Topic: VERRERIE Glasshouse, St. Albans. CATALOGUE....... Circa 1975. Update c 73

[Sue C]

Hi Patrick, the mystery deepens? did you show him the catalogue?.

[gallenco]

Hi, I have looked closely at the Wine Carafes on page 3 and they have the SHEILD....   Will post a pic later. In the meantime I am going to phone Jonny King who bought the glasshouse sometime in 1970. I am going to try and get as much info as possible, ie, Names of any glassblowers, has he any old stock etc.
 Regards Patrick

I don't seem to know how to use this forum, i keep trying, my name is J.m Constantini I was the owner and fondateur of the Verrerie of St Albans and i'll be please to answer any question on the subject
Regards.

[gallenco]

My name is J.m Constantini i am trying to contact Patrick on the Verrerie of St Albns of Wich i was the owner.
Regards.

[Lustrousstone]

Hi and welcome. We  seem to have missed you before.
Scroll up the thread and find one of Patrick's posts. Under his name you will see an envelope. Clicking on the envelope or just hovering over it with your mouse will show you Patrick's email address

[Patrick]

Bonjour monsieur Constantini,
I am afraid that is the extent of my schoolboy French.
It is so good to have found you after so long. Is it too much to ask you to give the history of your time in St Albans and also the time before. Did you use designs by others or were they your own ?
I know everyone will be so interested to hear the story.
 Thank you so much for your post here.
 Regards Patrick.

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[gallenco]

Thanks,
I have sent him a message
Regards.
Jean-marc

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[sph@ngw]

There was a small studio glass works in St Albans, Herts started by two French craftsmen who worked at Biot. I believe it lasted about four or five years before closing. the idea was a tourist attraction for a Catherdral city!
Herfordshire Countryside magazine printed and article and photos and I will try to post it if I find it!
I may have sent it to the Broadfield House archives when I had a clear out of dozen of files.
If I get timne I will try Herts CC local studies library for a copy. Not sure whether they made these ashtrays there as well as at Biot, which is still surviving, unlike many glass works!
Stephen. 

[paradisetrader]

Interesting topic
Pic of Biot base here just as described by Ivo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/stunning-biot-french-bubbled-glass-blow-vase_W0QQitemZ110279576423

[WhatHo!]

After all these great comments over the 5 pages of this, even getting to the point of contacting the original owner the history of the factory was never found