A Cameo Glass Claret Jug c1890

Description

Heading : A cameo glass claret jug
Date : c1890
Origin : Unknown
Bowl Features : High relied morning glory over citron coloured glass. Polished pewter mounts
Marks : None
Type : Cameo glass
Size :  Height to top of handle 21cm
Condition : Very good. no chips or cracks. Two minor dings in the pewter
Restoration : None
Weight : 885grams

Additional Information : This has been a problematic “whodunnit” and I am sorry to report that we still do not know. The citron colour glass was used by many producers. Webb. Stevens and Williams and Richardsons as well as Pantin and other cameo producers in France and Austria. The use of morning glory as a decorative theme is widespread. The covers were silver. silver plate or polished pewter and there are no marks on the metal work.

There is one clue. the lip and the handle. The flat lip and handle are of a type that appears on many cameo claret jugs produced by the St Denis and Pantin glassworks in Paris. Legras. We favour this being French in origin but can say no more than that. Glass makers from Alsace and Lorraine also used Paris metal workers and pewterers.