posted on December 16, 2003 02:48:26 PM new
Has anyone ever heard of Hume of California...I did a google,yahoo etc etc search but have been unable to find anything like what I have ....It's a glass pedestal Dish with crackle glass (like flat marbles) attached with what looks like leather then painted gold....it stands about 6-1/4 inches high...I didn't sell this last year lol cause I couldn't find and info on it...heres a pic....any info on possible value or does this style have a formal name would be greatly appreciated . Edited to add I forgot to say it has a sticker that says " Hand Made Originals By Hume Of California "
I don't recognize Hume of California but I can offer this bit of help.
Your picture brings back memories.
In the early '60s, I helped my friend Julie with her home business. The things she and I made looked pretty much like your piece. They were made from ordinary glass bowls, jars, etc., she bought at a floral supply house.
We poured stones from resin (the grape lamp stuff), then glued them to the glass. The metallic decoration was done with Liquid Solder, which we decorated with gold Rub 'N Buff. After that we poured clear resin all over to seal in the stones and give a shiny finish. I'm not sure yours has that final coat of resin.
Sounds pretty simple but it wasn't... Took a lot of fiddling to get them right. Was also a darn smelly operation.
Julie sold them to Robinson's, a fairly upscale department in Southern California.
Hope this helps.
Lucy
I grow old...I grow old...I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. T.S. Eliot
posted on December 16, 2003 07:30:50 PM new
Thanks Lucy ! Sounds like it would be a lot of hard work....The solder must have been extremely hard to get right...this does look like a ordinary glass bowl with mables glued in place.
