{"id":7840714850532,"title":"Vintage Dartington Crystal | Frank Thrower design | Large Wide Votive","handle":"vintage-dartington-crystal-frank-thrower-design-large-wide-votive","description":"Vintage Dartington Crystal \u003cbr\u003eFrank Thrower design\u003cbr\u003eLarge Wide Votive holder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 17cms (6 3\/4\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 11.5cms (4 1\/2\") diameter at top\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent, damage free condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease Note: these are previously owned Vintage Dartington Crystal and superb examples of mid Century design (as such have no adhesive labels). Discussions with previous owner informs they are Dartington Crystal and is confirmed by the style which is readily recognizable as 1970's European influence design [read the explanation below about where Frank Thrower got his inspiration]. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever as to their quality - a gentle toast of 2 glasses results in a beautiful crystal ring which was only achieved through high quality inputs and techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Dartington Crystal:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003eFrank Thrower (b 1932 - d 1987) was the chief designer for Dartington Glass from the time it was founded in 1966 until his death in 1987. One of the key objectives of the Dartington Hall Trust in setting up this glass factory was to provide employment for the young people of North Devon, and the town of Torrington was chosen as their glassworks site. Frank Thrower was a protege of Ronald Stennett-Willson who had been Managing Director of J. Wuidart \u0026amp; Co. Ltd, a company importing Scandinavian glass which employed Frank Thrower as a salesman from 1953 to 1960. During this period Frank worked closely with Ronald Stennett-Willson, one of Britain's greatest glass designers, and saw how Ronald designed glass for Scandinavian glassworks to produce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early 1960s Frank took on the post in charge of sales for the Portmeirion Pottery company, and soon led that company to follow the Ronald Stennett-Willson model of importing Scandinavian glass, and getting his own designs made in Sweden to sell in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank was influential in persuading the Dartington Hall Trust that a glassworks which created high quality Scandinavian style glass would succeed in Devon, and he became the first Sales Director and Designer for the newly formed Dartington Glass in 1967. Their first Managing Director was Eskil Vilhelmsson, who came from being works manager of a Swedish glassworks. He recruited a workforce of some 35 people which included many skilled Scandinavian glass blowers who then trained local employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003eThe glass factory opened in June 1967 with a hugely extravagant opening celebration, but it was to be four years before they actually made a profit. Once their success started, however, the orders flooded in and they soon had the reverse problem of too many orders for their limited production capabilities. Glassworks in the UK, in Sweden, and in Norway were used to supplement their production. This dramatic success was partly due to Erskil Wilhelmsson's skills in managing his workforce and the efficiency and quality of production; and partly due to Frank Thrower's brilliant salesmanship and his readily identifiable designs. \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-10-15T06:00:08+10:00","created_at":"2022-10-11T13:44:50+10:00","vendor":"Dartington Crystal","type":"Votive","tags":["Vintage Retro"],"price":4000,"price_min":4000,"price_max":4000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43518996807908,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Vintage Dartington Crystal | Frank Thrower design | Large Wide Votive","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4000,"weight":1250,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1a.jpg?v=1665460023","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1b.jpg?v=1665460023","\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1c.jpg?v=1665460023"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1a.jpg?v=1665460023","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Vintage Dartington Crystal | Frank Thrower design | Large Wide Votive","id":32608241123556,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1a.jpg?v=1665460023"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1a.jpg?v=1665460023","width":1250},{"alt":"Vintage Dartington Crystal | Frank Thrower design | Large Wide Votive","id":32608241189092,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1b.jpg?v=1665460023"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1b.jpg?v=1665460023","width":1250},{"alt":"Vintage Dartington Crystal | Frank Thrower design | Large Wide Votive","id":32608241287396,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"width":1250,"src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1c.jpg?v=1665460023"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1250,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.roundaboutantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wide_votive_1c.jpg?v=1665460023","width":1250}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"Vintage Dartington Crystal \u003cbr\u003eFrank Thrower design\u003cbr\u003eLarge Wide Votive holder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 17cms (6 3\/4\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 11.5cms (4 1\/2\") diameter at top\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent, damage free condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease Note: these are previously owned Vintage Dartington Crystal and superb examples of mid Century design (as such have no adhesive labels). Discussions with previous owner informs they are Dartington Crystal and is confirmed by the style which is readily recognizable as 1970's European influence design [read the explanation below about where Frank Thrower got his inspiration]. There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever as to their quality - a gentle toast of 2 glasses results in a beautiful crystal ring which was only achieved through high quality inputs and techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Dartington Crystal:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003eFrank Thrower (b 1932 - d 1987) was the chief designer for Dartington Glass from the time it was founded in 1966 until his death in 1987. One of the key objectives of the Dartington Hall Trust in setting up this glass factory was to provide employment for the young people of North Devon, and the town of Torrington was chosen as their glassworks site. Frank Thrower was a protege of Ronald Stennett-Willson who had been Managing Director of J. Wuidart \u0026amp; Co. Ltd, a company importing Scandinavian glass which employed Frank Thrower as a salesman from 1953 to 1960. During this period Frank worked closely with Ronald Stennett-Willson, one of Britain's greatest glass designers, and saw how Ronald designed glass for Scandinavian glassworks to produce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the early 1960s Frank took on the post in charge of sales for the Portmeirion Pottery company, and soon led that company to follow the Ronald Stennett-Willson model of importing Scandinavian glass, and getting his own designs made in Sweden to sell in the UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank was influential in persuading the Dartington Hall Trust that a glassworks which created high quality Scandinavian style glass would succeed in Devon, and he became the first Sales Director and Designer for the newly formed Dartington Glass in 1967. Their first Managing Director was Eskil Vilhelmsson, who came from being works manager of a Swedish glassworks. He recruited a workforce of some 35 people which included many skilled Scandinavian glass blowers who then trained local employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"LEFT\"\u003eThe glass factory opened in June 1967 with a hugely extravagant opening celebration, but it was to be four years before they actually made a profit. Once their success started, however, the orders flooded in and they soon had the reverse problem of too many orders for their limited production capabilities. Glassworks in the UK, in Sweden, and in Norway were used to supplement their production. This dramatic success was partly due to Erskil Wilhelmsson's skills in managing his workforce and the efficiency and quality of production; and partly due to Frank Thrower's brilliant salesmanship and his readily identifiable designs. \u003c\/p\u003e"}