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Posted 4 months ago
BELLIN68
(735 items)
VINTAGE ROYAL BRIERLEY - UK , ENGLAND
Found this yesterday and i did in fact remember reading this some where online and i found this at the thrift store for $2.99 with no damge at all very beautiful glass , however this company has made things for "CARTIER" for their ashtrays etc of crystal home decor .
___________ROYAL BRIERLEY-ENGLAND______________
The heritage of Royal Brierley spans 300 years and 15 generations.
Principally, the company has grown under the guidance of three families - the De Henzels, Honeybornes and latterly, the Silvers.
It was during Joseph Silver's period of control, that the company leased the Moor Lane Glasshouse at Briar Lea Hill. His daughters married William Stevens and Samuel Cox-Williams who took control of the business in 1847. The company became known as the Stevens and Williams Glassworks.
Over the years, the company has attracted the brightest and best of creative artists and craftsmen; their skill and the beauty of the crystal they have created are appreciated throughout the world.
Many of our creations have become quality museum pieces. The trading name Stevens and Williams was used until the1930's when the company became Royal Brierley Crystal to signify its appointment as the Royal British Glassmakers. Broadly speaking, crystal glass is produced from a mixture of silver sand, red lead, potash and cullett, which is heated to 1350 degrees centigrade for 24 hours and allowed to cool to 1125 degrees centigrade, at which temperature it is ready to work.
The actual process of glassmaking is carried out by a team of individuals known as the 'chair' and comprises: a 'blower', 'headman' or 'servitor' and a 'bit-gatherer'.
Collectively, they blow, mould and shape each piece before transferring it to a
'lehr' - or control oven.
After re-heating and cooling to relieve the inherent stress built up during making, the edge of each piece is smoothed, bevelled and polished. Decoration can then begin.
http://royalbrierley.com/index.html
British Art GlassWhile some people associate British art glass with that of Scandinavia sinc…
Thankyou vetraio50 and mustangtony for the loves:)
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Did you see my text?
yes i just did !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) thankyou amberrose for the love:)
I hit a vein a great stuff, running on a quick thrift over lunch. It shocks me how fast I can canvass a S. Army.
you lucky gal , im the same way scott has been in shock when he see me do the same thing:)
Thanks for the information! I know too little about glass outside Sweden, telling like this is great!
Thankyou rebessin for the kind words:)
thankyou very kindly LeahGoodwin and LoetzBuddies:) for the loves:)
i have to get my hands on this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/TIFFANY-Co-Royal-Brierley-cut-crystal-clear-vase-NICE-/310370099910?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item48437fe2c6
and this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Royal-Brierley-TIFFANY-Swag-Fine-Crystal-Cut-Glass-Vase-EUC-England-/330863837673?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d090581e9
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thankyou inky darling!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi..today I found 6 perfect high ball glasses at a thrift shop in what I just learned were RB Swag pattern. I have a ton of questions.
Was this pattern sold only through Tiffany? I noticed sellers only seem to have the Tiffany blue stickers and the RB is etched. Did Tiffany ever etched their siggy along with the sticker? I would also like to know when the pattern was produced.
I'm always amazed when I find things of such good quality in a Salvation Army for .59 cents
Tia for any help you might be able to give me
yes tiffany only did there blue sticker and it would say england so yes the glasses you have in fact are RB:) STUNNING FIND :) nice one Geno!!!!!!!!!
yes those were sold at tiffanys Geno:) did you see the links above :)
Hi thank u all for ur responses. I knew tiffany did sell them I just wasnt sure if they were exclusive to them. Its funny but without even picking up the pieces I knew they were special
I also picked up 4 pre 1990 Riedel tumblers...nice but no comparison
Hello Geno , your very welcome :) thankyou for sharing i love riedel and i have a nice collection of the m and im thrifting all of the tme i did however find some very important candlesticks from goodwill last and i ahve them posted on here and they swid powell from the 80's -90's post modern solid silverplated and they are very heavy:)
OK YOU HAVE A GOOD BOWL THERE , SO NOW YOU CAN GO LOOK AT THE BOWL THAT I HAVE NOW BUT ON SHOW AND TELL....
Thankyou n2bmn123 for the love :)
Hey all.....can you tell me what yrs they were made? Were they made recently? I know the Riedels I found with them were pre 1990 by the mark, but I can't find anything to date the Swags. People here dump glass as if its worthless and not to many people who thrift pay attention to it. I can go into the Goodwills here everyday..even a few times a day ..very addicting. Today I found West German and some USZone German porcelain . I found some great Mission copper pieces, too. Here people just trash things..better for me.
hello Geno , i would have to see the glass to see and the markers mark as well to date them . people do the same thing around here , they just trash there stuff and a lot of people dont shop the glass that much at the goodwill :) you much have a execellent goodwill there :)
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Thankyou bratjdd for the love:)
I'll take some pictures of them tomorrow..yeah we have a few that are gold mines...some you need a hazmat suit to go through the stuff. I found Westwood tiki mugs and a set of Otagiri tiki mugs along with the crystal. I think someone's beloved barware collection was recently dumped and that's why all the fabulous stuff was there. I have found a lot of thrifts think they are antique stores now and charge ridiculous prices now.. This goodwill still charges .59 cents for most glassware
your a very lucky person:) sound like Geno you have done very very well:)
I think it's the area..lots of elderly people with families that do most of their shopping over at Walmart and just don't know what they have. If this was NY I would never find these thing
i totally agree with you :)
I just posted the pictures..perhaps you can put a date on them
Again, thank you. I love seeing the beautiful pieces and learning about my finds. It's one thing to have a item but to know it's history s amazing
i will take a look Geno :) your very welcome Geno :) thankyou for the loves:)