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M is for Mother-of-Pearl
A is for Azulejos
M for Marbling
B for Bottle
B for Berain
C for Crystal
Lead crystal crowned centuries of research and experimentation. English glassmakers at last managed to produce a material as translucent as rock crystal,…
L for Lace
Lace is an intricate, openwork fabric without weft or warp featuring a wide range of techniques and motifs. Linen, cotton, silk, gold and silver thread…
G for Glass
In the early 17 th century, competition to equal or even surpass Venetian cristallo led to the creation in Bohemia of a glass resembling rock crystal…
C for Cristallo
The sieges of Constantinople in 1204 and 1453 spurred the growth of a thriving luxury glassware trade in Europe. The invention of cristallo—thin, translucent…
V for Vermeil
While all that glitters is not gold, vermeil is probably the material that creates the most convincing illusion. Now inseparable from decorative tableware,…
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Glossary
M is for Mother-of-Pearl
In the sixth century, its iridescent nuances were already enlivening…
Art Price Index
Tableware: The Essential Ice Bucket
At a time when artificial cold did not exist, the cooler was an…
C for Cordovan (Gilt Leather)
Cordovan or cordwain ("from Cordoba"), also called gilt leather, was produced and used throughout Europe. A luxury technique of which few examples…
C is for Coral
Coral, the jewel of the Mediterranean, travelled the same path as the Spice Route in ancient times. Precious and coveted as far afield as Asia, it…
S as in Sulphide
Sulphide paperweights quietly appeared in the second half of the 19th century, but did not ignite the spirits of collectors until a century later.…
D as in Damascene
This technique of decorating metal with inlaid copper , gold o r silver reached its height in the East before catching on in Europe. Damascene is still…