Six Webb Corbett Modernist Glasses By Irene Stevens c1955

Description

Heading : Six Webb crystal glasses designed by Irene Stevens
Period : Elizabeth II
Date : c1955
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A drawn conical bowl with cut waves
Stem : Split cut
Foot : Conical. Webb Corbett made in england mark on the underside
Pontil : Plain
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.2cm tall with a 5.3cm bowl and a 5.7cm foot 
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks. clear and clear
Restoration : None
Weight : 487 grams combined

Additional Information : Irene Stevens became chief designer at Webb after Herbert Webb retired in 1946. These are quite simply stunning. The ripple design was a theme used by many in the British glass industry from the 1930s to the immediate post war period. Sherdley have wave patterns in their 1938 catalogue and wave and chevrons were a consistent design theme for Davidsons pressed glass and lalique “Meandres” in the same decade.

These would be better described as modernist rather than deco. however. we have to put them soemwhere on the web site and this seems to be a good fit