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ANTIQUE #SA947177

Antique Glass - Straw Opal Champagne Glass Powell C1880

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Marris Antiques

Rare straw opal champagne glass with optical ribbing. Designed by Harry Powell Whitefriars c1880.
 
Condition: Very good condition.
 
Rim: 10.2 cm.
 
Foot: 6.5 cm.
 
Note: Straw opal is a pale milky yellow glass developed by Harry Powell between 1877 - 1879. Ingrediants such as arsenic, bone ash and uranium were added to make the glass heat-sensitive, so when cooled in localised areas and then reheated the parts which had been cooled turned opalescent.
 
Internal Reference: 11595
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA947177
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 12.5cm (4.9inches)
Width is 10.2cm (4.0inches)
Depth is 6.5cm (2.6inches)
Antique SA947177 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Marris Antiques
Robert Marris specialises in 18th, 19th and early 20th-century English and Irish glass.
Suffolk
United Kingdom
Tel: 01787 371523 or
07841 500644
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD