Chance Glass ‘Swirl’ Design Giraffe Carafe
This is a Giraffe carafe by Chance Glass in the well-known ‘Swirl’ pattern.
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Chance Glass began in 1824, when the British Crown Glass Company was purchased by Lucas Chance. He originally made his fortune in sheet glass, having ‘poached’ workers from the French glass industry.
Glass for the Crystal Palace, which housed the Great Exhibition of 1851, was supplied by Chance Brothers, and by 1884 the company was employing about 2000 people. The company also produced lighthouse and optic glass. In the 1930s, Chance began to produce domestic pressed glass to compete with that of Czechoslovakia.
During the 1950s the company was taken over by Pilkington Glass, and glass produced from 1952 to 1981 has become highly collectible.
This is a Giraffe carafe by Chance Glass in the well-known ‘Swirl’ pattern.
The Giraffe shape is a tall, conical base, which flares out to a trumpet shaped angulated rim.
The various designs were screen printed onto the body. The Swirl pattern originated in 1955; up to 1970 the central circle from which the pattern radiates was small in size. Later examples have a larger circle. As this example has the smaller central ‘hole’, this particular piece dates to no later than 1970.
The carafe has a maximum height of approximately 30.5cm, and a diameter at the base of about 12.3cm.
It is in very good condition, with no chips or cracks, although there is a fine water mark in the base of the carafe. This is only visible on the closest of scrutiny. There is a some wear to the gilding at the rim, which is to be expected.
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