Circa 1900 Pair of Bohemian Burmese hyacinth Glass Vases by Franz Welz
This Rare pair of Burmese glass vases by Franz Welz have a swirling ribbed pattern, The pale custard yellow contains uranium and the soft pink contains gold, this combinations crated this stunning sunset type colour.
Burmese glass is a type of art glass that features a distinctive shading effect, transitioning from yellow to pink. It was initially developed by the Mount Washington Glass Company in the 1880s. The unique colour change is achieved by reheating the glass, causing a yellow opaque glass to turn pink, and potentially back to yellow with further heating. Original Burmese glass, particularly is highly sought after by collectors.
Height 11 cm x Width 8 cm
Fantastic condition, no chips, cracks or repairs.
The glassworks that eventually became Franz Welz, was founded in Bohemia in 1728, by the Kopp family. Welz involvement began in 1794, when Vaclav Weltz married Marie Anna Kopp (the "t" was later removed from the family name). In 1894, Franz Welz built a new facility in Klostergrab, which was named Antonienhütte, after his wife Antonie Schreiber. The factory was in production until around the 1930's. Franz Welz glass is most noted for a wide range of colourful artistic glassware produced during the early 1900's.
Burmese glass is a type of art glass that features a distinctive shading effect, transitioning from yellow to pink. It was initially developed by the Mount Washington Glass Company in the 1880s. The unique color change is achieved by reheating the glass, causing a yellow opaque glass to turn pink, and potentially back to yellow with further heating. The original Burmese glass, particularly from Mount Washington and Thomas Webb & Sons, is highly sought after by collectors.
All items are sensitively and minimally cleaned
Any questions please don't hesitate to drop me a message. I am very happy to pass on any additional information, or images you may need, if you are interested in more than one item I can arrange a combined postage price.
All items will be packaged using recycled or reused materials to help minimise any environmental impact.
Please be aware that you are purchasing a vintage item. We mention any obvious defects to the glass such as chips, cracks, etc. in our description but there may also be minor manufacturing faults eg. marks from the mould, straw marks and air bubbles, which is normal for glass of this era.
Just a quick note to all our American customers, we are up to speed on all the new import tariff changes, please feel confident with continuing to order from us, with Royal Mail any excess tariff charges are paid at point of purchase, this insures our customers have no nasty customs costs, we are here to answering any questions you may have, thank you, Kirsty
This Rare pair of Burmese glass vases by Franz Welz have a swirling ribbed pattern, The pale custard yellow contains uranium and the soft pink contains gold, this combinations crated this stunning sunset type colour.
Burmese glass is a type of art glass that features a distinctive shading effect, transitioning from yellow to pink. It was initially developed by the Mount Washington Glass Company in the 1880s. The unique colour change is achieved by reheating the glass, causing a yellow opaque glass to turn pink, and potentially back to yellow with further heating. Original Burmese glass, particularly is highly sought after by collectors.
Height 11 cm x Width 8 cm
Fantastic condition, no chips, cracks or repairs.
The glassworks that eventually became Franz Welz, was founded in Bohemia in 1728, by the Kopp family. Welz involvement began in 1794, when Vaclav Weltz married Marie Anna Kopp (the "t" was later removed from the family name). In 1894, Franz Welz built a new facility in Klostergrab, which was named Antonienhütte, after his wife Antonie Schreiber. The factory was in production until around the 1930's. Franz Welz glass is most noted for a wide range of colourful artistic glassware produced during the early 1900's.
Burmese glass is a type of art glass that features a distinctive shading effect, transitioning from yellow to pink. It was initially developed by the Mount Washington Glass Company in the 1880s. The unique color change is achieved by reheating the glass, causing a yellow opaque glass to turn pink, and potentially back to yellow with further heating. The original Burmese glass, particularly from Mount Washington and Thomas Webb & Sons, is highly sought after by collectors.
All items are sensitively and minimally cleaned
Any questions please don't hesitate to drop me a message. I am very happy to pass on any additional information, or images you may need, if you are interested in more than one item I can arrange a combined postage price.
All items will be packaged using recycled or reused materials to help minimise any environmental impact.
Please be aware that you are purchasing a vintage item. We mention any obvious defects to the glass such as chips, cracks, etc. in our description but there may also be minor manufacturing faults eg. marks from the mould, straw marks and air bubbles, which is normal for glass of this era.
Just a quick note to all our American customers, we are up to speed on all the new import tariff changes, please feel confident with continuing to order from us, with Royal Mail any excess tariff charges are paid at point of purchase, this insures our customers have no nasty customs costs, we are here to answering any questions you may have, thank you, Kirsty