Posted 3 months ago
Isaacjr73
(1 item)
Hello, could somebody please help me identify what I thought to be Stevens and Williams art glass. I purchased these items, and we're told they were Stevens and Williams. But after reading your forms in comments , I believe they are not.
Okay, you have quite a selection of different makers here!
For a start, the double crimped vases with single large applied flowers (2 x red & 2 x blue on left side, 2 x blue on second shelf down on right side) are Plum Blossom vases made in China circa 1960s - 70s era. These are often misrepresented as either Victorian art glass by Steven’s & Williams or Murano glass.
The bells & bulbous vases surrounding the Fenton epergne are possibly 1960s era Italian Murano glass reproductions of Victorian art glass.
There is a Fenton glass blue opalescent epergne in the centre. That is likely from the mid 20th century despite the Victorian style.
On the top shelf there is some legit Victorian art glass with applied decoration. But whether any of it is by Steven’s & Williams is not necessarily the case. A LOT of makers did this type of glass at the time, it was extremely popular. To me it looks like many of them could be Bohemian production by Harrach or others.
Cannot see much of what’s on the bottom shelf, the photo is cut off. But I think I can seen another Fenton piece, & what looks to me like a black crimped vases made in Czechoslovakia circa 1970s, Crystalex I think.
May I also add, this is a really great collection. All this glass is interesting & collectable in its own right, & it makes such a colourful display. As much as we collectors like to identify makers, the aesthetic enjoyment of our collections is paramount.