A large Pewter bark vase. For a long time I thought this one was Willow due to the very dark colouring and it also appeared slightly tinged green. I am satisfied it is Pewter now, and it highlights how Pewter varies in Colour from light grey to this very dark, almost black colouring. Click on the picture for a closer look. A small Pewter tube.
Colouring goes from very dark to very light.
The vase sides are very thick on the one on the left and very thin on the one on the right. The vase on the right is from Graham's collection. From Graham's collection. This colour combination was only used in paperweights, and must have been some kind of experiment. The vase has no pontil on the bottom, and is ground on the top, which could lead you to conclude it was the work of an individual, rather than that produced by the normal glass blowing team.