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Title: Victorian lead crystal glass with very unusual cut decoration - but who made it?
Post by: ian the sculptor on June 18, 2025, 10:33:45 AM

Hi All,
I bought this antique glass because the unusual decoration was ringing a bell with me .... just not loud enough for me to hear what it was saying.

The glass itself measures 11cms tall, the top is 6cms across, the base being slightly larger at 6.5 cms.
Lead crystal with nice polished pontil.
The intricate "squiggle" design has been cut all over the outside.

I think it's one of the English glass works, and I'm sure I've come across it somewhere before but......
Does anyone recognise it?

Thanks
Ian

Title: Re: Victorian lead crystal glass with very unusual cut decoration - but who made it?
Post by: Mosquito on June 18, 2025, 11:10:32 AM

Vermicular pattern, looks to have been needle etched. This is the second unusual piece of needle etched glass posted here recently; the other can be found here: https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,73893.0.html

Title: Re: Victorian lead crystal glass with very unusual cut decoration - but who made it?
Post by: ian the sculptor on June 18, 2025, 12:18:15 PM

Just been digging through the archives here for "vermicular pattern" (much better than "squiggly" - cheers Steven) and came across this jug and vase by Richardson where the design registration 1854 says" "This pattern upon all kinds of table glass."
So I guess it's fair to assume this glass was part of their tableware.

https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,63356.10.html

And curtesy of Scottish Antiques who sold some: "The vermicelli design was first registered by Benjamin Richardson on 24th August 1854, No 96703. The design continued to be used for forty years."

Ian

Title: Re: Victorian lead crystal glass with very unusual cut decoration - but who made it?
Post by: Keith Mick on June 18, 2025, 02:51:45 PM

Hi,
Vermicular pattern was also used on frosted tableware by Richardsons. But it may have been imitated by others.
This is shaped like a jelly glass.
Nice find