Saturday, July 16, 2011
Who made them? Well . . . examples I’ve seen advertised by those big city, fancy-smancy auction houses often attribute them to Thomas Webb. Applied decoration was popular around this period in both the U.S. and England. Both Webb and Stevens and Williams used the technique in the UK, but the Boston and Sandwich glass house in the U.S. also fell in love with icicle type decoration. Still others have mentioned the old, old glass maker, Harrach. I’ll leave a precise attribution to those who specialize in Victorian glass. In my opinion, it makes little difference. They are incredible and rare, so I don’t really have any skin in the game.
