Cut glass Bowl with decorative gilded mount
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Cut glass Bowl with decorative gilded mount
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Cut glass Bowl with decorative gilded mount:
the bowl with alternate panels of complex diamond- and hobnail- cutting separated by plain pillars; with scalloped rim.. Probably Stevens and Williams of Stourbridge, circa 1880; gilded decorative mount.
| Height: | 4½" | - | 11.0cm |
| Width: | 9" | - | 23.0cm |
Glossary Words
cut glass
Often now referred to as 'crystal', the glass was blown and shaped, then passed to a specialist cutter, who would polish and cut patterns to enhance its brilliance.
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
Stourbridge
A centre of glass-making in England from the early-18th century through to the present day. See Richardson of Stourbridge
