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Pair of Rococo Style Silver Mounted Crystal Claret Jugs by Boivin
By Victor Boivin
Located in London, GB
Pair of Rococo style silver mounted crystal jugs by Boivin
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 31cm, width 15cm, depth 10cm
This beautiful pair of jugs...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Silver
Anchor Hocking Art Deco Style Salmon Pink Molded Fan Pattern Glass Vase
By Anchor Hocking
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish North American art deco style molded fan design salmon pink vase by Anchor Hocking and dating from around 1980. The vase has a molded ribbed patterning with three interlopi...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Art Glass
Bohemian Green Glass Decanter with Mozaffar al-Din Shah Portrait
Located in London, GB
This wonderful lime green glass decanter was crafted in Bohemia, a historic region which now forms part of the Czech Republic, in the late 19th century. The piece was created for the Persian (modern-day Iranian) market.
The decanter features an ovoid body with a cylindrical, knopped neck and flared mouth. This is covered by a stopper with a panelled base, a knopped centre and a conical tip. The decanter is crafted from green colored glass and is finely decorated with swirling gilt patterns, jewel-like gilt raised beads, and colorful enameled flowers. Its body features, on its centre front, a detailed bust portrait of Mozaffar al-Din Shah, the Qajar king of Persia...
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Late 19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Fine English Victorian Large Blown Clear Glass Smoke Bell
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine English early Victorian clear glass smoke bell probably dating from circa 1850. Used to capture the smoke from oil lamps the bell would be hung suspended from the ceiling abov...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Collection of Engraved and Hobnail Cut Glassware, English, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A collection of hobnail cut English glassware
English, 20th century
Tazza: height 15cm, diameter 24.5cm
Two bowls: height 6cm, diameter 7cm
Con...
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20th Century English Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Pallme-Konig Art Nouveau Tall Floral Threaded Art Glass Vase
By Pallme König
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A tall and impressive art glass vase with green and pink threading by renowned Austrian glass makers Pallme-Konig and dating from around 1900. This large vase stands on a wide column...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Josef Lenhardt Steinschonau Schwarzlot Glass Bowl, 19th-20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Bohemian schwarzlot (two tones of black) painted clear glass bowl depicting a hound chasing a stag through a tree lined landscape. Produced by Josef Lenhardt...
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Late 19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
Rare Queen Anne Heavy Baluster Wine Drinking Glass, English Circa 1710
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good English, hand-blown, Heavy Baluster wine drinking glass, dating to the early 18th century, circa 1710, English queen Anne period.
Heavy baluster glasses are rare and very collectable, representing the finest of English drinking glasses...
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Victorian Cut-Glass Liqueur Set, Probably by John James Keith, circa 1860
By John James Keith
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large Victorian silver and cut-glass liqueur set, probably by John James Keith.
London, 1860.
The base boldly cast and pierced with bacchanal...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Silver
Bohemian Gilt, Enamelled and Cut Red Overlay Glass Decanter
Located in London, GB
This beautiful decanter was created in Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic), a region which was famous for its decorative glassware. Antique Bohemian glass is celebrated for the high ...
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20th Century Czech Bohemian Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Cut Glass, Glass
18th Century Nailsea Black and White Spotted Glass Jug
By Nailsea
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nailsea Glassworks, in Somerset, England, was known for its distinctively colored and patterned pieces, which they produced from the late 18th century until the mid-19th century. Thi...
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1790s English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
Monart Scottish Art Deco Turquoise And Gold Aventurine Art Glass Bowl
By Monart
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good quality Scottish Art Deco glass bowl with bright turquoise and gold aventurine swirl patterning by Monart. The rounded art glass bowl has a re...
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1930s Scottish Art Deco Vintage Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Two Neoclassical Style Russian Cut Glass and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Two neoclassical style Russian cut glass and Ormolu vases
Russian, 20th century
Dimensions: Height 32cm, width 16cm, depth 12cm
Each vase in thi...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Ormolu
Set of SIX Whisky Drinking Glasses Barley Decoration
Silver Rim, circa 1950s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good quality set of SIX Whisky Glasses, tumblers or drinking glasses, which have silver or pewter rims, dating to the mid century modern period, circa 1950s
Each glass...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
Pair Antique Grape Vine Engraved and Etched Glass Carafes
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique pair English glass carafes decorated with engraved and acid etched fruiting vines dating from the 19th century. The carafes stand on a wide round base with bulbous sha...
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19th Century English Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
Continental Stylish Mid-Century Purple
White Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning mid-century Continental white cased purple art glass vase with a dropped wing top and dating from around 1960. Possibly Italian the hand-blown and heavily made vase has an...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Scandinavian / Swedish Bengt Edenfalk Skruf Red Spun Glass Vase, 1960s
By Bengt Edenfalk, Skruf
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage Swedish art glass vase of cylindrical form in red tinted glass with a clear spun glass design applied to the body by Bengt Ede...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Art Glass
Mid-18th Century Wine Glass Hand Blown Cotton Twist Stem, English C 1765
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good hand blown, English, mid-Georgian, Cordial drinking glass with a double series opaque twist (DSOT) stem, dating from the middle of the 18th century, circa 1765.
These...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
Fine Pair of Bohemian Cut and Etched Lidded Glass Vases, Late 19th/Early 20th
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Bohemian clear cut glass vases, Each with a flaring domed lid surmounted by a octagonal finial, scenes of wildlife through a landscape, R...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
Two Bohemian Opaline Glass Vases with Painted Cherub Scenes
Located in London, GB
These elegant vases are testament to the quality of Bohemian glass-making in the 19th century. Bohemia (now a part of the Czech Republic) was famous for its glassware since the Renai...
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19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Opaline Glass
Murano Italian Hand-Blown Large Green Art Glass Gourd
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Italian Murano large green art glass gourd dating from the latter 20th century. The hand-blown gourd is of tall shape with a wide rounded base an...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pair of French Glass Vases Painted with Portraits
Located in London, GB
Pair of French glass vases painted with portraits
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 54cm, diameter 15cm
Opaline glass, or opaque glass, often tinted with a hint of colo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Opaline Glass
$11,602 / set
Four-Piece Luxury Drinking Set with Blue Glass Overlay
Located in London, GB
This antique luxury drinking set dates from the late 19th Century and consists of four pieces: a decanter with a stopper, a bon-bon jar with a cover and...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
Mid-18th Century Cordial Wine Glass Hand Blown Cotton Twist Stem, English C 1765
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good hand blown, English, mid-Georgian, Cordial drinking glass with a double series opaque twist (DSOT) stem, dating from the middle of the 18th century, circa 1765.
These...
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Tapio Wirkkala Mid-Century Glass Footed Bowl, Inari Pattern
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Downingtown, PA
Tapio Wirkkala glass footed bowl,
Inari,
Model number 3543.
Impressive cut and blown-molded footed bowl cast in clear glass by Finnish artist and designer, Tapio Wirkkala. Mode...
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Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
Nailsea Hand-Blown Antique Glass Rolling Pin with Colored Inclusions
By Nailsea Glasswork
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good Nailsea Victorian glass rolling pin with colored glass inclusions dating from the 19th century. The heavily made and hollow blown glass rollin...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Mid-Century Overlay Glass Liquer Decanter and Glasses
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century Italian silver overlay brown glass liqueur decanter, and five matching glasses made in Murano and dating from around 1950. The set comprises of a hand-blow...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Silver Leaf
Zoltan Bohus Balance II Laminated Glass Sculpture, 1996
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
PLEASE NOTE: This piece is currently located in our Amsterdam office, please enquire for delivery times.
Stunning architectural art laminated glass sculpture 'Balance II' by world renowned Hungarian glass artist Zoltan Bohus...
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1990s Hungarian Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Smoked Glass, Glass
Regency Cut Glass Butter Dish and Stand
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique cut glass lidded butter dish on matching stand dating from around 1825. The butter dish is of wide rounded shape and has a narrow round cut foot which sits within...
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1820s English Regency Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Cut Glass
Wiener Werkstatte Attributed Pair Enamelled Glass Goblets
By Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning pair unusual European glass goblets decorated with fine enamelling attributed to Wiener Werkstatte and dating from the early 20th century. The hand-blown goblets stand rai...
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20th Century Austrian Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Enamel
Two Neoclassical Style Russian Cut Glass and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Two neoclassical style Russian cut glass and ormolu vases,
Russian, 20th century
Dimensions: Height 37cm, width 20cm, depth 13.5cm
Each vase has an ...
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20th Century Russian Neoclassical Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Ormolu
Elegant Victorian Engraved Clear Glass Jug
Stopper
By Thomas Webb
Sons
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and elegant Victorian glass jug or ewer, probably for claret, engraved with garlands and stylized leaf designs dating from the 19th century. The tall jug stands on a roun...
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19th Century British High Victorian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Northwood Wishbone Pattern Amethyst Carnival Glass Footed Bowl
By Northwood
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning North American carnival amethyst glass bowl decorated in the Wishbone pattern by Northwood and dating from the early 20th century. The bowl stands raised on three scroll l...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Jim Dyer Liskeard Cornish Amethyst Knobbly Glass Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good vintage Cornish art glass amethyst knobbly vase designed by Jim Dyer for The Liskeard Glass Company in the 1970’s. The company was founded in 197...
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1970s English Modern Vintage Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Blown Glass
Set of 12 Armorial Straight Facet-Cut 24 Panel Gilt Decorated Crystal Glasses
Located in valatie, NY
Set of Twelve Armorial, Straight Sided, Gilt Decorated, Face-Cut, 24 Panel Crystal Glasses. These glasses are the standard choice for serving whiskey and old fashioned drinks. They a...
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Early 20th Century English Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Three English Sterling Silver and Cut Glass Bottles
Located in London, GB
Three English sterling silver and cut glass bottles
English, circa 1900
Measures: Largest height 24.5cm, diameter 10cm
Middle height 23cm, diameter 9cm
Smallest height 21cm, diam...
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
18th Century Georgian Decorative Cut Glass Footed Bowl
Located in Long Island City, NY
This very fine George III cut-glass footed bowl, from Cork, Ireland, is distinguished by a fluted fold-over rim, shallow-faceted body, cylindrical stem, and a square-mounted lemon-sq...
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1790s Irish George III Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Cut Glass, Glass
Cut Glass and Silver Sherry Decanter by Roberts
Belk
By Roberts
Belk Ltd. 1
Located in London, GB
Cut glass and silver sherry decanter by Roberts & Belk
English, 1981
Measures: Height 25cm, diameter 13cm
This fine decanter features a traditiona...
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1980s English Vintage Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Silver
A Pair of Late 19th Century Red Cut Glass Spirit Decanters
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late 19th century red spirit decanters, of faceted form, engraved with grape vine decoration. Retaining their original stoppers.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Georgian Wine Glass Bristol Green Rare Cylinder
Basal Knop, English circa 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an excellent example of an early 19th century, English, hand blown, Bristol green wine drinking glass which we date to the George 111rd Regency p...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Murano Mid Century Pair Art Glass Cased Copper Aventurine figures
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine vintage pair hand crafted Italian mid-century art glass figures originating from Murano. The figures comprise of a lady and man in typical period dress with flat matching hats and both with matching clear glass encased copper aventurine...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
$438 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Loetz Vesuvian Candia Iridescent Glass Vase with Tadpoles
By Loetz Glass
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stylish Bohemian Vesuvian Candia iridescent glass vase with tadpoles by Johann Loetz Witwe and dating from around 1901. The simply shaped wide v...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Stevens
Williams Attributed Bucket Shape Purple Flashed Optical Glass Vase
By Stevens
Williams
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional antique purple flashed optical art glass vase probably dating to the late 19th century and attributed to Stevens & Williams. This exceptional quality bucket shaped vas...
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Optical Glass
Sowerby Molded Marbled Slag Glass Gryphon Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb quality Sowerby turquoise green, blue and white marbled slag glass vase molded with three chained swans with lion paws dating from around 1880. The vase is crisply molded wi...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Slag Glass
Mappin
Webb Silver Honey Bee
Located in London, GB
A silver-plated and green coloured glass honey pot made by Mappin & Webb.
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Early 20th Century English Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
Moser Large Pair Amethyst Pedestal Glass Vases with Chinese Designs
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and large pair Moser amethyst glass vases with gilded chinoiserie patterns dating from around 1910. These tall glass vases Stand on...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Cut Glass
J
L Lobmeyr Viennese Enamelled Persian-Style Glass Vase
By J.
L. Lobmeyr Company
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Austrian Viennese clear crystal glass vase delicately decorated with Persian style floral designs in jeweled enameling by J & L Lobmeyr and dating from around 1880. The small ...
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1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Blown Glass
Georgian Wine Glass Handblown Cotton Twist Stem with central knop, Circa 1765
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, tall hand-blown, English, mid-Georgian, cordial drinking glass with a single series opaque twist (SSOT) or Cotton twist stem, dating from ...
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Glass
Ercole Barovier
Toso Mid-Century Murano Cordonato D’oro Art Glass Dish
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Italian mid-century vintage Murano red art glass Cordonato D’oro art glass dish in the form of a shell by Ercole Barovier & Toso (Founded 1880). The dish is modelled as a ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Blown Glass
Irish Georgian Cut Glass Crystal Decanter Lozenge Stopper, Circa 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine and beautiful Irish cut-glass or crystal decanter with a lozenge stopper, dating to the Georgian period, Circa 1800.
The decanter has a "Prussian" body shape, with ...
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Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Cut Glass
Six Vetri Della Arte Enamelled Glass Goblets, 20th Century
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish set six Art Deco style Italian glass stemmed goblets each decorated with a band of enamelled winged putti set against a black continuous landscape ground. The putti are pai...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Georgian PAIR of Cut Glass Crystal Decanters Mushroom Stoppers, Irish Circa 1815
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine and beautiful matching Georgian period PAIR of Irish cut-glass or crystal decanters, dating to the Regency period, Circa 1815.
Both decanters have a "Prussian" body s...
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Early 19th Century Irish Regency Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Cut Glass
Art Deco Glass Vase by George Davidson in Amber Cloud Glass, Circa 1930s
By George Davidson
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful small glass Vase made by George Davidson and Co. of Gateshead England in the Art Deco period, Circa 1930s. These vases were made in various colours and this is th...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Vintage Ercole Barovier Brown Effeso Art Glass Vase, circa 1968
By Barovier&Toso, Ercole Barovier
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A vintage Murano Effeso art glass vase with reddy brown inclusions in a clear ground with extensive bubbling to the glass designed by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. The vase ha...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Art Glass
Tomaso Buzzi Venini Venetian Large Tall Peach
Aventurine Art Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and large Venetian Murano art glass vase in peach colored translucent overlaid glass with gold aventurine inclusions made by...
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1990s Italian Modern Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Victorian Nailsea Glass Flask, Hand-Blown, England, Circa 1860
By Nailsea Glasswork
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine large antique English hand-blown Nailsea glass flask with trailed patterning dating from around 1860. The flask of oval shape has a narrow fun...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Blown Glass
$229 Sale Price
30% Off
Georgian Rummer Drinking Glass Engraved Handblown Lead Glass, English, Ca 1800
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good English "RUMMER" drinking glass, which were originally drinking glasses used in English taverns in the late 18th and early 19th century.
The glass is handblown and made from lead glass, having a soft greyish colour. It has an ovoid bowl, well engraved with a band of swags and tails on a short wrythen stem, sitting on a conical foot, having a snapped off pontil below.
The bowl is also vertically cut with narrow panels which rise vertically from the stem and stop at the shoulder.
Overall a very good example of a Georgian drinking glass...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Set of SIX Edwardian Glass Tumblers Engraved Drinking Glasses, circa 1905
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a good set of six crystal glass, engraved tumblers or drinking glasses, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1905
Each glass tumbler has...
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antiques Associations Members Glass
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Glass
Vintage Asprey
Co Cut Crystal Sterling Silver Mounted Decanter 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A vintage sterling silver mounted diamond pattern crystal square Brierley decanter and stopper with silver collar and halllmarks for London 1979 with the makers mark of the world renowned retailer Asprey and Co.
The tapering rectangular shaped diamond pattern crystal decanter features a sterling silver mounted ris with a faceted cylindrical glass stopper;
Add an elegant touch to your next dining experience.
Condition:
In excellent condition, with no dings dents or chips, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 27 cm x Width 9 cm x Depth 9 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 11 inches x Width 3 inches x Depth 3 inches
Asprey was established in England in 1781 and founded as a silk printing business by William Asprey, it soon became a luxury emporium. In 1841, William Asprey's elder son Charles went into partnership with a stationer located on London's Bond Street. In 1847 the family broke with this partner and moved into 167 New Bond Street, the premises Asprey occupies today.
From its central London location Asprey advertised 'articles of exclusive design and high quality, whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment.' An early specialty was dressing cases. Asprey crafted traditional cases and designs, mostly in leather, suitable for the new style of travel ushered in by railways. The main competitors at the time were H.J. Cave & Sons. Asprey was recognised for its expertise when it won a gold medal for its dressing cases at the International Exhibition of 1862 but lost out to its rivals, H.J. Cave & Sons in 1867.
The company consolidated its position through acquisitions. In 1859 Asprey absorbed Edwards, an award winning maker of dressing cases and holder of a Royal Warrant. The company also purchased the Alfred Club at 22 Albemarle Street, which backed on to the New Bond Street store and meant that Asprey now had entrances on two of London's most fashionable streets.
In 1862, Asprey was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria. The Prince of Wales, later to be crowned Edward VII, granted another Royal Warrant. In 1953, for the coronation of Elizabeth II, Asprey paid homage with the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection, which featured a dessert, coffee and liqueur service in 18-carat gold and weighed almost 27 pounds. In April 1953, it went on show in the New Bond Street store and subsequently toured the United States.
As the business grew, the company acquired manufacturing facilities and hired silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers and watchmakers including Ernest Betjeman, the father of the distinguished poet John Betjeman, one of the most highly regarded craftsman and designers of his day.
In the twenties, commissions poured in from around the world, from American millionaire J. Pierpont Morgan to potentates such as the Maharaja of Patiala, who commissioned a huge teak travelling trunk for each of his wives in which each trunk was fitted with solid silver washing and bathing utensils with waterspouts of ornate tiger head and lined with blue velvet. Asprey cigarette cases became collectable amongst young sophisticates who delighted in its other modern products, including travel clocks, safety razors and automatic pencil sharpeners.
Asprey Jewellery...
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Late 20th Century British Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Art Deco French Schneider Crystal Glass Lamp Stand
By Charles Schneider
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and heavily made Art Deco French Schneider crystal glass lamp stand with knobbly designs. The hand blown lamp base narrows as it rises with...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Antiques Associations Members Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
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