A THOMAS WEBB & SONS ORANGE-AMBER AND WHITE CAMEO GLASS VASE

CIRCA 1890, STAMPED CIRCULAR MARK, THOMAS WEBB & SONS * CAMEO * GEM, ETCHED INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE, 81 LONDON PRIDE BY GEO. WOODALL

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A THOMAS WEBB & SONS ORANGE-AMBER AND WHITE CAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1890, STAMPED CIRCULAR MARK, THOMAS WEBB & SONS * CAMEO * GEM, ETCHED INSCRIPTION AND SIGNATURE, 81 LONDON PRIDE BY GEO. WOODALL
Oviform on a short circular foot, overlaid, etched and wheel-carved with a blossoming cluster of bell flowers known as London Pride, the reverse with two damselflies in flight, the rim with a band of flower heads
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) high

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Laura E. Armstrong
Laura E. Armstrong

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George Woodall is generally regarded as the premier British cameo glass artist of the period. For a similar example from his daughter Beatrice's collection, see Skinners, Boston, 11 December 2004, lot 5.

By tradition during the 1940's Blitz, the perennial plant depicted on this vase began to grow prolifically on bombed urban sites all over London. This elegant bellflower in the ruff became symbolic of British resilience.