Rare Antique ‘Mary Gregory’ Yellow Vase With Black Enamel Design

Here on offer is a rareantique Mary Gregory yellow vase with black enamelling. Mary Gregory glassindicates a style of glass rather than a manufacturer. It originates from adelightful myth that an American lady named Mary Gregory painted styliseddesigns of children on thousands of pieces of glassware. It is known that thestyle of decoration originated in Bohemia. There was indeed a Mary Gregoryliving in 1880s America working for the Boston & Sandwich Glass, but she inonly known... to have painted landscapes not children. Many Bohemian factoriesproduced this decorative glassware in the Victorian period. The name Mary GregoryGlass was developed and promoted by the Westmorland Glass Company in the 1920sas an advertising hook and were so successful that the name continues to beused. This stunning yellowglass vase has a baluster form and has a clear glass outer shell. The body ofthe vase has a woman walking her dog, all completed in black.  The vase is being offered in excellentantique condition, it measures 7cm in diameter by 15.6cm and weighs 167g A rare and stunning collectable piece. Please see my pictures for thedetails of the condition which complement this description. Thanks for looking and Happy Bidding! Please ask if you would like me to look at cheaper delivery services.I am always happy to combine postage, all I ask if you let me know ifyou are bidding on more than one item within a few days of each other. I willpack and weigh the items together and get the best possible price that I can, sometimes weight or value might dictate that I send multiple parcels to get abetter value for you Read more