A Stevens and Williams 'Silveria' glass vase, circa 1900


Blown in a characteristic organic shape with a wide shaped rim and twisted base, made with internal foil decoration, the surface delicately shaded in blue, pink and yellow with green glass fibrilose trails, 16cm wide, etched mark Stevens and Williams Art Glass
|ProvenanceLeo Kaplan CollectionIn his book British Glass 1800-1914 (1991), Charles Hajdamach discusses on page 286 the difficult process of making 'Silveria' glass, and he compares the finished effect with Claude Monet's water-lily paintings. John Northwood II was mostly responsible for the perfection of the technique at Stevens and Williams and while it is highly-regarded today as among the most 'Art Nouveau' of all British glass, Silveria was made for only a very short period.