Very attractive 1930s vintage Webb's "Gay Glass" blue & clear float / salad bowl

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Seller: aussie_artglass ✉️ (87) 100%, Location: West Pennant Hills, NSW, AU, Ships to: AU, Item: 364740652316 Very attractive 1930s vintage Webb's "Gay Glass" blue & clear float / salad bowl.

This is a very attractive and unusual vintage art glass bowl made by the Webb’s Crystal Glass company. It appears to date to the late 1930s.

 

I would describe it as a large and very heavy salad or flower float bowl with strong vertical optic (or wave) ribbing. It is about 22 cm in diameter and 9.1 cm in height. The glass is clear with pale blue highlights in the ribs and contains many deliberate air bubbles to provide an additional decorative element. There is an acid-etched circular mark on the base: Webb MADE IN ENGLAND. This mark dates from circa. 1936-1949.  I believe that it is part of the “Gay Glass” range introduced by Webb’s in 1933 and made during the 30s and 40s.

 

I believe that the production method is mould-blown. The base has a concave, ground and polished pontil mark. The glass glows faintly green under UV light, which seems to indicate the presence of trace uranium, another indicator of a late 30s age, as uranium was phased out in 1941.

Thomas Webb began his glassmaking company in 1859. It operated under various names until 1990. At the time of production of this piece it was WEBB’S CRYSTAL GLASS COMPANY.

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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: Excellent vintage condition
  • Pattern: Bubbled
  • Material: Crystal, Glass
  • Set Includes: Bowl
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Colour: Blue & clear
  • Brand: Webb's Crystal Glass
  • Type: Salad or flower float bowl
  • Theme: Gay Glass
  • Style: Gay Glass
  • Production Style: Art Glass
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1930-1939
  • Production Technique: Mouth blown
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Handmade: Yes

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