Fine glassware, vases and tiles are produced by the Liuli Gongfang glass factory in Shanghai. The company was founded in 1987 by two glass
Read MorePhilippe-Joseph Brocard (1831-1896), French glassmaker and orientalist, was born in Lans-Saint-Serve (Belgium). He began his career as an art and antiques restorer. Studying the ancient
Read MoreJ. & L. Lobmeyr was founded in 1823 by Josef Lobmeyr (1792-1855) from Vienna. In the middle of the 19th century, the company passed to
Read MoreToday Lino Tagliapietra is considered one of the best glassblowers. All his glass working techniques are replicated by masters all over the world – he
Read MoreOne of England’s most celebrated glass companies in the 19th century, Thomas Webb & Sons is best known for its engraved glassware. Thomas Webb &
Read MoreBurgun, Schwerer & Co., located in the Northern Vosges in a place with the romantic name of Meisenthal, which means “Sinichkina Valley”, is one of
Read MoreHermann Samuel, eldest son of Salomon Ratzersdorfer, antiques and second-hand dealer, born 1815, moved to Vienna in the early 1840s. And in 1843 he opened
Read MoreGlass has been smelted in what is now the Czech Republic since ancient times. The first workshops of glassblowers appeared here at the end of
Read MoreThe firm of Johann Lötz Witwe, known throughout the world as Loetz or LÖTZ, was founded in the 19th century in Bohemia (Austria-Hungary). The company
Read MoreThe firm of Johann Lötz, known throughout the world as LOETZ or LÖTZ, was founded in the 19th century in Bohemia (Austria-Hungary). The company’s founder,
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