Sowerby 2501 set from 1953 catalogue

Sowerby 2501 set from 1960 catalogue


Produced: As a 5 piece set from the 1940s. The earlier version is as shown in the 1953 catalogue above. The later version has different pots and candlesticks as shown in the 1960 catalogue above. 

Pieces: Earlier version

Tray 10½" x 6¾"

Pin-tray 

Lidded pot with finial

Candlestick - flared base

Pieces: Later version

Tray 10½" x 6¾"

Pin-tray 

Lidded pot without finial

Candlestick - barrow base

Known colours:  Earlier version: Flint (clear), amber, blue, green. Later version: Flint (clear), blue, green. 

Credits:   Mike Tomlin of the fabulous Victorian Pressed Glass website for the catalogue images.

Photos: By kind permission of Anne Bennett, Fred Cooper, notay42, Angela Evans, Colin Birkinshaw


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