Posted 7 years ago
IronLace
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These photos are from my trip to the UK in 2003. If you haven't visited, I can highly recommend the Victoria & Albert Museum's Glass Gallery - it is truly stunning & a real treat for the glass enthusiast. This is just a small taste of what was on display. I hope I can go back some day! The first photo shows some fine examples of English fancy glass from the Victorian era. The second image shows some Victorian epergnes, the third, a fabulous plethora of all kinds of glass - including a shelf of iridescent pieces, & the final image is of "Venetian style" glass, including fine French paperweights from the classic period of the 19th century.
thanks for sharing IronLace super insight !!!!!!!!
Many thanks, MALKEY!
Great pics!!
If I am not mistaken the basket in the first pic is Bohemian, and in a Welz decor I refer to as "Spiral Feather". The same décor is shown in Truitt I as Welz, but on a different shape.
The earliest known records of Welz production being imported to the UK, US and Australia are from the 1880's.
Here is a page showing the décor. The last image is the example shown in Truitt. The middle example is from my collection, and the first example is a shape seen in at least one other known Welz décor.
http://www.kralik-glass.com/welzspiralfeatherarray.html
Many thanks - & very interesting to find out more about this unusual decor - it is not a common one, & like the folks at the V&A, I assumed it was a variation on one of the Northwood pull - up patterns. I would definitely like an example for my collection, so hopefully one turns up sometime...