Pair of English Victorian Crystal Urns

$5,500 / Pair (USD)

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Item #: 060402

PAIR of English Victorian (19th Cent) crystal (possibly Waterford) urns with a shaped base under a cover with a finial top. (PRICED AS PAIR).

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Pair of English Victorian Crystal Urns

PAIR of English Victorian (19th Cent) crystal (possibly Waterford) urns with a shaped base under a cover with a finial top. (PRICED AS PAIR)

DETAILS

Sku:  060402
Ships From: New York, NY
Creator: Waterford
Creation Date:  19th Century

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

Width:  9.3"
Height: 23.0"
Depth : 9.3"
Diameter : 9.3"

INFO

Style:  English
Materials & Techniques: Crystal, glass
Category: Accessories/Décor/Bric-a-Brac

About Waterford

Among glassware aficionados, the name Waterford has earned a place of eminence — both for antique crystal vases, glasses, chandeliers and serveware made by the original Irish company in the 18th and 19th centuries, and for new versions of the firm’s classic patterns produced after its rebirth in the 1940s. With either iteration, Waterford is a byword for traditional elegance.

Waterford crystal was born of a tax loophole. In 1783, business-minded brothers George and William Penrose founded the Waterford Glass House in southeastern Ireland because Irish glass was exempt from steep British import duties. The two wanted to make fine-quality wares and hired artisans from England, including master glassmaker John Hill. The factory’s flint glass — a precursor to lead

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