English Small Art Glass Vase Ruby Opalescent c 1880 to 1890

Antiques : Glass, Crystal : English

$400 USD
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This is a 19th century English art glass vase produced in the Stourbridge region of English glass makers. The date is circa 1880 to 1890.

You can view a similar piece of glass produced by John Walsh Walsh in the book “Victorian Decorative Glass, British Designs, 1850 – 1914,” by Mervyn Gulliver, on page 133.

The vase is around 4 ¼” high and about 6” wide at the top.

The glass is a pale cranberry or ruby, lighter at the top and shading down towards the bottom. The outside is covered with an opalescent glass, but the glass remains clear and you can see through it. I showed a photo with my fingers on one side, and the fingers are quite visible. In the dark, the body of the pot looks almost blue and opaque, but in the light the color changes to clear, due to the opalescent glass. In some light the body of the vase looks more like amberina than shaded ruby

The top is wider, with wavy crimps, and with pull outs that show as stubby points. On the top the cranberry ruby shows as a light pink color. The underside of the top shows the true thick color of the opalescent glass.

The bottom foot is a clear glass five point pincered star, applied over a layer of thick opalescent glass. The pontil on the underside of the foot is snapped off, and this leaves a slightly rough texture in the glass.

There are numerous air bubbles throughout the glass; a few of the air bubbles have burst on the inside of the vase and the glass in this area feels rough to the fingertips. There are no nicks, chips or cracks.

The glass rings like a bell when you tap it.

Item ID: RL-292