Featured Intaglio Ashtray - Is Dorothy Thorpe Always Signed?

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  1. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Hello Everyone - I've acquired this small ashtray (box lot again) and saved it from the charity box because it reminded me of Dorothy Thorpe. I don't see any mark on it though. It measures 4 1/8" long x 2 1/8" wide and 1" tall. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you!
    Don


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  2. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Oh, too bad if there were ever ashes in that. It's very pretty.
     
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  3. UncleChuckTX

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  4. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Thank you, UncleChuckTX, I did not see that. It does look similar.
    Don
     
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  5. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    I didn't know DT did stuff like this. Another learning moment. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  6. Mill Cove Treasures

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  7. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    C005FBC8-8F35-4DAE-8B69-A2D7CC4DDD0F.jpeg They didn’t mention or research. :banghead:
    It is now SOLD.
     
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  8. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Yes, I did see that one. The similar shape of that ashtray encouraged me to post here (although it is larger). As far as I can tell that one is not signed either.
    Don
     
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  9. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    INH, that one I did not see. Looks likes the same flower.
    Don
     
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  10. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Dorothy Thorpe was sand blasted with definite deeper ridges.
    Fostoria and Frank Oda are more evenly etched, no deep ridges.

    This is Fostoria's morning glory - Does it match?
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    Also check Frank Oda.
     
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  11. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    I had been looking at Frank Oda too. Mostly Hawaiian flowers.
     
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  12. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Yes, you'r right. He was in Hawaii.
     
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  13. George Nesmith

    George Nesmith Well-Known Member

    Arts Hawaii is now in Co if memory is right. His son was/is continuing the business. I think of both Thorp and Oda as doing sand carving(blasting) for their designs.
     
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  14. dgbjwc

    dgbjwc Well-Known Member

    Thank you for so many good suggestions! I have looked at Fostoria but am having trouble finding an ashtray in this shape. The glass also seems a lot thicker than what I am seeing as Fostoria. The ridge lines of the morning glory seems fairly well defined, especially in the stems and leaves. It does feel more of a sand carving than a usual etch. I'm having trouble finding much Arts Hawaii and Oda (new companies for me) to compare. I'll need to spend some more time researching that avenue.
    Don
     
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  15. George Nesmith

    George Nesmith Well-Known Member

    Arts Hawaii is Oda's company name
     
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  16. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'll throw in that these were also made in Bohemia/Czechoslovakia.
     
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