Featured Pink cased glass Dragon Fish Epergne

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  1. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    In my journey to rescue and research stuff I found this little delight at a car boot sale.
    I believe it’s an Epergne? Was one of a pair but the other one sadly bought it sometime in history and only the base remains.
    The complete one is c6” tall and incredibly fragile. The base is pot metal and made up of three dragon fish thingies.
    I’ve come up blank on anything quite like it so any ideas as to age, Chinese or Japanese or neither? Thanks for any help:)
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    KSW, Sep 25, 2023
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Lovely, K.:)
    Correct use of the word thingies.:woot::happy::hilarious:
    The dragon fish are probably meant to be dolphins again.;) I know!:rolleyes:
     
    Any Jewelry, Sep 25, 2023
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  3. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    I learned that one from an expert ;)
    No one can say I don’t concentrate in class :angelic:
    They are now officially Dragon Fish Dolphin Thingies ( DFDT’s for short)
     
    KSW, Sep 25, 2023
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :kiss:
    Perfect!:D
     
    Any Jewelry, Sep 25, 2023
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  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Stourbridge made, that is, and yes, dolphins.
     
    Ownedbybear, Sep 25, 2023
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  6. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Love your thingie.
     
    pearlsnblume, Sep 25, 2023
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  7. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Dragon fruit glass in a dragon dolphin fish holder?
     
    evelyb30, Sep 25, 2023
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  8. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    'Stourbridge made'-O'Bear's knowledge of UK glass & ceramics is awesome.They really did make dolphins look fierce on the old maps !
     
    bosko69, Sep 25, 2023
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  9. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Thanks OBB.
    Any idea of the date ish?
     
    KSW, Sep 25, 2023
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  10. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I’d think sometime from the 1850s on, it’s high Victorian. Went out of fashion in the early twentieth. Metal work would have been made in Birmingham I suspect, and gilded.
     
    Ownedbybear, Sep 26, 2023
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  11. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Thankyou :kiss:
     
    KSW, Sep 26, 2023
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