Georgian Glass for sale.
Collecting georgian glass is very popular and can be very lucrative. During the georgian period the English became famous for the excellence of their lead glass, which was either invented by George Ravenscroft in the late 17th century or by him and an Italian glass worker, Seignior Da Costa.
Georgian drinking glasses always have a foot that is wider than the bowl and collectors should check careful to make sure this has not been ground down or interefered with in any other way.
Glass has been around for centuries and has basically remained unchanged with only the production methods becoming more efficient and glass quality becoming better and better.
Art Deco glass uses geometric patterns, bold colours, exuberant, sometimes stylised, female figures, and animal motifs. Major designers of Art Deco glass were Rene Lalique, Maurice Marinot, Daum Freres, Marius Sabino, Etling, Schneider, Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, and Francois Decorchemont.