English glassmaker excelled after coming to America

Antiques & Collecting
  • Think this iridescent glass vase is Tiffany? You’re close, but think again. It was made by Arthur Douglas Nash, whose father had created the famous Favrile glass for Tiffany Studios. Photo Credit: Fontaine’s Auction Gallery (c) 2025 by Cowles Syndicate Inc.
    Think this iridescent glass vase is Tiffany? You’re close, but think again. It was made by Arthur Douglas Nash, whose father had created the famous Favrile glass for Tiffany Studios. Photo Credit: Fontaine’s Auction Gallery (c) 2025 by Cowles Syndicate Inc.
  • English glassmaker excelled after coming to America
    English glassmaker excelled after coming to America
    Arthur J. Nash worked for the Thomas Webb & Sons art glass factory in his native England, but didn’t do his best, most innovative work until he came to America. His glassmaking expertise made him a perfect fit for the Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, founded in 1892. Although Louis Comfort Tiffany achieved fame as a glass designer, he did not make his own glass. Nash established...

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