Glass

A superb example of the cameo glass created by Thomas Webb & Sons for Tiffany & Co., this extraordinary vase was crafted especially for the Paris Universelle Exposition of 1889. Bearing the coveted "Gem Cameo" mark, it was made by the famed team of George and Thomas Woodall. While thousands of pieces of cameo glass were produced under the Woodall brothers’ guidance, only the most important examples bear the "Gem Cameo" acid-etched stamp; that this vase was also exhibited at one of history’s most important world’s fairs makes it a truly exceptional example from the period. The vase displays two of the Woodalls' most important innovations in cameo glass. The first was their use of the cutting wheel, which allowed them to achieve greater detail and complexity in their designs. Second, the designers would lay a bluish tint over white glass, a technique that lent the design a greater range of shading and depth. This example, with its deeply hued cranberry background overlaid with a white floral motif, represents cameo glass at its very best. The vase is pictured on page 24 of The Cameo Glass of Thomas and George Woodall, 2000, by C. Woodall Perry. Stamped "Tiffany & Co. / Paris Exhibition...

This handmade blown glass wedding bell was made in England at the Nailsea Glassworks, circa 1840. The shape of the bell and handle is elegant. The deep r...

This beautiful and important pair of cranberry glass vases feature the timeless childhood silhouettes known as Mary Gregory. The motifs are execu...

This huqqa (or hookah) is a superb example of the beauty and high quality craftsmanship of Bohemian glassware. The huqqa is decorated with photo-rea...

Barovier & Toso important 3 colors large glass vase by Toni Zuccheri, dated 1983 Vase description: Milky blue inside, red overlapping outside, mouth edge and lateral applications in...

This fine pair of antique Bohemian glass goblets are each crafted in clear glass, and overlaid with rich, ruby colored glass to create ge...

Great red and clear "spiderweb" design vase by Venini, acid etched signature: Venini Murano Italia.

19th century cranberry glass epergne, with central large trumpet and three smaller trumpets on fluted bowl.

Sterling silver-mounted, "cut-to-clear", cranberry glass vase (with clear glass base), Chester, England, 1898. @9 1/2" high x @2" diameter (openi...