above: Blue Pyramid
sculpture by Stanislav
Libensky and Jaroslava
Brychtova, 1993
(120cm tall 83cm wide)
Angela' new book on
Bimini Glass
Glass Encyclopedia
The Glass Encyclopedia is intended to be the ultimate reference source on glass. It covers a list of topics that will be increased and up-dated regularly, building up to a fully comprehensive glass encyclopedia on-line.
Each topic has its own page and contains a definition of the topic with interesting background and history. There are also pictures, references to other on-line sources and articles, and suggested books on the topic. See the list of topics below, and come back often to see the new topics we will add.
Amongst the recent additions is a page about Dartington Glass and a related page about Frank Thrower and his designs . Also a page about Nazeing glass, another of the very few English glassworks still operating today, and this one still family-owned. There is also information on Komaromy glass, an Hungarian who immigrated into Britain in the mid 1930s and made beautiful glass figurines until 1975; and a page about the glass of August Walther & Sohne, one of the great art deco glassworks of the 1930s. There is also a new page about the glass of STS Abel of Zagreb, a Jugoslavian glassworks which produced some beautiful glass in the art deco period. Hope you will find these useful additions to the Glass Encyclopedia.
Market Intelligence Page
Glass-Seek.com is a page provided by the Glass Encyclopedia that you can use in several interesting ways, so we hope you will explore and enjoy it.
1: Collectors Search First of all you can have a look at the kind of glass you sometimes buy - either because you are a collectors or a dealer. Its always interesting to see what others are selling and you might find that piece you have been looking for, or maybe come across a real bargain.
2: Market Intelligence The items and prices asked in on-line auctions give you an overview of the market. What items are selling well, and for what prices? You can identify trends, learn how the best sellers present their items for sale, and recognise the kinds of items that are in scarce supply or good value.
3: Relax and enjoy Another way to use this page is to imagine it is your personal museum of beautiful glass, where you can wander and admire some amazing creations. And every time you visit there may be new things you have not seen. These are my personal favourites, way beyond my means but I can still dream: Galle, Tiffany Favrile, Thomas Webb, Paul Stankard, Victor Trabucco, Galle, Venini.
