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That's great information - much appreciated.  I'm hoping that the National Archive files I've ordered will include that sort of information.  I know the area well from the Underground Map - the ancestor I'm researching and his brothers all lived around the area - Carter Street, Eric Street, Treby Street itself and English Street.  Treby street is still there, but Carter Street is gone.
The E Youldon information is very interesting.  My ancestor Frederick William Pike lived at 9 Carter Street, and in the 1911 Census and on his 1912 marriage certificate his profession is glass blower, but no company was mentioned.  In 1914 he joined the Royal Artillery, and served until 1919,  In the 1921 Census he's working at Amalgamated.  So I think it's probable his pre-war employer was Youldon, and that was taken over by Amalgamated.  Amalgamated wound up in about 1932, and Frederick ended up as a cable-layer for the Stepney Electricity Company.

Many thanks for your reply.

Tony

Thanks - that was going to be my next step.  I'll have them run a page check first to see if they have the sort of information I'm looking for.  They do that as standard and then quote based on the volume of material.

Looked through my copy of Cappa’s ‘Le Génie Verrier de L’Europe’. It seems there were a number of French firms and decorators, including Clichy, August Jean and Emile Gallé, using similar Japanese inspired designs in the 1870s. Anyway, closest I’ve been able to find to your pitcher is no. 646 on p.374 which is a vase in yellow glass by Eugene Rousseau and made by Baccarat. Although not identical, the roundel with the tree and the branches and blossoms are very similar, though the example in Cappa is a little finer. Similar decor is also seen on no. 647 which is a Baccarat bowl dated 1878-1884. These are just suggestions of course, the decor isn’t a perfect match and we have since found quite a few incorrect attributions in that book.

I have spoken with the vendor of the Baccarat boudoir set. He has been dealing in Baccarat glass for more than ten years. He confirmed that the original Baccarat labels were on the boudoir set and the pitcher that I have is identical to his piece.

We discussed the different decoration on the two pitchers. Apparently the same blank was frequently decorated in different ways by Baccarat. His was engraved; mine is enameled.

Further research of my own suggests the enameling may have been done by Eugene Rousseau (1827-1913) for Baccarat around 1900. However, as we all know, Legras did some beautiful enameling; we have a fine example in the museum collection.

I hope I am going in the right direction with this.

Anton

Apologies if this isn't the correct place to post this.  As part of an ancestry research project I am trying to get information on the Amalgamated Glass Bottle Works Ltd. (Company No: 164684).  It was incorporated in 1919 and dissolved in about 1932.  The Works was situated in Treby Street, off Maplin Street in the Mile End district of London's East End.  If anyone has more information on the company (especially pictures) please let me know.