Vaseline Glass for sale.
In 1835 experiments with uranium as a glass colourant were being carried out by Whitefriars Glass Works in London and in 1836 a pair of uranium glass candlesticks were presented to Her Majesty the Queen. Though some collectors consider it was first used by Josef Riedel at his Bohemian glassworks in the 1830's.
Vaseline Glass is a particular color of yellow-green glass that is made by adding 2% Uranium Dioxide to the ingredients when the glass formula is manufactured.
Recently however, vaseline glass manufacture has been re-started by some Czech glass producers who often copy the styles and patterns of antique english glass makers.
Some of the more notable English glassmakers to use uranium as a yellow/green colourant were Davidson, Greener, Sowerby and Burtles Tate.
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.