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19th Century Nailsea Glass Flask with Red & White Trailing C1830
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19th Century Nailsea Glass Flask with Red & White Trailing C1830

19th century
Sold 8 August 2025 · Exhibit Antiques
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Description

Technical Description

A superb 19th century Nailsea glass flask decorated with pulled up red white and blue trailing. A rough pontil completes the piece.

Date & Origin

England, c1830. Period of Victoria.

Condition

Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration

Dimensions

Height: 15.8cm

Width: 10.5cm

Depth: 4.5cm.

Historical Context

Hand-blown around the time Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter was published on the 16th of March 1850.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15.8cm (6.22")
Width
10.5cm (4.13")
Depth
4.5cm (1.77")
Declaration

Exhibit Antiques has dated this Nailsea Glass Flask to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1108075
Dealers Internal Reference
2021100301
Description
Technical Description

A superb 19th century Nailsea glass flask decorated with pulled up red white and blue trailing. A rough pontil completes the piece.

Date & Origin

England, c1830. Period of Victoria.

fig 1. An oval-shaped nineteenth-century glass flask featuring a white ground decorated with looped red and blue trailing patterns.
fig 1. 19th Century Nailsea Glass Flask with Red & White Trailing C1830

Condition

Excellent, no chips cracks or restoration

Dimensions

Height: 15.8cm

Width: 10.5cm

Depth: 4.5cm.

Historical Context

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Hand-blown around the time Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter was published on the 16th of March 1850.
Exhibit Antiques
Height
15.8cm (6.22")
Width
10.5cm (4.13")
Depth
4.5cm (1.77")
Date of Manufacture

Exhibit Antiques has dated this Nailsea Glass Flask to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1108075
Dealers Internal Ref
2021100301
Exhibit Antiques
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Archive I An oval-shaped nineteenth-century glass flask featuring a white ground decorated with looped red and blue trailing patterns. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

19th Century Nailsea Glass Flask with Red & White Trailing C1830

Archive II An oval-shaped nineteenth-century glass flask featuring a white ground decorated with looped red and blue trailing patterns. View II
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An oval-shaped nineteenth-century glass flask featuring a white ground decorated with looped red and blue trailing patterns.
19th Century Nailsea Glass Flask With Red & White Trailing c1830
Ref: SA1108075
An oval-shaped nineteenth-century glass flask featuring a white ground decorated with looped red and blue trailing patterns.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDecorative Glassware
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialGlass
  • ColourMulticolour
  • MotifsLooping trails, Feathered pattern, Blown glass body
  • SizeH 15.8 cm (6 in) x W 10.5 cm (4 in) x D 4.5 cm (2 in)

FAQs

Nailsea glass refers to glassware manufactured at the Nailsea Glassworks near Bristol, England, operating primarily from the late eighteenth century through the mid-nineteenth century, known particularly for its distinctive loop-trimmed and patterned designs.

These pieces were hand-blown using lead glass or soda glass, incorporating coloured glass trails applied whilst molten and combed into loops or feather patterns before being shaped into flasks.

Authentic pieces typically exhibit a pontil mark on the base from where they were detached from the blowing iron, along with characteristic irregularities in the glass and distinct, embedded coloured trailing rather than painted surface decoration.

These items can be displayed on mantelpieces, within glass-fronted cabinets, or on open shelving where natural light can pass through the translucent glass to highlight the intricate trailing patterns.

Antique glass should be hand-washed gently in lukewarm water using mild detergent when necessary, avoiding abrasive materials, sudden temperature changes, and direct exposure to strong sunlight.
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