Nailsea Glasswork Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

This is a pair of antique sherry decanters. An English, cut glass spirit or liquor flask, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Beauti...

An impressive George II hand cut full led Irish Crystal Pedestal “Kettle Drum” Bowl of circular outline and unusually large proportions. Made by the Old Waterford Glass Company, County Tipperary in Ireland. Late Eighteenth, early Nineteenth Century. The heavy gauge circular wavy cut rim with a band of richly cut diamond and chevron cut pattern. The lower bowl area with scale cut detailing, raised on a single ring socle stem above a square thick spreading pedestal, underneath with “lemon squeeze” foot detail. Condition: Good untouched condition with no losses, except for one tight short crack, see two images which clearly show this imperfection, wonderful age wear underneath base. Typically unmarked as Georgian pieces were not. *Stunning and rare example of a piece of Irish Georgian History. The asking price reflects the imperfection. Wonderful rare “grey” tint to crystal, so typical of Eighteenth-Century Irish pieces. Diameter: (top rim, an impressive) 9” (23cm). Height: 8.25" (21cm). Depth: (square base) 3.5" (9cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. The history of Irish Hand Cut Crystal goes back to the late 17th century. George Ravenscroft started the tradition in 1676. The glassmaker added lead oxide to the silicates that make up the molten glass. The process achieved a softness that allowed the glass to be blown and carved while remaining hard and clear as it cooled. The first crystal factory in Ireland opened in County Tyrone in 1771. The Creation of Waterford Crystal The Waterford Crystal we know today back in 1783 with George and William Penrose. Their vision was to “create the finest quality crystal for drinking vessels and decorative objects of beauty for the home.” The Penrose brothers sought the expertise of renowned glassmaker John Hill in 1785. Hill that began the process of polishing the glass to give the unique Waterford Crystal shine now known the world over. Hill left Waterford in 1788 after a major disagreement with the Penrose brothers. Waterford cut glass...

Set of 2 small decorative Murano flasks designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini in the 1980s. the green flask shows a visible small chip at the neck as stated in p...

A pair of mid nineteenth century emarald green cut glass decanters, with fluted necks, retaining their original oval stoppers.

For Your bar corner or for table service: N.1) O/3232 Old English decanter bottle. Measures: Diameter cm.10; height 24 cm. € 380 N.2) O/ 6554 Old Engl...

Heading : Light baluster stem Georgian wine glass Period : George II - c1735 Origin : England Colour : Clear Bowl : Bell shaped Stem : Ball knop, two inverted baluster knops above a ...

This is an excellent example of an early 19th century, English, hand blown, Bristol green wine drinking glass or ROAMER which we date to the George 111rd...

This is a very good hand-blown, English mid-Georgian Jelly glass, dating to the last quarter of the 18th century, circa 1780. These glasses are very collectable. It is made from English lead glass which is relatively heavy and has a soft grey colour. The glass has a bell bowl above a flattened cushion knop which forms a rudimentary stem. The stem leads to a conical foot having a rough snapped off pontil mark to the underside. There are no chips, cracks or any evidence of restoration. Nominal dimensions: Bowl rim diameter: 2.44 inches Foot diameter: 2.27 inches height: 4 inches For similar Jelly Glasses see pages 252 to 254 in the book; Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses...

Two Victorian Nailsea Glass Rolling Pins One Blue & One Red 2 Victorian Nailsea glass rolling pins one Blue and the other Red, circa 1880, a wonderful find and unique pair, the Red...

Heading : Georgian sweetmeat glass with pedestal stem Period : George II Origin : England Colour : Clear Bowl : Double ogee with everted rim Stem : Beaded flattened ball above eight ...

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...

This is a fine example of a scrambled Glass Paperweight by the New England Glass Company, dating to 1852. The weight includes latticinio twists and vari...