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[Emmi Smith]

Ray Annenberg is one of the most superb glassmakers of all time and many people are unaware of the years of work he put in whilst employed at the Whitefriars factory. He often not only designed some of the glass but even modified glass designs from a previous decade and was also a" hands on "glassmaker.

When Whitefriars closed in 1980, he was still a relatively young man. This thread is dedicated to his work after the demise of the Whitefriars factory.

He still makes glass when asked to do so and until recently was making some superb items for the Whitefriars Days which took place at the Adam Aaronson studio in London.

I start with two pieces from the event in 2007.



Please feel free to add photos or links to videos of Ray's work.
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[Leni Simons]

Here's my Ray Annenberg jewellery:

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A vase Ray made at Adam Aaronson's studio on 'Whitefriars Day'



A bud vase made by Ray and inscribed on the base

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And my Annenberg pink Elephant


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[Leni Simons]

And here are the paperweights and owl:



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Owl - Front:



Side...............................................................................Other side

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Back:


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[Leni Simons]

Here are some pictures of Ray at work on Whitefriars Day 2008:

https://picasaweb.google.com/elaine.simons/WhitefriarsDay2008?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJGv86_km7CEqQE&feat=directlink
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[James Michael Livezey]

I also have a flint 9566 styled bud, two pink and one flint 9570 styled tricorn vases and a sea green lattice work w/bubbles owl signed R. Annenberg 2009.

[Patrick Hogan]

Hi,
I have deleted the post where I have thanked Emmi for her brilliant idea of the Annenberg 'Sticky'........ I did this thinking it would still be there on the 'Sticky' but it was not.
I should have copied it before deletion but did not.
Thank you Leni for the superb pics and I think Terrey is going to give us dates and where Ray worked over the years.
Regards,
Patrick.
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[john p hobbs]

I do know he had a couple of years out for National Service but i believe that was the only break he had man and boy . i wonder if we can steal a picture of him in uniform , must have a word with Hazel .

[Patrick Hogan]

Hi,

Just a couple of pics from Ray's personal collection............. These pieces made at Aaronson Noon studio a couple of years ago.




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[john p hobbs]

I love little Pingou .

[chris read]

Wow! Breathtakingly beautiful. What a wonderful talent Mr Annenberg.
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[Patrick Hogan]

Hi ,
Graham Arnold has sent me an image of two small Owls that he has...........
Ray made them in 2 sizes, Small ( made with a small bubble mould ) and Large ( made with the Ronnie Wilkinson bubble mould used for WF ducks etc. )
These 2 owls are about 75mm high I think.



Regards,
Patrick.
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[Peter McCarthy]

Here's my other favourite Pinky:



From Cambridge I believe. I'll get a shot of Blacky the elephant tomorrow!

[David Fuller]

Here is my small collection of Ray's work. I also have one of the bud vases (7 of 20) from the 2009 Whitefriars Day.

The larger penguin is 5.25 in, the smaller one 3.75 in and the owl roughly the same.

David Fuller

[john p hobbs]

Well David it took a lot to drag you out of the sack Welcome back .

[Kahn31cat]

This is a brief history of Rays time after he left Whitefriars.

Ray left Whitefriars in 1980 and at the beginning of 1981 Ray and Jonnie Paine started working as Master Glassblowers for Dillan Clark and Chris Irons at Cambridge Glass. They were allowed to blow a certain amount of glass for themselves in their own time.. After 12 months Ray started thinking he needed a job with a pension, so despite having good offers from Cambridge Glass and Island Glass in the Isle of Man, run by Mike Harris, he got a job as a hospital porter. Shortly after Ray left, Cambridge Glass became Midsummer Glass.

We now move forward to 1999 when Ray hired a pot from a small glasshouse in Whitney, Oxfordshire, where he made some elephants, paperweights and a few vases.

We now move forward again to 2007 when Ray started making jewellery with a small kiln he had at home, with WF canes that were sliced up by Patrick Hogan. Also that year Ray started blowing glass again at Adam Aaronsons on the first Whitefriars Day and did it again the following year and the year after. Some of the streaky pieces i.e. owls etc,he used Whitefriars canes. Ray, in the last six months has decided to put glass eyes using fused Whitefriars canes into some of the penguins and owls he made at Adam's.

Terry

PS I will post some pictures soon.

[Emmi Smith]

Thanks for that Terry. Let's have some photos soon.
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[Patrick Hogan]

Hi,
Another little gem from Ray that he gave me ............ Cane shards fused onto a white ground. 48mm high.


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[Peter McCarthy]

And now here's Blacky the elephant from Oxford:



Signed and dated 1999 by Ray

[Julian Knowles]

Here are a couple of knobblys that Ray made at Aaronson Noon in 2009.
Streaky and with some whitefriars canes in them

J

[Kahn31cat]

Here is our collection, that Ray made for us, bubbled owls and penguins at Adam Aaronsons in 2009.
























Terry and Peggy

[Emmi Smith]

Lovely collection there Terry and Peggy
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[john p hobbs]

Bad news and good news - Ray came over on Saturday and had a look at my two black (very dark blue) and white enamel penguins he said i dont think i made those , i thought OH XHIT then he said no they are Boffo ones . so not too disappointed . The pink and white vase shown above made on Whitefriars day Ray made me one a few years before in green and white . One of my favourit pieces , looks slightly Venetian .
I am now wondering if the PENGUIN on W/Fs dot org is also Boffo one .

[Patrick Hogan]

[john p hobbs]

Sorry Patrick , i still cant figure out how to send pictures from a box brownie to the forum , but us retired old folk are a bit lazy and set in our ways , i would like to take this opertunity to thank those kind members for their offers for my Penguins but i am not sure i am ready to sell them yet , i may be tempted at a later stage , you can see one Penguin on Whitefriars.org . Merry Christmas one and all , lets make the new year glassy .

[Kahn31cat]

Here are some pictures of Rays jewellery













The body and eyes of the butterfly are Whitefriars canes and the wings are Tourmaline

Terry and Peggy

[Rosemary Pearce]

I'm sitting here looking at all this lovely glass with tears rolling down my face.

One thing is certain, my glass collection is far from complete yet!
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Rosie......I only collect glass birds and animals.

[john p hobbs]

My vase on ebay right now was made long before the pink one on here and was made at Oxford in the 90s . Just so there is no confusion .

[dale morris]

Could anyone tell me what would be a fair price to pay for one of rays elephants? Thank-you. Dale

[john p hobbs]

They all seem to do very well . usually between 350/450£ , i will be selling the one he made for his son before very long as the bills are rolling in,,,,it was obviously the pick of the litter
my Boffo/Annenberg penguin finishes soon on ebay , they are rarer than the Ellies and are early 60s Whitefriars not later studio pieces . . jp