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FYI, Anthropologie buys a lot of things from Roost, so its a good chance their bell jars are also from Roost

This place sells bell jars, and lots of em.
http://www.englishcreekgardens.com/Cloche1.htm

sadly, none are as rad as the one pictured...

Try looking for cheese cloches at kitchen/cooking stores.

Here's one at Sur La Table.
http://surlatable.com/common/products/product_details.cfm?PRRFNBR=18131

They're a little small, but Gardener's Supply Company has some.

Try American Science and Surplus.

http://www.sciplus.com/index.cfm

i think i may have seen some at target through the smith and hawken line?...

mothology.com has some but i don't see them on there anymore. maybe contact them?

i've seen them at flea markets and they are not cheap, making the anthropologie price look not so bad.

i've also seen some at ABC Carpet and Home, also not cheap (duh).

Paxton Gate in San Francisco sells them. If you want the little wooden stand for the base, they are a little bit more.

http://www.paxtongate.com/home/Prod_Glass_BellJar(3)_11-06.htm

you could go to Corning which supplies my lab with much of its glassware:

http://catalog2.corning.com/Lifesciences/category.aspx?p=Containers@@@44@@@130&region=NA&language=EN

has the listing for bell jars. they are expensive.

one more

https://new.fishersci.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_K9/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.PortletNAVAction/.c/6_0_AJ/.ce/7_0_7TI/.p/5_0_33V/.d/0;jsessionid=0000MrXsl83jP2QtNIsXvoEI-1r:10hl0mne2?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fprodwcsserver%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FFisherProductDisplay&catalogId=29104&productId=685878&langId=-1&distype=2&isChemical=false&fromCat=yes&catCode=RE_SC
educational quality bell jars. much cheaper. but i'm still thinking with my lab budget and not my home budget.

try searching on ebay under cloche instead of bell jar. john derian has beautiful (and crazy expensive) antique ones.

I've seen them at pottery barn

Tap Plastic ( http://www.tapplastics.com/ ) in San Francisco had several sizes of display domes for under $20 to $30 or so the last time I was there. Of course, they are plastic/plexi, so they are not as beautiful as the glass versions.

I see these Bell jars at Michael's Art's and Crafts. I saw them in an isle with dolls! They had wooden bases. Looked to be about 8 to 12" tall, and a 6 to 8" diameter. Good luck!

I think I saw some at Soap Plant in Hollywood this weekend...

We sell these Museum Glass domes from Roost in small medium and large sizes, along with bases to go with them.
http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/roost_display_glassdome.html

They are really heavy and substantial in person.

Enjoy!

West Elm, man! I just saw a bunch in the Chelsea store the other day.

I'm not sure if you have these stores in the US, but I've seen just these sort of really large glass bell jars in Winners/Home Outfitters in Canada. And not too pricey either!

the west elm bell jars have a stem in top, and them look cone shaped compared to the traditional bell jar. i bought my bell jar at abc carpet & home, expensive but beautifully made. this bell jar is blown glass, not pressed and that is reflected in the price. just a thought, have you checked ebay?

Or try going to a college with a strong crafts and design department. Usually you can commission very able students to make custom glass objects for surprisingly reasonable prices. Because the bell jar would be clear, the cost of materials wouldn't be excessive (certain colours can drive the price up). Might be worth a try.

Pottery Barn! They're a little more ornate than the one you have pictured.
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p7478/index.cfm?pkey=ctenserall&cm%5Fsrc=campaign

They also have other ones as well. I hope you find it!

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TJ wrote:
> I've tried searching for them on the web
> but so far with much less success than
> I would have expected.

Um, which web were you looking on?
Sorry to be snippy.

I Googled:
glass "bell jars"
and found these 6 vendors on the first two pages of my first search:

http://www.macbicnj.com/blanks/bjb.htm

http://www.lesker.com/newweb/Vacuum_Chambers/Std_GlassBellJar.cfm?CFID=246811&CFTOKEN=54461541&section=vaccham&init=skip

http://www.thermionics.com/sect8/bell_jar.htm

http://wardsci.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_IG0014532_A_Glass+Bell+Jar+with+Molded+Knob

http://www.hyvac.com/Products/Systems/Bell_jar_specs.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Large-Glass-Bell-NOSIZE-CLEAR/dp/B0003UGPB0

Note, Amazon is currently sold out. Must be a hot holiday item.

cheers,
Chris


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Art Display Essentials have various sized glass domes (no top knots on them) and bases that are reasonably priced. I've gotten display thingies from this company before and can highly recommend both their advice, and their professionalism (nice people, too).
The largest glass dome I found in their catalog is 12" tall x 8" wide for $33.50.
This is their pre-made display catalog, but they also do custom display work.
As I said, reeeeaaaally nice people.
800.862.9869

Googling "display dome" also brings up some good hits.

west elm:

http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODa355&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&parentId=WE-SH1ACCCAN&retainNav=true&cmsrc=WE-SH1ACCCAN

these are nice too if you'd like an alternate look:

http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODa357&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&parentId=WE-SH1ACCROO&retainNav=true&cmsrc=WE-SH1ACCROO