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Signed J Walsh Serving Collection

  Lot # 031-A
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Very Good
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Assorted, Plates 8"
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Table #2
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Lot # 031-A
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Vintage Signed J Walsh "Violets" Serving Set to include Beverage Dispenser, 6 Plates, 6 Bowls and 7 Drinking Glasses.

John Walsh Walsh bought a glassworks in Birmingham, England, in 1850 and it operated for a hundred years. They made a large volume of glass, in all the typical styles of their period. In the early part of the twentieth century the John Walsh Walsh Glass factory continued to make traditional and Victorian types of glass, which were very popular with the British public. After the first world war (in 1923) the company became John Walsh Walsh Ltd (a public company) run by Philip and Sydney Walker (grandson's of John Walsh Walsh). The glassworks was by this time known as the Soho and Vesta Glass Works. In 1928 W G Riley (great grandson of John Walsh Walsh) took control of the operation, and during the 1930's the company produced some very modern designs.The designer/sculptor Walter Gilbert designed some beautiful lighting panels for John Walsh Walsh Ltd in 1930-1931. These were advertised extensively in the Pottery and Glass Trades Gazette in the years 1936-37, and received a great deal of attention from the press and praise from the newly-formed Council for Art and Industry. From 1937 onwards the Farquharson designs were applied to a wider range of glassware, and the limited edition concept abandoned. Production of art glass and tableware at John Walsh Walsh ceased in 1942 because of the war in Europe, and was not restarted after the war.