Showing posts with label Sowerby - Victorian Pressed Glass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sowerby - Victorian Pressed Glass. Show all posts

Tuesday, 18 April 2017

Sowerby's Vitro-Porcelain - Victorian Pressed Glass

Sowerby 'Blanc de Lait' pressed glass basket c1880 

Introduced by Sowerby in the 1870s, Vitro-Porcelain looked like both glass and china and was something that had never been seen before. The only surviving pattern books No. VIII (1879) and No. IX (1880) were full of Vitro-Porcelain items ranging from small posy holders and spills to flower pots and vases. The first colour produced was Turquoise and was soon followed by Blanc de Lait. For a selection of Sowerby visit Premier Antiques

Sowerby 'Turquoise' posy vase c1875

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

Sowerby Turquoise Vitro-Porcelain

Sowerby Turquoise Vitro-Porcelain Glass Flower Basket c1880

A lovely turquoise vitro-porcelain posy basket - good colour and a classic Sowerby shape. For more details visit Premier Antiques