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A COLLECTION OF JAMES POWELL & SONS WHITEFRIARS BLUE OPAL GLASSWARE
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A COLLECTION OF JAMES POWELL & SONS WHITEFRIARS BLUE OPAL GLASSWARE

CIRCA 1880

Closed30 September 2021

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A COLLECTION OF JAMES POWELL & SONS WHITEFRIARS BLUE OPAL GLASSWARE
CIRCA 1880
Probably designed by Harry Powell in Venetian style, comprising: a decanter and stopper, six various shaped knopped-stemmed vases, five goblets and a pair of frill rim dishes
Pair of tall thin vases: 11 in. (28 cm.) high

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For similar examples and more information on the development of opal glass and its influences see W. Evans, C. Ross, A. Werner, Whitefriars Glass James Powell & Sons of London, London, 1995, pp. 58-65 and L. Jackson, Whitefriars Glass The Art of James Powell & Sons, Shepton Beauchamp, 1996, pp. 20-28.