A fine large high quality engraved crystal glass vase probably by Thomas Webb & Sons, Stourbridge. The baluster shaped body beautifully engraved with flowering and budded chrysanthemum and cosmos very much in the style of Frederick E. Kny and William Fritsche. Kny and Fritsche were the most famous and successful of the crystal glass engravers at Thomas Webb's, they developed a style of engraving called "Rock Crystal" in which the engraving was deeper and the entire surface including the engraved areas was polished. Thomas Webb & Sons advertised "rock crystal" glass in 1878,
Condition: Excellent.
English circa 1890.
H:35.5cm
Established by Thomas Webb in 1837 at Stourbridge near Birmingham, England. The company specialised in high quality engraved crystal glass. In 1878 Thomas Webb & Sons were the only company awarded a Grand Prix for glass in the Paris International Exhibition, and the official catalogue of this exhibition described the company as "the best makers of Crystal Glass in England, and consequently in the world".