My name is James and I’m a collector who has bought and sold 1000’s of pieces Hughes Cornflower glass. My interest stems from growing up in Toronto on Connaught Circle, a few blocks from Hughes’ home and first factory, even closer to his second factory. I was lucky enough to live in a neighborhood where many families had pieces of Hughes' work and so it's been familiar to me for many years, for me buying selling and collecting this American Elegant Glass has brought countless hours of enjoyment...
An added benefit of having a collection of Hughes' glass is that he had an eye for the nicest pieces from glass houses like Heisey, Lancaster, Tiffin, New Martinsville and many more... so it can be said that to have a collection of Cornflower is to have a collection of some of the best pieces of American Elegant Glass.
As you may know there are many glass cuts referred to simply as “Cornflower”, my understanding is the cut was developed during the American Brilliant Cut period of the late 1800’s. Most of them were cut by different American glass companies, and in fact there's one Cornflower cut by a well-known Canadian company, Roden Brothers, Hughes' former employer. Many of these Cornflower cuts display the same elements and embellishments as Hughes' design, in some cases down to the smallest details, but of course they're the Brilliant Cut version.
The typical Cornflower design is flowers with hatched centers and fringed petals, along with V cut leaves flowing from stems. The cut includes many variations and adaptations meant to deal with blank sizes and shapes, like single and 3 petal buds and flowers with less than 12 petals. Almost all early pieces include other embellishments like multi-point stars cut in the base and beaded edges / handles.
Hughes’ cut is a Grey Cut adaptation of the Brilliant Cut version, but a somewhat more detailed and more flowing version than its predecessors and unique in a number of ways.
I collect and sell American Elegant Glass wheel cut with the Cornflower design developed by WJ Hughes of Toronto Canada in 1912. I primarily collect and sell crystal and colored pieces cut on blanks produced between the early 1900’s the very late 1930’s when the war started and glass factories cut production.
There are several books dedicated to Hughes Cornflower by Canadian authors, all dealing with company history, collecting and more importantly identifying this glassware. Also the Dufferin County Museum has what is probably the largest single collection on display year round .
One these pages you’ll find information on and pictures of this wonderful glassware, after many years of selling privately and with over 400 pieces sold on ebay alone, you’ll now find all my glass sales in one place, here at CornFlowerGlass.com
Thanks for stopping by, Jim.
Disclaimer:
We are not affiliated in any way with “WJ Hughes and Sons “Corn Flower” Ltd.”
An added benefit of having a collection of Hughes' glass is that he had an eye for the nicest pieces from glass houses like Heisey, Lancaster, Tiffin, New Martinsville and many more... so it can be said that to have a collection of Cornflower is to have a collection of some of the best pieces of American Elegant Glass.
As you may know there are many glass cuts referred to simply as “Cornflower”, my understanding is the cut was developed during the American Brilliant Cut period of the late 1800’s. Most of them were cut by different American glass companies, and in fact there's one Cornflower cut by a well-known Canadian company, Roden Brothers, Hughes' former employer. Many of these Cornflower cuts display the same elements and embellishments as Hughes' design, in some cases down to the smallest details, but of course they're the Brilliant Cut version.
The typical Cornflower design is flowers with hatched centers and fringed petals, along with V cut leaves flowing from stems. The cut includes many variations and adaptations meant to deal with blank sizes and shapes, like single and 3 petal buds and flowers with less than 12 petals. Almost all early pieces include other embellishments like multi-point stars cut in the base and beaded edges / handles.
Hughes’ cut is a Grey Cut adaptation of the Brilliant Cut version, but a somewhat more detailed and more flowing version than its predecessors and unique in a number of ways.
I collect and sell American Elegant Glass wheel cut with the Cornflower design developed by WJ Hughes of Toronto Canada in 1912. I primarily collect and sell crystal and colored pieces cut on blanks produced between the early 1900’s the very late 1930’s when the war started and glass factories cut production.
There are several books dedicated to Hughes Cornflower by Canadian authors, all dealing with company history, collecting and more importantly identifying this glassware. Also the Dufferin County Museum has what is probably the largest single collection on display year round .
One these pages you’ll find information on and pictures of this wonderful glassware, after many years of selling privately and with over 400 pieces sold on ebay alone, you’ll now find all my glass sales in one place, here at CornFlowerGlass.com
Thanks for stopping by, Jim.
Disclaimer:
We are not affiliated in any way with “WJ Hughes and Sons “Corn Flower” Ltd.”