English three-way gilded and opalescent glass Epergne
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English three-way gilded and opalescent glass Epergne
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English three-way opalescent glass Epergne with gilded mount:
the three-way stand with opalescent domed glass foot and three trumpet-shaped posy vases with frilled opalescent edge. Stourbridge, circa 1880.
| Height: | 15.0½" | - | 39.0cm |
| Width: | 12.0½" | - | 32.0cm |
| Projection: | 0.0" | - | 0.0cm |
Glossary Words
epergne
Table ornament with metal frame bearing glass posy vases.
Stourbridge
A centre of glass-making in England from the early-18th century through to the present day. See Richardson of Stourbridge
opalescent
A name for streaked, white to yellowy-green, semi-transparent glass, popular in the late 19th century, as in the glass shades made by Powell's of Whitefriars. Also known as vaseline glass.
