Arts & Crafts glass vase
Antique English,
Spectacular blown amber glass vase, of a heavy baluster shape with applied Peacock Trails or Cairngorm decoration, unsigned but possibly by Stuart & Sons or James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) glassworks of Stourbridge; antique English, circa 1900.
Condition: Vintage — some surface wear
Arts & Crafts was a major international movement in design. It started in Victorian Britain in the 1860s, and came as a reaction to the industrialisation and mass production. It was about simple and functional, high quality and skilfully produced homewares and furniture, using simple natural materials.
Size
- 21.5 cm high; 13.7 cm diameter of the mouth
How to care
Clean glass jugs, wine decanters and claret jugs immediately after use - that way it is easy to remove the stains before they set onto the glass surface.
How to care
Decanters, wine carafes and narrow jugs can be cleaned using rock salt or rice and vinegar. Salt acts as an abrasive. Rinse well and let it dry thoroughly.
How to care
Traditionally, tough wine stains inside glass decanters can be removed by rolling buckshot; nowadays they are called decanter cleaning rolling balls.
How to care
Clouded surface inside a decanter is hard to fix - requires a vibrating machine; but when decanter is full with liquid, the glass becomes transparent.