This museum quality Art Nouveau vaseline glass table centerpiece (also referred to as an epergne), attributed to the glassworks of John Walsh Walsh in Birmingham, England, circa 1900–1903.
John Walsh Walsh (Soho and Vesta Glassworks, Birmingham).
Hand-blown uranium (vaseline) glass with an opalescent or "straw opaline" finish. This type of glass is famous for fluorescing a bright green color under ultraviolet (UV) light.
We have been very lucky over the years to have a few of these pass through our hands, granted this is the largest to date, I just wanted to mention the beautiful hand tinting in green paint to the leaves, this is something I've not seen before, its such a lovely detail.
The naturalistic, sinuous branch-style base is made of gilt metal or cast brass, often featuring a "water lily" or vine design with integrated leaves. This specific multi-vessel form is typically designed to hold small flower heads or "sweetpea" flowers. It features multiple trumpet-shaped vessels with wavy, crimped rims held by a foliate brass mount.
John Walsh Walsh established his Birmingham glassworks in 1850. The company became highly regarded for its Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts designs at the turn of the century, particularly its opalescent and iridescent glass ranges like the "Opaline Brocade" (also known as Spanish Lace). The factory continued production of high-quality decorative glass until its closure in 1951
Mint condition, no chips, cracks, nibbles or repairs.
Victorian and Art Nouveau glass centerpieces typically max out at 3 to 5 horns. Finding a massive 8-trumpet custom-tier frame is highly uncommon. An 8-horn display creates a massive glow under UV light compared to smaller counterparts, which heavily drives up demand among dedicated uranium glass enthusiasts.
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. Many thanks.
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 museum quality Art Nouveau vaseline glass table centerpiece (also referred to as an epergne), attributed to the glassworks of John Walsh Walsh in Birmingham, England, circa 1900–1903.
John Walsh Walsh (Soho and Vesta Glassworks, Birmingham).
Hand-blown uranium (vaseline) glass with an opalescent or "straw opaline" finish. This type of glass is famous for fluorescing a bright green color under ultraviolet (UV) light.
We have been very lucky over the years to have a few of these pass through our hands, granted this is the largest to date, I just wanted to mention the beautiful hand tinting in green paint to the leaves, this is something I've not seen before, its such a lovely detail.
The naturalistic, sinuous branch-style base is made of gilt metal or cast brass, often featuring a "water lily" or vine design with integrated leaves. This specific multi-vessel form is typically designed to hold small flower heads or "sweetpea" flowers. It features multiple trumpet-shaped vessels with wavy, crimped rims held by a foliate brass mount.
John Walsh Walsh established his Birmingham glassworks in 1850. The company became highly regarded for its Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts designs at the turn of the century, particularly its opalescent and iridescent glass ranges like the "Opaline Brocade" (also known as Spanish Lace). The factory continued production of high-quality decorative glass until its closure in 1951
Mint condition, no chips, cracks, nibbles or repairs.
Victorian and Art Nouveau glass centerpieces typically max out at 3 to 5 horns. Finding a massive 8-trumpet custom-tier frame is highly uncommon. An 8-horn display creates a massive glow under UV light compared to smaller counterparts, which heavily drives up demand among dedicated uranium glass enthusiasts.
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. Many thanks.
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