Crystal has been executed or manufactured for over several hundred years throughout Europe. The English were both renowned and revered by competing countries for their high quality of crystal production for centuries.
Originally this factory was started by G.M. & C.J. Mason, Lane Delph in the Staffordshire District of England in 1813 and existed up to 1829. This would have been one of the top founding “fathers” of British potteries at the time.
During the 1820-1860 periods there were a number of Staffordshire factories producing these luster pieces. Attribution to specific potters was not really possible since most luster ware pieces of this vintage were unmarked.
Are antiques of the past and for the past? With the rapid paste of present day society, many young people do not understand antiques nor do they have the time to really appreciate them.
From the dawning of man the wild flower has been an amazing sight to transcend the mind into altering states of meditation whether it is happiness, sadness or tranquility.
In Canada, this particular china company is and has been held in high esteem over the years and products from this company were shipped literally by the tons to warehouses in Toronto, Montreal, New Brunswick, Winnipeg, etc.
What do we know about Murano Glass in terms of Canada? When most of us Canadians think of Murano Glass in Canada, what comes to mind is the Psychedelic or Space Age free blown glass of the Late 1950’s and Early 1960’s.
Chalet Glass Co. originated in Montreal, Quebec, by a group of Italian glass blowers from Murano, Italy in the very early 1960’s and moved to Cornwall, Ontario in 1963 and operated until 1981.
