A Pair of very good vaseline glass pendant lampshades of pointed cylinder form in “Honeysuckle” design of John Walsh Walsh, each with their original arts and crafts brass gallery. Supplied with period chain and replacement ceiling plate. England C1900

Ref: The Glass of John Walsh Walsh, Eric Reynolds, P.42, Pl.7, Reg.Des.375896

Ht.(as displayed)52cm/20.5in, Ht.(shade inc.gallery)30/12, Diam.10/4

John Walsh Walsh (1850–1951)

Soho Glassworks & Vesta Glassworks (Lodge Road, Birmingham)

• John Walsh Walsh is considered one of Britain’s most influential glass manufacturing companies outside the Stourbridge Glass Quarter
• 1850: Birmingham entrepreneur John Walsh Walsh purchased the established Soho Glassworks on Lodge Road to produce his own soda water bottles.
• 1864: The founder John Walsh Walsh passed away, leaving the enterprise to be split among his children.
• 1879–1882: Following a family buyout, control transitioned to Walsh’s daughter Ellen and her husband Thomas Walker. They hired Lewis John Murray as manager, shifting production toward high-end cut crystal and art glassware.
• 1897: The company formally launched its highly iconic “New Opaline Brocade” range, which became heavily sought after for Art Nouveau lighting shades
• 1923: The factory site officially adopted the dual moniker of the Soho and Vesta Glass Works.
• 1926 (23 June): The iconic “WALSH” trademark was legally registered to combat cheap imitation imports from continental Europe.