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Some 500 items of European glassware between 100 and 300 years old, including stained glass, English drinking glasses, 19th-century exhibition pieces and a cabaret set by Emile Galle.

Sweetmeat Glass

Collection: Glass

Sweetmeat glass of inverted bell shaped form terminating in a wavy faceted edge. The whole is raised on a baluster stem moulded into flutes and raised on a high domed... view details

Goblet

Collection: Glass

Glass goblet inscribed 'From Barnard Castle to Stockton' with the arms of the carrier William Harrison. His wagon started at Newgate, Barnard Castle to meet the... view details

Water Jug

Collection: Glass

The water jug is of inverted pear shaped form with loop handle cut with two bands of bold facets. The sides of the jug cut and faceted with borders of formal cut... view details

Firing Glass

Collection: Glass

The drinking glass has a trumpet shaped bowl, thick conical foot rising from which is a thick stem with an internal twist of four white spiral threads enclosing a... view details

Vase

Collection: Glass

Inverted trunkated cone shape, narrowing at the neck and flaring out against towards the rim. The base of the vase spreads outwards slightly towards the foot. The... view details

Pair of Vases

Collection: Glass

Formed of a funnel of cut and faceted glass decorated alternately with a vertical engraved meander of flowers and foliage alternating with a plain engraved facet.... view details

Frigger

Collection: Glass

A three masted sailing ship made of clear, amber and turquoise blue and white glass. Climbing the rigging are four sailors. The ship is seen standing against a... view details

Vase

Collection: Glass

Frosted glass, coloured brown with gilt decoration. Surrounding a design of dandelions front and back in clear glass. Mark: 'Saint Denis'. Size: Height: 12.2 cm.... view details

Bell

Collection: Glass

Bell of opal glass; that is milky semi-transparent bluish white glass. Of normal shape with vertical ribs and with a small metal binding round the join of the bowl to... view details

Beaker

Collection: Glass

Cylindrical beaker, raised on a shallow foot. The sides decorated with a spiral of applied glass, the lower part with irregularly placed prunts, the whole is of amber... view details