Arts and Crafts, c.1910 Pair of Hand Blown Green Swirl Glass Shades
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A matched pair of early twentieth-century Arts and Crafts glass shades, hand blown with a flowing swirl pattern that travels around the bell-shaped bodies. Each shade rises to a short collar above a softly flared, lightly ruffled rim; the profiles are well proportioned and the lips are neatly finished for secure seating in period galleries. The surface shows a gentle satin sheen with subtle tonal variation in the green glass, emphasising the movement of the spiral. Produced for small pendant or wall fittings, these shades reflect the movement’s preference for restrained, organic ornament achieved through the artistry of the glassmaker rather than applied decoration, and present as an attractive, coherent pair for a multi-arm fixture or matched sconces.
Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)
Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
