The Canadian Cut Glass Company of Gowans and Kent began their partnership in Toronto circa 1900 and lasted until 1918. Of course, we all know that after WW I most companies went under, even in the United States.
The grandeur of sterling has always complimented the affluent dining room table for many centuries throughout the world.
These are three interchangeable terminologies used to describe the intricate and elaborate designed PATTERN PRESSED GLASS that is either blown in a mold or pressed in a mold.
The sheer brilliance of this Brilliant Cut Glass Bowl is indicating that it is from the Charles Clapperton Cut Glass Factory which was located in a little town known as Deseronto, Ontario.
This Fabulous Brilliant Cut Glass Vase has a winning charm being that of a beautiful “butterfly, daisy” and floral motif dates 1900-1910 and was made probably by the Pairpoint Corporation of Massachusetts.
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.
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.
This fabulous glass is a world of its own when it comes to the subject of glass. For centuries we all have been enamored by the beauty of glass. Glass has been executed in many forms by great artisans of their trade.
