Webb Corbett Agate Flambe Vase c1930

Description

Heading : Thomas. Webb and Corbett agate flambe vase
Date : 1919-1939
Origin : Amblecote. England
Colour : Polychrome
Bowl : Bottle shaped. flared rim
Pontil : Broad polished
Glass Type : Lead
Size : Height 23.7cm
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight :   1122g

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 in clear glass. Harold Newmann also stated that the Stevens and Williams offering had a crackled layer of soda glass sanwiched between two lead glass layers. This example does not.

References :

Charles Hajdamach 20th Century British Glass p111

Harold Newman An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass: Stevens & Williams