Lot #18: C.1900 Victorian Stevens & Williams Textured Art Glass Trumpet Shaped Whimsey Frigger Stick Vase 14"

Victorian Stevens & Williams Textured Art Glass Trumpet Shaped Whimsey Frigger Stick Vase 14" Excellent no issues "Stevens & Williams: Stevens & Williams of Stourbridge, England, made many types of glass, including layered, etched, cameo, and art glass, between the 1830s and 1930s. Some pieces are signed S & W. Many pieces are decorated with flowers, leaves, and other designs based on nature. One of the items that many English glass houses were known for were ‘whimseys’ (known in England as ‘friggers’). These two terms have taken on the meaning of a glassmaker playing about with making small articles for himself on his own time. Throughout the history of glassmaking, the glassmaker has relieved the tedium of production by creating a charming variety of glass novelties. Pictured here is a bugle. It has also been referred to as a ‘stick vase’. Glassmakers during the time were known for holding parades and there are numerous references of glass bugles or trumpets used in these processions due to the “sweetness and correctness of tone”. This particular bugle/stick vase is attributed to Stevens & Williams". Pickup category timeslot {A}