Topic: Engraved amber glass cut to clear

[lekelly]

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me identify this piece of glass. It stands at just over 8 inches tall and as you can see is beautifully engraved.

Here are a few pictures http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh276/forsakenbeloved/Glass/


Many thanks
Lorraine

[Lustrousstone]

It's beautiful. English perhaps; it's a very English subject. BTW it's amber cut to clear. The bulk of the glass is clear; the amber is a very thin layer

[lekelly]

Hi, Christine, you are correct it is cut to clear. I have searched many sites and had no luck, did spot this  http://www.rubylane.com/item/458334-A-1043/Magnificent-Antique-Moser-Intaglio-Cut  which I do not think is correct, which is why I hoped someone on the forum might have a better idea.
Thank you for taking the time to look and reply

Lorraine

[Lustrousstone]

The reasoning behind the Moser attribution is just so flaky! That's also a beautiful piece

[lekelly]

Totally agree Christine, but as you can see they do look alike.
A lot of work has obviously gone into the piece, do you think it could possibly be Stevens and Williams?

I don't know if this helps or hinders I imported this piece from a collector in America and he didn't have a clue either.

[Ivo]

Amber flashing or varnishing is a technique developed by Egermann in the 1820s - and they are still doing it. Many glass houses have copied it and gave their own twist - but you can be fairly sure the glass is Bohemian (Novy Bor region) or from Bavaria.   

The "Moser"piece you link to may also be from Egermann; the decor was often borrowed from an old engraving.

[lekelly]

Thank you Ivo, I can see your reasoning behind your post. Is there any way to narrow it down?

[Ivo]

Hardly. You can hum some convincing lines while turning the glass around, savouring the weight and the quality of work - but it will not allow you to date it correctly. Some engravers can tell from the style of working when it was done - but few others can.

[chopin-liszt]

There is, to my knowledge, still top quality work being done.
There was a chap in Crieff who had a wee antique shop - gone now, sadly, but he was buying the brand new stuff up like there were no tomorrows. He was absolutely convinced it was an incredible bargain and he'd be able to sell it all later. Given his wee shop's gone, I don't know what happened. I suspect ebay killed it more than his flashed and cut/engraved glass accumulation did.

[Tigerchips]

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