CIRCA 1880, ACID-ETCHED CRESCENT MARK, THOMAS WEBB & SONS, DESIGNED BY GEORGE WOODALL

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A THOMAS WEBB & SONS CAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1880, ACID-ETCHED CRESCENT MARK, THOMAS WEBB & SONS, DESIGNED BY GEORGE WOODALL
Oviform with thistle neck, the glass stained and enriched in imitation of Medieval ivory, the surface finely wheel-engraved and polished with noblemen, knights, anthropomorphic figures and animals all reserved on a floral ground divided by gilt enriched Persian style strapwork
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby’s, New York, 1998.
With Leo Kaplan, Ltd., New York.

Literature

C. Woodall Perry, The Cameo Glass of Thomas and George Woodall, Somerset, U.K., 2000, p. 66, W.2312 and I604 (illustrated at left).

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Lot Essay

For an archival line drawing of this form from George Woodall’s sketch book (S676), I604a, see R. and L. Grover, English Cameo Glass, New York, 1980, p. 456. Also see, The Late Dr. Ernest Rieger Collection, Part 2, Woody Auction, Wichita, Kansas, 29 May 2014, lot 29 a lighter sepia example without gilding.

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