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Autumn Fair International 2012

We will be exhibiting our prestigious range at the Autumn Fair, Birmingham NEC, from 2nd to the 5th of September. Our stand is located in Hall 5, stand L76. Please see the map and illustrations below on how to find up.

Chris Ainslie Glass Exhibition Invitation

St. Catherine’s Trading Estate, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4DJ.the home of Sole UK Agent for Lampworked Animals We would like to invite all our customers to a preview of our Summer Exhibition of Work by Chris Ainslie on Thursday 28th. June at 6.00.p.m. Please join us for a glass of wine and canapés, and be the [...]

Graal Glass Exhibition in Bedminster by Bristol Blue Glass SW

Bristol Blue Glass in Bedminster is holding an exhibition of Graal Glass in September. The Graal Glass has been made in Bedminster at the Bristol Blue Glass factory on Whitehouse Lane. Graal Glass has never been made in Bristol before. We are proud to put these pieces on show from September 8th to September 30th [...]

Le Fleur de Lys too: Why Marie-Antoinette wore perfume…

The deluxe version, 8.5 ounces in numbered Baccarat crystal flasks, costs $10500. At that price, it’s kept in a locked vault, available for purchase only via the Internet. For aristocratic pretenders with less princely pockets, …

Love …. Blue Glass

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baccarat ‘bouchons de carafe’ collection

Top’s designs were inspired by Baccarat crystal brandy decanters and perfume bottles that were created between 1910 and 1920. “I decided to go back to Baccarat’s roots,” says Top

Baccarat’s New Crystal Jewelry Collection

Top’s designs were inspired by Baccarat crystal brandy decanters and perfume bottles that were created between 1910 and 1920.

Mastering the art of melting | Standard-Examiner – Ogden, Layton …

“As far as I know, I’m the only one in those classes that has continued on with it ( glass blowing ),” said Jensen. He said soon after he learned to blow glass, he was asked to make a temple. With thousands of temples under his belt, …

Modern Glass Art

Although Seattle has become an area which has gained a high reputation for the art and has a great many top glass artists resident, Murano in Italy will probably always been know as its home. Glass blowing was originally developed by …

16,000 Baccarat crystal prisms – Largest outdoor chandelier of its kind

It was handcrafted by German lighting designer Ingo Maurer and is adorned with 16000 Baccarat crystal prisms. At 23 feet in diameter, over 28 feet in height and weighing 3300 pounds, the UNICEF Snowflake is the largest outdoor …