Webb's Satin Glass

Webb's Cased Satin Glass c1880

From the 1850s the Thomas Webb glasshouse began producing fine crystal and coloured glass. By the 1870s they were famous for producing cased satin glass. Some of the best and most difficult to produce were pieces like the example above, where air has been trapped as the glass is worked to produce a diamond 'quilted' effect. Made in several shapes and colours (pink, blue, yellow and turquoise), examples are now rare to find especially in good condition. See more details at Premier Antiques