{"product_id":"1950s-stuart-crystal-cut-glass-vase-by-john-luxton","title":"1950s Stuart Crystal. Large Stylish Cut Glass Vase after John Luxton. Height 8 1\/2 inches","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a fine clear crystal barrel-shaped vase made for Stuart Glass and following an earlier 1950s design by John Luxton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is unsigned. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fine pattern - with a repeat of stylized flower heads. The engraved pattern is a very busy one and covers the whole of the vase - this has made it very difficult to photograph properly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is in good vintage condition ... with no water staining inside, and no chips or cracks. It has a thick rounded rim at the top. The base has an engraved star, as photographed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Luxton (1920 - 2013) was only 16 when he attended Stourbridge School of Art where he first became interested in glass. He won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London but his first term was interrupted by war. Luxton was called up to join the army - he served in Egypt, Iraq and Italy before being demobbed in Germany in 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, he returned to the Royal College and in 1949 he joined Stuart Crystal where he remained until his retirement in 1985.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Luxton sadly remains a very much an undervalued designer. However, his illustrious career with Stuart Crystal was instrumental in changing the face of British glass design in the post-war years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy vase measures 8 1\/2 inches in height and the diameter at its widest is 5 1\/2 inches. The rim at the top has a diameter of 4 1\/4 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very substantial piece of vintage crystal unpacked it is 2.1 kg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI will have to send to you Parcelforce48 in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis will cost about £10 and will be applied to your order at the checkout stage. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31617287094336,"sku":"MUSSELBURGH SHELF","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/1950s-stuart-crystal-large-stylish-cut-glass-vase-after-john-luxton-height-8-1-2-inches-vintage-glasses-560.webp?v=1788501909","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/1950s-stuart-crystal-cut-glass-vase-by-john-luxton","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}