Very Rare Webb Corbett Agate Cameo Cut Bowl c1920

Heading : A Webb Corbett agate glass cameo bowl
Date : c1920
Period : George V
Origin : Webb Corbett. Amblecote England
Colour : Cobalt blue cased with a marvered agate design in clear glass
Bowl : Kylix shape. On the underside the cobalt has been cut away with a geometric and floral pattern
Pontil : Polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 11.5 cm tall. 29.5 cm wide
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 1872 grams

A very similar style was produced by Steuben “moss agate”. These were intended to mimic natural stone. Webb Corbett also produced a range of glass in Blue John.

Stevens and Williams also produced a similar range of “splash glass” on cased amethyst glass. The Webb and Corbett range is based on ink blue cased or on clear glass. Harold Newmann also stated that the Stevens and Williams offering had a crackled layer of soda glass sandwiched between two lead glass layers. This example does not.

This screams ancient Greece. the form and the decorative motifs.