Arts & Crafts large vaseline glass vase with opaline iris pattern

Fluted top and flared base

John Walsh Walsh

Circa 1900

Height 26cm. Diameter 11cm.

John Walsh Walsh

John Walsh Walsh was a successful businessman and in 1850 he purchased an established glass factory in Birmingham, specialising in top quality products. When he died in 1864, his daughter purchased the company with her husband and continued the family run business. Lewis John Murray was appointed manager and had been closely associated with glass manufacturing in Stourbridge.

The product ranges throughout the late Victorian period were vases and flower holders, lampshades, and all types of dining room table glass. Frequently the design of a flower holder was based on individual flowers including rose, tulip, crocus, honeysuckle and water-lily. Others took the form of novelty items such as palm trees, horse shoes and owls.

This item is currently on display at Liberty, London 4th Floor Furniture Department