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Description, References and Size

This is a ball footed decanter with ball being amber and having control bubble inclusions and the body being clear with an engraved geometric pattern around it. The stopper is a solid amber ball with control bubble inclusions. It is acid etched Webb MADE IN ENGLAND. Made c.1936-1949

Where to start with this wonderful creation. This is so rare I have never see it anywhere else, not even in books, I wouldn't even know it was Webb if it wasn't marked. The coloured stopper and foot is very 1930s and is something that Webb did with other decanters, but this is on another level. It so needs to be in a reference book because it's so cool.

Reference: Glass Signatures Trademarks and Trade Names, Anne Geffken Pullin

Height: 10.25 inches

Width: 3.5 inches

This is a footed conical decanter with convex sides and vertical wavey moulded pattern called "Moire". The stopper is also has the same rounded conical shape and wavey moulding. Made c.1907-1930

This decanter is more impressive and subtle in real life than in this picture, probably because it is restrained but large at the same time. The shape in unusual and this is the only one like I have seen.

I think these are reasonably rare because other than the ones I own I have not seen any others. The reference I have given only has an advertisement drawing for a decanter the same shape but with a different moulded pattern.

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 373

Reference: 20th Century British Glass, Charles Hajdamach, page 54 and 433

Height: 12.5 inches

Width: 5 inches

This is a footed shaft and globe decanter with moulded with the Webb "Fircone" pattern. The stopper mirrors the shape of the decanter and has the same "Fircone". Made c.1904-1930

This decanter is not as impressive as the previous decanter, but it larger and more imposing than the standard Victorian shaft and globe decanters. If you like this style and are looking for something to use I would definitely recommend these decanters as I have bought two separately and a claret jug and they all match up quite nicely, i.e. they look made together and without too much quality variation.

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 373

Reference: The Journal of the Glass Association, Volume 5 1997, page 51.

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R. Hajdamach, Page 433

Height: 12.5 inches

Width: 5 inches

This is a footed shaft and globe claret jug with moulded with the Webb "Fircone" pattern. The stopper mirrors the shape of the decanter and has the same "Fircone". Made c.1904-1930

I know this section is for decanters but I thought I would add this here as every expense was spared in making this into a decanter, i.e. just wack and handle on it and we are done.

The other thing about buying these decanters, is that not only can you find decanters and claret jugs, but there are various designs of "Fircone" glasses and tumblers out there to make a proper service with.

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 373

Reference: The Journal of the Glass Association, Volume 5 1997, page 51.

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R. Hajdamach, Page 433

Height: 12.5 inches

Width: 5 inches

This is a footed urn shaped decanter with the Webb "Fircone" moulded pattern and a purple foot and stopper. The blown stopper is also moulded with the "Fircone" pattern but upside down. Made c.1930-1940

This is the exact pattern and colour decanter that is illustrated in the Miller's Glass book referenced here, but below you will see that multiple variations on this decanter exist. The book even says there are yellow ones, but I have yet to see one.

Reference: Miller's Glass of the '20s & 30's, Frankie Leibe, page 11

Reference: The Journal of the Glass Association Volume 5 1997, page 51

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R. Hajdamach, Page 433

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 424

Height: 10.75 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a footed urn shaped decanter with the Webb "Cascade" moulded pattern and a purple foot and stopper. The blown stopper is also moulded with the "Cascade" pattern but upside down. Made c.1930-1940

These are art deco decanters but without all the angles. This seems to be the English style for this period, as opposed to the Continent where angles abounded. I really like these decanters, they seem a really fun thing from the age of cocktails.

If you look in the Webb Tableware section you will see that I have jugs and glasses to go with some of these.

Reference: Miller's Glass of the '20s & 30's, Frankie Leibe, page 11

Reference: British Glass Between the Wars, Roger Dodsworth, page 103

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R. Hajdamach, Page 433

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 424

Height: 10.75 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a footed urn shaped decanter with the Webb "Cascade" moulded pattern and a green foot and stopper. The blown stopper is also moulded with the "Cascade" pattern but upside down. Made c.1930-1940

I did say that I would not be doing any original research on this web site, but in this case I couldn't help it. The Miller's book says this decanter comes in amethyst, yellow and green, and the one they show is amethyst in the "Fircone" pattern. It is clear the book is not quite right as I have light blue ones and I have jugs too and these are not mentioned. Just by having stuff you get to do your own original research. Obviously if anyone has a yellow one they want rid off, I would be very interested.

Reference: Miller's Glass of the '20s & 30's, Frankie Leibe, page 11

Reference: British Glass Between the Wars, Roger Dodsworth, page 103

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R. Hajdamach, Page 433

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 424

Height: 10.75 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a footed urn shaped decanter with the Webb "Fircone" moulded pattern and a light blue foot and stopper. The blown stopper is also moulded with the "Fircone" pattern. Made c.1930-1940

No, it isn't just like the last two but in light blue, this one is moulded with the "Fircone" pattern.

Reference: Miller's Glass of the '20s & 30's, Frankie Leibe, page 11

Reference: The Journal of the Glass Association Volume 5 1997, page 51

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R. Hajdamach, Page 433

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 424

Height: 10.75 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a footed urn shaped decanter with the Webb "Cascade" moulded pattern and a light blue foot and stopper. The blown stopper is also moulded with the "Cascade" pattern but upside down. Made c.1930-1940

When you have a bunch of these together in different colours they look really funky, but you will need to be quick as I really like them.

I am still looking for the "Fircone" version of the green one. Green seems to be the most scarce colour of the three colours I have found, amethyst being the most common, pale blue being next. If they exist, then yellow is clearly the rarest. The glasses are much rarer than the decanters, but from the ones that I have, they are so thinly made, that is understandable.

Reference: Miller's Glass of the '20s & 30's, Frankie Leibe, page 11

Reference: British Glass Between the Wars, Roger Dodsworth, page 103

Reference: British Glass 1800-1914, Charles R. Hajdamach, Page 433

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 424

Height: 10.75 inches

Width: 4.5 inches

This is a footed inverted conical shaped decanter with a blue foot and stopper. The blown stopper has a ball in the neck and the top matches the shape of the decanter. Underneath it is etched "Webb MADE IN ENGLAND" the mark used 1935-1949

I wouldn't have know this was Webb without the mark underneath, as I haven't seen it before or referenced anywhere. I can only imagine it was not popular, which seems strange to me as it is such a hansome decanter. I must say though, if you owned one you are kind of making a statement as this is a big decanter that can't be ignored.

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 424

Height: 14 inches

Width: 5 inches

This is a footed conical shaped decanter with a spiral of stylised foliage cut around the body. The blown stopper has a ball in the neck and the top is an inverted cone. Underneath it is etched "Webb MADE IN ENGLAND" the mark used 1935-1949

The stopper of this decanter is the same as the decanter above. If I was being cruel I would say this is kind of copying the Stuart Crystal decanters which are very close in appearance.

Reference: The Decanter Ancient to Modern, Andy McConnell, page 424

Reference: 20th Century Factory Glass, Leslie Jackson, page 426

Height: 11.5 inches

Width: 6 inches

This is a rib moulded amber shaft and globe decanter with a rib moulded ball stopper. Made c.1930s-1940s.

I have absolutely no firm references for this decanter. It and the glasses that go with it have been discussed at length in the Facebook page; A Whitefriars Collectors Group and the conclusion reached is that they are definitely not Whitefriars and most probably made by Webb. On that basis I am putting this decanter in this section.

This is actually quite a boring decanter. It is made to a high quality, but this design and the glasses are not exactly going to set the world on fire. I think a lot of them were made and they were made as a set with 6 glasses as I am aware 3 sets like that, one that I own, one I know another collector had and one I saw in an antiques shop.

I would like to thank Wolfie at www.whitefriars.com for this attribution. He is not certain, but he had put previous effort into trying to figure this out.

Height: 9.5 inches

Width: 4.5 inches