. It is quite remarkable that the pointed edges have survived completely intact suggesting 'one careful owner'.There is a record of the Sowerby Glassworks at Gateshead from as early as 1907. The first productions were of Vitro-Porcelain or "Milk Glass" type pieces. In the 1900s they produced designs from the 'Arts and Crafts' period and in the 1920s began producing another well known range: the iridescent "Carnival Glass." During the 1930s, Sowerby produced several Art Deco glass designs of which the current piece is one. The firm was eventually taken over in 1957, and finally closed in 1972.
| Size: | Diam 39cm (max), Ht 10cm (max) |
| Weight: | 1.63kg |
| Date: | 1930s/1940s |
| Condition: | Very good condition |
| Price: | £45 |
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