Whitefriars

The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, were London-based English glassmakers, leadlighters and stained-glass window manufacturers. The company existed from the 17th century and finally closed its doors in 1980 after 300 years of glass manufacture. A very popular range now was the textured range that was designed by Geoffrey Baxter, first catalogued in 1967.

Whitefriars Textured Range

Banjo Vase

Whitefriars Banjo vase in Kingfisher Blue designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9681. First Catalogued 1967. Height30cm.

Condition - Good

WH00xx - PRICE £2,700

Banjo Vase

Whitefriars Banjo vase in Tangerine designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9681. First Catalogued 1967. Height30cm.

SOLD

Large DBL Vase

Whitefriars Large Drunken Bricklayer vase in Indigo designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9672. First Catalogued 1967. Height33cm.

Condition - Good

WH00xx - PRICE £1650

Large DBL Vase

Whitefriars Large Drunken Bricklayer vase in Kingfisher designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9672. First Catalogued 1967. Height33cm.

Condition - Good

WH0240 - PRICE £1650

Large DBL Vase

Whitefriars Large Drunken Bricklayer vase in Tangerine designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9672. First Catalogued 1967. Height33cm.

Condition - Good

WH0240 - PRICE £1650

Small DBL Vase

Whitefriars Small Drunken Bricklayer vase in Kingfisher designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9673. First Catalogued 1967. Height 21cm.

Condition - Good

WH0xxx PRICE - £550

Small DBL Vase

Whitefriars Small Drunken Bricklayer vase in Pewter designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9673. First Catalogued 1967. Height 21cm.

Condition - Good

WH0xxx PRICE - £550

Small DBL Vase

Whitefriars Small Drunken Bricklayer vase in Cinnamon designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9673. First Catalogued 1967. Height 21cm.

Condition - Good

WH0xxx PRICE - £550

Pinecone Vase

Whitefriars Pinecone vase in Meadow Green designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9731. First catalogued in 1969. Height 17.5cm.

Condition - Good

WH0250- PRICE £350

Pinecone Vase

Whitefriars Pinecone vase in Aubergine designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9731. First catalogued in 1969. Height 17.5cm.

Condition - Good

WH0242- PRICE £350

Pinecone Vase

Whitefriars Pinecone vase in Tangerine Orange designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9731. First catalogued in 1969. Height 17.5cm.

Condition - Good

WH0214- PRICE £300

Pyramid Vase

Whitefriars Pyramid vase in Cinnamon designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9674. First catalogued in 1967. Height 16cm.

Condition - Good

WH0256- PRICE £350

Pyramid Vase

Whitefriars Pyramid vase in Willow designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9674. First catalogued in 1967. Height 16cm.

Condition - Good

WHXXXX- PRICE £350

Cucumber Vase

Whitefriars Cucumber vase in Cinnamon designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9679. First catalogued in 1967. Height 29cm.

Condition - Good

WH0264- PRICE £350

Cucumber Vase

Whitefriars Cucumber vase in Willow designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9679. First catalogued in 1967. Height 29cm.

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £350

Cello Vase

Whitefriars Cello vase in Willow designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9675. First catalogued in 1967. Height 17.5cm.

Condition - Good

WH0250- PRICE £450

Cello Vase

Whitefriars Cello vase in Cinnamon designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9675. First catalogued in 1967. Height 17.5cm.

Condition - Good

WH0254- PRICE £450

Totem Pole Vase

Whitefriars Totem Pole vase in Cinnamon designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9671. First catalogued 1967. Height 26cm

Condition - Good

WH0xxx- PRICE £300

Totem Pole Vase

Whitefriars Totem Pole vase in willow designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9671. First catalogued 1967. Height 26cm

Condition - Good

WH0155- PRICE £300

Hooped Vase

Whitefriars Hooped vase in Cinnamon designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9680. First Catalogued 1967. Height 29cm.

Condition - Good

WH0XXX- PRICE £450

Hooped Vase

Whitefriars Hooped vase in Willow designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9680. First Catalogued 1967. Height 29cm.

Condition - Good

WH0XXX- PRICE £450

Bamboo Vase

Whitefriars Bamboo vase in Cinnamon designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9669. First catalogued in 1967. Height 20cm..

Condition - Good

WH0075A- PRICE £300

Bamboo Vase

Whitefriars Bamboo vase in Willow designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9669. First catalogued in 1967. Height 20cm..

Condition - Good

WH0075A- PRICE £300

Mallet Vase

Whitefriars Mallet vase in Kingfisher Blue designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9818. First catalogued in 1972. Height 19cm.

Condition - Good

WHxxx- PRICE £300

Mallet Vase

Whitefriars Mallet vase in Sage designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9818. First catalogued in 1972. Height 19cm.

Condition - Good

WH0124- PRICE £300

Mallet Vase

Whitefriars Mallet vase in Aubergine designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9818. First catalogued in 1972. Height 19cm.

Condition - Good

WH0218- PRICE £300

Bottle Vase

Whitefriars bottle vase in Pewter designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9730. First catalogued 1969. Height 19cm

Condition - Good

WH0249- PRICE £250

Bottle Vase

Whitefriars bottle vase in Meadow Green designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9730. First catalogued 1969. Height 19cm

Condition - Good

WHxxxx - PRICE £300

TV Vase

Whitefriars TV vase in Pewter designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9677. First Catalogued 1967. Height 17.5cm

Condition - Good

WH0238- PRICE £400

Basket Weave Vase

Whitefriars Basket Weave vase in Willow designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9667. First catalogued 1967. Height 26cm

Condition - Good

WH0055 - PRICE £300

Pot Belly Vase

Whitefriars Pot Belly vase in Ruby designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9832. First catalogued in 1974. Height 12.5cm.

Condition - Good

WH0226- PRICE £150

Chessboard Vase

Whitefriars bottle vase in Aubergine orange designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9730. First catalogued 1972. Height 19cm

Condition - Good

WH0215- PRICE £350

Volcano Vase

Whitefriars Volcano vase in Pewter designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9717. First catalogued in 1969. Height 19cm.

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £250

Volcano Vase

Whitefriars Volcano vase in Meadow Green designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9717. First catalogued in 1969. Height 19cm.

Good Condition

WHxxxx- PRICE £350

Medium Bark Vase

Whitefriars Medium Bark vase in Aubergine designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9691. First catalogued in 1967. Height 19cm.

Condition - Good

WH0045- PRICE £180

XL Fluted Bark Vase

Whitefriars XL Fluted Bark vase in Ruby designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9734. First Catalogued 1969. Height 26.5cm

Condition - Good

WH0xxx - PRICE £500

Traffic Light Vase

Whitefriars Traffic Light vase in Meadow Green designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9760. First Catalogued 1971. Height 12.5cm

Condition - Good

WH0xxx - PRICE £350

Small DBL Vase

Whitefriars Small Drunken Bricklayer vase in Tangerine designed by Geoffrey Baxter. Pattern number 9673. First Catalogued 1967. Height 21cm.

SOLD

Studio Range

Studio Vase

Radom strapped Peacock Studio range S15 vase designed by Peter Wheeler in 1969

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £2500

Studio Vase

Radom strapped Peacock Studio range S13 vase designed by Peter Wheeler in 1969

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £2000

Studio Vase

Orange Striped Studio range S6 vase designed by Peter Wheeler in 1969

Condition - Good

WHxxxx - PRICE £900

Studio Vase

Orange Striped Studio range S1 vase designed by Peter Wheeler in 1969

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £700

Studio Vase

Old Gold Striped Studio range S8 vase designed by Peter Wheeler in 1969

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £900

Studio Vase

New Studio range pattern 9883 vase in Ruby with Kingfisher strapping designed by Geoffrey Baxter in 1978

Condition - Good

WHxxxx - PRICE £1,000

Alfred Fisher

Smiley Face

Alfred Fisher Smiley Face Suncatcher in Aubergine

Smiley Face

Alfred Fisher Smiley Face Suncatcher in Royal blue

Smiley Face

Alfred Fisher Smiley Face Suncatcher in Royal Blue

Smiley Face

Alfred Fisher Smiley Face Suncatcher in Flint with yellow swirls

Smiley Face

Alfred Fisher Smiley Face Suncatcher in sky blue

SOLD

Smiley Face

Alfred Fisher Smiley Face Suncatcher in yellow

SOLD

Whitefriars Other

Sunspot suncatcher

Whitefriars Sunspot Suncatcher by Paul Jeffries in yellow

Condition - Good

Liqueur Glass

Whitefriars Liqueur glass with facet cut stem by Harry Powell early 1900's

Condition - Good

WH0167 - PRICE £150

Tumbler Vase

Rare Powell Tumbler vase late 1920's. Green stripes. 8 inches tall

Condition - Good

WHXXX - PRICE £500

Decanter & Glasses

Whitefriars M61 pattern Gold and amber decanter plus 6 glasses

Condition - Good

WHxxxx - PRICE £150

Glasses

5 Gold amber glasses

Condition - Good

WHXXX - PRICE £40

Candleholder

9115 2 part Candleholder in Amber

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £100

Carafe

Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an Arts and Crafts Roman cut glass carafe, circa 1880, conical form with facet cuts, 17.5cm high

Condition - Good

WHxxxx - PRICE £200

Roemer

Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, an Arts and Crafts historical revival glass Roemer, circa 1900, sea green with squat ovoid bowl, rigaree, prunts and a coiled foot, 9cm high

Condition - Good

WHXXX - PRICE £300

Finger Bowl

Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, an Arts and Crafts Water Lily or Lotus service etched glass finger bowl, circa 1899, flared form, engraved with sinuous flowering lotus tendrils in the Art Nouveau style, 11.5cm diameter

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £80

Goblet

Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars, an Arts and Crafts green glass and aventurine goblet, circa 1900, optic moulded sea green, the bowl engraved with a White Hart motif, on an ogee knopped gold leaf baluster stem, 18cm high

Condition - Good

WHxxxx - PRICE £300

Pair of Bowls

Harry Powell for James Powell and Sons, a pair of Arts and Crafts glass bowls, Alsatian blue, circa 1890, optic ribbed with crimped rims, 13.5cm diameter (2)

Condition - Good

WHXXX - PRICE £80

Random Strapped vase

Random strapped vase in Sage

Condition - Good

WHxxxx- PRICE £100

Whitefriars Textured Range Fake vases

There have been various well known patterns that have been faked or reproduced. The main ones are the Onion Vase, the Hooped vase, the Drunken Bricklayer and the TV vase. Below are 3 pictures of a fake onion vase. These vases are very close to the original and quite often hard to spot. Generally on a fake the texturing is courser and the top of the vase has a round opening. Some Original Whitefriars Onion vases do have this round opening but most will be oval. The biggest tell tell sign is the base. On an original you will see mould marks on the base and a ground pontil. A fake has a smooth ground base with a moulded pontil.

Below are 3 pictures of a fake hooped vase in Aubergine. They did do a good job when faking this vase as you can see from the pictures and it is hard to spot the differences just from the pictures. Once you get one in your hand and compare then it is very noticeable. Generally all fakes are taller than the original and the texturing is a lot coarser than the originals especially on the herringbone pattern. In picture 2 you can see the same moulded pontil and ground base which is opposite to the originals.