Iridescent Glass
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This superb art glass produced by Tiffany and Quezal started
the fashion for iridescent glass in the United States of America, in the late
19th century, which resulted numerous similar ranges in the early 20th
century
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Some were exclusive and expensive, such as those by A
Douglas Nash, a former manager at Tiffany’s, other companies such as the
Imperial glass company, developed iridescent art glass in a range of quality
and price.
Many other manufacturers made and marked pieces resembling
those by the leading makers.
These are sometimes attributed on the basis of style, but
the price should reflect this, as it should for prices in the Tiffany style,
where there is uncertainty over LCT Mark stop
Kew Blas art glass.
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Company president Julian de cordova modernised and
re-equipped the glassworks and employed William S Blake as factory manager.
From about 1893 the glassworks began to produce to Ranges of
art glass.
The iridescent range was called kew blas, as an anagram of W
S Blake, and the named used as an engraved Mark on the base.
Of kew blas art glass
was influenced by Quezals art glass range and is dramatic rather than subtle,
with symmetrical shapes and clearly defined feathered decoration executed in
strong brilliant colours.
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I hope you have found this page on Iridescent Glass to be both informative and
helpful.
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