The son a glassware maker, (also named Apsley Pellatt) he was born in 1791, and joined his father’s company of Pellatt and Green in 1811. He took over the works on his father’s death in 1826, renaming it Apsley Pellatt and Co. His main interests were in the chemistry and technical side of glass-making, and he took out the first patent on the manufacture of ‘sulphides’, or cameo incrustations, which he originally termed ‘Crystallo-Ceramie’. This involved the embedding of ceramic figures into glass by cutting a hole in the hot glass and sliding in the insert, resealing the glass. He quickly established this technique, becoming almost unrivalled throughout Europe for the quality of his designs, which were often copied, most notably by Baccarat in France. He unsuccessfully stood as Member of Parliament for Bristol in the 1847 election, and following his retirement from the glass business in 1850, he later successfully stood for Southwark in the 1852 election. He also served on the Common Council of the City of London, until his death in 1863.
Two Sulphide Paperweights, ca. 1840
Undoubtedly created following the marriage of Victoria and Albert in February 1840, this pair of paperweights show the application of the newly...[read more]
Sulphide Plaque of Cupid, ca. 1830
The ambling figure is enclosed in a flat rectangular panel with shaped edges cut with fan shapes, the underside cut with fine...[read more]
