Victorian Waterford Crystal Pear

$2,750 (USD)

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Item #: 036715

English Victorian Waterford crystal pear shaped apothecary jar with stopper..

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Victorian Waterford Crystal Pear

English Victorian Waterford crystal pear shaped apothecary jar with stopper.

DETAILS

Sku:  036715
Ships From: New York, NY
Creator: Waterford

DIMENSIONS (INCHES)

Width:  10.0"
Height: 24.0"
Depth : 10.0"
Diameter : 10.0"

INFO

Style:  English
Materials & Techniques: Crystal
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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