Stourbridge, Birmingham | 2 Monumental Vaseline Lampshades | Price for 1
£1,495.00
A pair of Monumental English vaseline lampshades produced at one of the Stourbridge glass factories, Birmingham c.1900. England c.1880
Diam 16in, Ht.6in, Gallery Opening.5.5in
Stourbridge Glass, Birmingham
Thomas Webb & Sons, Henry G. Richardson & Sons, Stevens & Williams, John Walsh Walsh
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The industry was established at the beginning of the 17th century by glass-makers from Lorraine in north-eastern France
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The industry grew and evolved for the next 275 years and glass from Wordsley, Amblecote and Brierley Hill is recognised as amongst the finest in the world
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Birmingham Lighting designers such as Best & Lloyd, Faraday & Sons, Osler & Co, James Hinks & Son and Messenger & Sons employ the Stourbridge factories to produce the glass-ware for their lights.
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Mostly it is impossible to say which firm produced a particular lampshade but some patterns were registered/catalogued and can therefore occasionally be attributed.
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