Antique Glass Alexandrite Wine Glass Webb 1900

Name: Antique Glass Alexandrite Wine Glass Webb 1900
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1088541

1900 - 1920

Sold by Marris Antiques

Description

Rare ‘Alexandrite’ wine glass the bowl with honeycomb moulding Webb c1900.

Bowl dia: 5.8 cm.

Foot dia: 6.1 cm.

Condition: Very good.

Note: Thomas Webb introduced Alexandrite glass which is a heat reactive glass around 1900. This glass needed to be be reheated twice, firstly to obtain the red colour change from amber and finally to reheating the rim to obtain the beautiful violet colour. These are very rare glasses for a similar example see The Parkington Collection Part II, 8th April 1998, Christies South Kensington Lot No. 304.

Physical Dimensions

Height

11.3cm (4.45")

Width

5.8cm (2.28")

Depth

6.1cm (2.40")

Declaration

Marris Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1088541

Dealers Internal Reference

12704

Description

Rare ‘Alexandrite’ wine glass the bowl with honeycomb moulding Webb c1900.

Bowl dia: 5.8 cm.

Foot dia: 6.1 cm.

Condition: Very good.

Note: Thomas Webb introduced Alexandrite glass which is a heat reactive glass around 1900.

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This glass needed to be be reheated twice, firstly to obtain the red colour change from amber and finally to reheating the rim to obtain the beautiful violet colour.

Marris Antiques

These are very rare glasses for a similar example see The Parkington Collection Part II, 8th April 1998, Christies South Kensington Lot No. 304.