Vintage Glass Ship In Bottle: Mary Rose with Rose Gold Sails. Abbey Glass. Large size. 1982.

Description

A glass sculpture of the famous Mary Rose made from hand-blown glass with rose gold sails, by Abbey Glass Handmade Artistic Glassware.

The Mary Rose was a Tudor warship and was one of the first ships ever to have gunports. It famously sank in 1545 during the Battle of the Solent, and was later salvaged in 1982. Built in 1510 and launched in 1511, it served King Henry VIII for 34 years before its untimely demise.

This is a large-sized piece and is in excellent condition.

The bottle, ship, masts and ropes are made of translucent glass.

The sails are made of rose gold.

‘Mary Rose, Circa 1545’ is engraved on a golden plate on its handmade wooden base.

On the underside of the base there is a label that reads ‘Abbey Glass, Handmade in England, Sunderland England’.

The bottle shape is classic in style with a dumbbell-shaped bottle neck and decanter-style stopper.

The box is mislabelled as ‘May Flower AG105’, and there are some cellotape markings on the box (see photo).

Measurements:
• Length: 32cm
• Width: 8cm (from the widest part, which is the stand)
• Height: 10cm (on stand)


This ship is part of a wider collection of eleven glass ‘Ships in Bottles’ that belonged to my dad, who was given them as gifts throughout the 1980s. The collection includes:

LAB GLASS
(Also known as Mayflower Glass Sculptures)
• Spanish Galleon (bottle)

MAYFLOWER GLASS SCULPTURES
(Also known as Lab Glass)
• 16th Century Galleon (bottle)
• 18th Century Frigate, gilded (dome)
• Hot Air Balloon, gilded (dome)
• Spanish Galleon (bottle)
• Yacht (dome)

FANTASY GIFTS ARTISTIC GLASS SCULPTURES
• Santa Maria, gilded (bottle)
• Golden Hind, gilded (mini cabinet)

D. JOBLING GLASSWARE
• Cutty Sark (bottle)

ABBEY GLASS
• Mary Rose, gilded (bottle)

MAKER UNKNOWN – NO BOX
(But I think it’s by Mayflower Glass)
• Bounty, gilded (bottle)



Additional packaging and courier costs to be paid by the Buyer or I would be happy to arrange a date for collection if you are local to London N19.

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I am clearing the family home after my mum passed away last year.

The majority of the items I have listed on my page belonged to my mum and dad.

The condition of the items that I am selling are either: Used Like New/Good, or they are Brand New Wrapped/Boxed.

If you have questions, I am happy to answer them, but please be kind. I'm going through a lot right now. I am a private seller, not a business.

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