English Webb Cased Pink Satin Stylised Air Trap Pitcher Enameled Bird Flowers c 1885

Antiques : Glass, Crystal : English

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This is a 19th century English Webb art glass pitcher, or from the Stourbridge region, circa 1885.

The pitcher or jug is 6 ¾” high and 5” wide.

The color is more of a pale ruby or dark pink at the top, shading to a paler pink at the bottom. The glass is cased, white on the interior, except for the interior rim, which is a lime green color, most unusual and rare. The handle is a clear frosted glass.

The pattern in the glass appears to be a stylized air trap pattern, of round oval circles, similar to the rare floral air trap pattern. The rim folds out on the side and is slightly crimped.

My guess is the artist who did the enameling is Jules Barbe; however the piece is unsigned, so the enameling may have been done to an artist trained by Jules Barbe. There is songbird in flight, in gold and silver. The stems and leaves are also in gold and silver. Or perhaps it is white gold that achieves the appearance and color of silver. The flowers are in white enamel with red, yellow and green middles. The enameled flowers are also painted on the green rim, along with more tiny silver and gold leaves.

There is a crack along the top of the handle, where it joins the neck of the jug. The crack appears to be there from inception. That part of the handle, on the left end below the crack, the every left side tip broke off and was smoothed out by the glass maker. There are a few tiny spots of wear to the enamel painting.

The pontil is round and smoothed out. The white casing shows through, which is usually a signature for Webb or Stevens and Williams.

Item ID: RL-49