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Victorian Glass Display Dome
Hobson May Collection
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Hobson May Collection

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Victorian Glass Display Dome

19th century
Description

A superb antique glass display dome standing on ebonised stepped base. This attractive English dome has the original velvet lining to the base and the glass is clear and unblemished, offering excellent display facility to the objects within.

An excellent Victorian glass dome to display special possessions.

c. 1890

Code: CMT 49

Height: 14" 35.5 cm

Diameter: 8" 20 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
35.5cm (13.98")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Declaration

Hobson May Collection has dated this Victorian Glass Display Dome to the Victorian era.

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SA1145216
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CMT49
Description
A superb antique glass display dome standing on ebonised stepped base.
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This attractive English dome has the original velvet lining to the base and the glass is clear and unblemished, offering excellent display facility to the objects within.
Hobson May Collection

An excellent Victorian glass dome to display special possessions.

c. 1890

Code: CMT 49

Height: 14" 35.5 cm

Diameter: 8" 20 cm

Height
35.5cm (13.98")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Date of Manufacture

Hobson May Collection has dated this Victorian Glass Display Dome to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1145216
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CMT49
Hobson May Collection
Hobson May Collection
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Decorative furniture and accessories from the 18th to 20th century

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A tall clear hand-blown glass display dome resting on a black turned circular wooden base.
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Archive I A tall clear hand-blown glass display dome resting on a black turned circular wooden base.

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Hobson May Collection

Hobson May Collection
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A tall clear hand-blown glass display dome resting on a black turned circular wooden base.
Victorian Glass Display Dome
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A tall clear hand-blown glass display dome resting on a black turned circular wooden base.
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During the Victorian era, glass display domes were used to protect delicate items such as taxidermy, clock mechanisms, dried flowers, and wax sculptures from dust and environmental damage while keeping them visible.

Victorian glass domes were hand-blown using traditional glassblowing techniques, resulting in slight optical distortions or minute air bubbles, and paired with a turned wooden base that was frequently painted black or ebonised.

Authentic nineteenth-century glass domes feature hand-blown glass with subtle imperfections, irregular thickness, and a hand-finished rim that seats into a moulded groove cut into the wooden plinth.

A glass display dome can be styled on a mantelpiece or sideboard to enclose natural history specimens, vintage pocket watches, sculptural objects, or dried botanicals.

Clean the glass carefully using a soft lint-free cloth and mild glass cleaner, avoiding abrasive chemicals, and dust the wooden base with a dry microfibre cloth without soaking the timber.
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