Topic: WMF tea glass holders - are the glasses 'right'?

[Leni]

I've had these tea glass holders for nearly 50 years, since I inherited them from my great-aunt, and they came with the glasses in them that are shown in the picture below.  I have recently identified the holders as WMF (thank you, Keith from the pottery, etc. forum  )  because of the ostrich mark stamped on the underside of the holders. 

But my question is, would the glasses have always belonged with the holders?  They are fairly thin glass, and are etched with floral swags and 'chains'.  What do people think? 

Thanks in anticipation for any comments.

[keith]

Hello Leni,me again I'm afraid,got a piece of WMF myself,see pic', the glass is quite thin with light cutting and etching so the liners may well be original

[Leni]

Keith!  Hello again!  :hi: 

Thanks for the info.  I've always thought the glasses fitted too well for them to be replacements, but the only tea glasses I've seen in metal holders have been plain.  Your decanter does seem to prove that etching on thin glass and WMF metalwork are a very acceptable mix!   

I admit I don't know a lot about WMF - not something I've investigated much, as I have always considered it out of my price range - so can I ask, do we know who actually made the glass?  Did WMF have a glass blowing side as well as metalworking - which is what I've always associated them with? 

[chopin-liszt]

Yes indeed, Leni - they're very well known for both Ikora and the Mira (sp?) cristal ranges, the latter is a bit tiffanyish - very delicate gold lustre work.
But I don't know about your tea glasses at all, sorry!

[keith]

Sorry I know very little about WMF,I'm still trying to pronounce the name ,no doubt someone will be able to help,got mine cheap because of a tiny nibble on the rim and the plating is a bit worn,

[Leni]

Keith, as far as I am aware, you pronounce it Double you em eff  :24:

 :pb:  IGMC

[Ivo]

wee emm eff produced their own  glass from 1884 to 1984. They started producing insets just as these for their metal products in their own wrks, and from the 1920s expanded into art glass. After the glass blowing section closed they tendered production out to Zwiesel.

[Leni]

Thank you, Ivo 

[Choille]

Hi there -I had a set of what looks like these glasses without holders. I would say that they are not related to the holders as the style is not arts & crafts.
The glasses I had with the swags were very thin & on close inspection were not etched but molded. The lines of the pattern were raised.

[Lustrousstone]

Etching does create a raised effect. This sort of design would be very difficult to create by blow moulding (as these glasses are). Pressing is a different matter.