Very Fine Naturalistic Engraved Glass Ewer c1880

Description

Heading : Engraved glass Ewer c1880
Period : Victorian
Date : c1880
Origin : England
Colour : Clear
Bowl : A barley twist handle. Finely engraved with ferns below an acacia type tree. a further sapling beneath the handle
Foot : Star Cut
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   28.3cm tall. 11.5cm bowl. 9cm foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 988g

This is the finest Victorian ewerthat we have offered for sale. The engraving could be a Schiller design. Joseph Keller or Jules Barbe. The ferns and festoons of leaves are common to both. The glass itself could be Webb or Stevens and Williams. The highly naturalistic style is just stunning