overshot glass manufacturer

Overshot glass had its origin in 16th century Venice, and the ability to make this ware eventually spread to Bohemia, Spain and elsewhere in Europe. Sometime prior to 1800, the production of this glass seems to have stopped. The Englishman Apsley Pellatt, owner of the Falcon Glass Works, is credited with reviving this decorative technique around 1845-1850. He acknowledged the origin of the technique by calling his product "Venetian Frosted Glass" or "Anglo-Venetian Glass". Later it would be called by other names, such as Frosted Glassware, ice Glass or Craquelle Glass.

It is important to understand the difference between crackle glass and overshot glass. Two different processes were involved. Crackle glass was produced by dipping a partially blown gob of hot glass in cold water. The sudden temperature change caused fissures or cracks in the glass surface. The gob was then lightly reheated and blown to its full shape. The blowing process enlarged the spaces between fissures to create a labyrinth of channels in varying widths. When cooled in the annealing lehr, the surface of the finished object had a crackled or cracked-ice effect.

Overshot glass was made by rolling a partially or fully inflated gob of hot glass on finely ground shards of glass that had been placed on a steel plate called a marver. The gob was then lightly reheated to remove the sharp edges of the ground glass.

Uneven surface, icy look, and smooth texture; crackle glass is not just any shattered glass. Its unique and exclusive design makes any piece of décor, such as tabletops and kitchen backsplashes, an extraordinary addition to your home.

At ArtVue Glass, we manufacture crackled glass of the highest quality, design, and durability to offer your home an innovative, trendy, and reliable interior option.

Laminating multiple layers of glass together and shattering the middle layer is somewhat of a modern design concept with its roots in European artisan glass makers.

As early as the 16th century, glass artists in Venice came up with a unique method to develop crackled glass. First, they would blow molten glass into a small bulb, then submerging molten hot glass in cold water, with the sudden shift from extreme heat to extreme cold, shattering the glass while still staying intact.

Afterward, it was reheated, shaped, and sealed to preserve its new look. Sometimes another layer of glass is added, and the crackle effect is totally enclosed. The technique requires skill and practice to void completely shattering the glass, and to avoid melting the cracks on reheating.

Overshot glass is different, although it is often confused with crackle glass. With overshot glass the molten glass item is rolled over tiny splinters of glass on a heated marver (metal plate or bench-top) and then reheated to soften the very sharp edges on the splinters.

Ever since crackle glass has become well-known around Europe and America, but techniques and tools have upgraded. At ArtVue Glass, we use modern, state-of-the-arts tools to achieve the crackled look safely and efficiently for flat glass applications.

Pitcher Artist/Maker Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, American, 1825-1888, glass manufacturer Date 1877–1885 Medium Lead glass with overshot decoration and silver Accession # 1993.136 Dimensions 12 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches

Up for sale / best offer is a very rare opportunity to own a piece of 19th century American antique in the form of this exquisite, incomparable clear Victorian overshot crackle ...

In mint condition, this excellent overshot glass decanter by the noted Boston & Sandwich Glass Company would have been the pride of a grand Victorian dining room. There is a built-in pocket for ice and the twisted rope handles are particularly graceful. American, circa 1870, approximately 11 inches tall and 6-1/2 inches at widest point. (This is a genuine antique item, not a Czechoslovakian reproduction.)

Pitcher, Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA, active 1824–1888, Blown and applied glass, Of clear "ice" or "overshot" glass, the rough-surfaced ovoid body tapering to slender neck flaring to mouth pinched to form wide spout; handle formed of spiral-textured rod looped around neck, twisted and attached to body below oval opening of indented well (for ice or other cooling agent)., ca. 1875–85, glasswares, Decorative Arts, Pitcher

RF2HW9FYT–Art inspired by Cup plate, ca. 1829–40, Probably made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, Diam. 3 5/8in. (9.2cm), Glass, Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–1888, Sandwich, Massachusetts, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT

This clear glass celery vase is in a form of "overshot" glass, made by rolling the hot glass in tiny glass pieces, then firing again to melt them into the surface, blowing the glass item to expand the surface, leaving a rough, veiny texture (the inspiration possibly for the pressed "tree of life" patterns).

Art glass is a subset of glass art, this latter covering the whole range of art made from glass. Art glass normally refers only to pieces made since the mid-19th century, and typically to those purely made as sculpture or decorative art, with no main utilitarian function, such as serving as a drinking vessel, though of course stained glass keeps the weather out, and bowls may still be useful.

The term is most used of American glass, where the style is "the logical outcome of the American demand for novelty during the 19th century and was characterized by elaborate form and exotic finish", but not always the highest quality of execution. There was a great interest in complex colour effects and painted enamelled glass.Art Nouveau glass, but the term may still be used for marketing purposes to refer to contemporary products. In fact the "Brilliant Period" style, which relied on deeply cut glass, continued to be made until about 1915, and sometimes thereafter.

Glass is sometimes combined with other materials. Techniques include glass that has been placed into a kiln so that it will mould into a shape, glassblowing, sandblasted glass, copper-foil glasswork, painted and engraved glass. In general the term is restricted to relatively modern pieces made by people who see themselves as artists who have chosen to work in the medium of glass and both design and make their own pieces as fine art, rather than traditional glassworker craftsmen, who often produce pieces designed by others, though their pieces certainly may form part of art. Studio glass is another term often used for modern glass made for artistic purposes. Art glass has grown in popularity in recent years with many artists becoming famous for their work; and, as a result, more colleges are offering courses in glass work.

During the early 20th-century art glass was generally made by teams of factory workers, taking glass from furnaces containing a thousand or more pounds. This form of art glass, of which Tiffany and Steuben in the U.S., Gallé in France and Hoya Crystal in Japan, Royal Leerdam Crystal in the Netherlands and Orrefors and Kosta Boda in Sweden are perhaps the best known, grew out of the factory system in which all glass objects were hand or mould blown by teams.

Most antique art glass was made in factories, particularly in the UK, the United States, and Bohemia, where items were made to a standard, or "pattern". This would seem contrary to the idea that art glass is distinctive and shows individual skill. However, the importance of decoration – in the Victorian era in particular – meant that much of the artistry lay with the decorator. Any assumption today that factory-made items were necessarily made by machine is incorrect. Up to about 1940, most of the processes involved in making decorative art glass were performed by hand.

Many items that are now considered art glass were originally intended for use. Often that use has ceased to be relevant, but even if not, in the Victorian era and for some decades beyond useful items were often decorated to such a high degree that they are now appreciated for their artistic or design merits.

Some art glass retains its original purpose but has come to be appreciated more for its art than for its use. Collectors of antique perfume bottles, for example, tend to display their items empty. As items of packaging, these bottles would originally have been used and thus would not ordinarily have been considered art glass. However, because of fashion trends, then as now, producers supplied goods in beautiful packaging. Lalique"s Art Nouveau glass and Art Deco designs by Josef Hoffmann among others have come to be considered art glass due to their stylish and highly original decorative designs.

There has been a growing recognition that moulded, mass-produced glass with little or no decoration but high artistic and fabrication quality such as that produced by Lalique should be considered art glass.

Up-market refined glassware, usually lead crystal, is highly decorated and is revered for its high quality of workmanship, the purity of the metal (molten glass mixture), and the decorative techniques used, most often cutting and gilding. Both techniques continue to be used in the decoration of many pieces made from lead crystal, and nowadays these pieces are regarded as art glass.

Cut glass is most often produced by hand, but automation is now becoming more common. Some designs show artistic flair, but most tend to be regular, geometric, and repetitious. Occasionally, the design can be considered a "pattern" to be replicated as exactly as possible, with the main purpose being to accentuate the refractive qualities, or "sparkle", of the crystal.

BOSTON, Mass. – January 29, 2015 –Skinner, Inc. presents a rare opportunity to own a piece of The Carl and Ruth Barron Collection of American & European Glass, during an online-only auction taking place February 10th through February 18th. Featuring over 200 lots of American and European glass in a variety of styles by important manufacturers such as Gundersen-Pairpoint Glassworks and the Mt. Washington Glass Company, this auction is sure to please glass and design collectors and enthusiasts.

In the early 1990s, Ruth and Carl Barron, owners of a furniture leasing business, developed an interest in collecting art glass from the celebrated Cape Cod, MA town of Sandwich, where their family owned property. Ruth was attracted to the light ruby color that collectors have christened “cranberry,” while Carl focused his attention on the colored flint glass of the 1840s and 1850s. While their passion for glass had earlier roots – in the 1950s, Carl and Ruth expanded their store’s inventory to include pieces from the Gundersen-Pairpoint glassworks in New Bedford – in the span of a few years, the Barrons visited museums, attended seminars, and read thoroughly, becoming extremely knowledgeable in early American glass.

According to a personal friend, Kirk Nelson, the President and Executive Director of The New Bedford Museum of Glass, “The Barrons would take great pleasure in the thought that, through this sale, each of their treasures will now become an emissary of values that were central to their lives – values promoting the importance of knowledge, sharing, discipline, and pride in accomplishment. They knew what they liked, and today they share it with a new generation.”

The Barron Collection encompasses an assortment of styles from sought-after glass manufacturers across Europe and America. European highlights at auction include a variety of Moser enameled glass. The majority of the sale consists of American glass, including brilliant cut, pressed, Burmese, overshot, and colored overlay. A vast array of pressed glass, chiefly from Sandwich, MA, features an assortment of colors – vibrant blues to clam broth to colorless – and arrives in a range of forms, such as vases and candlesticks.

Items from the Mt. Washington Glass Company are well-represented, with examples from the Albertine, Crown Milano, Crown Pairpoint and Colonial product lines. These pieces showcase the company’s diverse range of style, texture and decoration.

All lots offered at Skinner are available to view online or in person, and specialists are available to answer questions, setting our auction house apart from internet-based auction companies. Previews for The Barron Collection of Glass – Online auction will be held at Skinner’s Marlborough, MA gallery, on Tuesday, February 10th from noon to 5 P.M. and Wednesday, February 11th from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.

Get email alerts when works by your favorite artists become available. Creating a Lot Alert for “Barron Collection,” “European,” or “glass” will generate an automatic email when lots matching your interests gets published to our website. Your email will include a link to view the artwork, get condition reports, or bid online. Sign up for Lot Alert at www.skinnerinc.com.