Nigel Benson is a knowledgable and respected dealer, published author
and collector, who set up his dealership as 20th Century Glass in June 1986, having been a collector of glass for some eleven
years before. Details of publications and articles he has been involved in writing or consulting on can also be found using
the menu bar on the left.
In addition to acting as glass specialist to a terrestially based internet auction house, working as 20th Century Glass,
Nigel Benson also provides consultancy for publications as well as articles and ideas for many leading antique magazines.
He also gives lectures on many aspects of collecting glass, mainly connected with his passion, British glass but also
on continental and Scandinavian glass mainly from the post war era.
The website has currently been
designed as an information site to both help and stimulate visitors as well as to act as a shop window for our business
of buying and selling quality glass. If you collect, or are interested in, any of the manufacturers or designers
shown, or mentioned, on these pages please do not hestitate to get in touch with us - see the underlined 'email'
buttons located at the bottom of every page or below the illustration blocks on the right, thanks.
For more about Nigel, his beginnings as a collector
and dealer and his thoughts on collecting, please see
Nigel Benson exhibits his glass , under the name 20th Century Glass, at all the major glass fairs
held in the UK and deals directly with both private collectors and many museums.
We are always pleased to purchase items,
or collections, but regret we cannot give valuations or opinions over the internet.
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BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM
Some positive news concerning the campaign to save the collections and archives held at Broadfield House
Glass Museum; tomorrow, 24 November will be the launch of the new body , The British Glass Foundation.
This
has been formed by a number of interested people who wish to help the council who run Broadfield House, DMBC, by assisting
in gaining funding from sources that would otherwise be unavailable. Additionally, the Foundation will be aiming to consult
with DMBC on any developments with the view to creating a successful outcome to proposals for the project.
There is always a possibility that negotiations could be unsuccessful. Bearing in mind what has happened in the past,
whether going back to the proposed Himley Hall development of the mid 1990’s, or considering the current situation and
how we arrived in this position nothing is a given, despite the best endeavours of any pressure group. However,
with the full support of collectors, makers, designers, manufacturers and dealers in glass as well as many Museums from throughout
the world, I believe that this is likely to be an important time for the promotion of a new and vital world class glass museum.
Many thanks for your interest, help and support, Nigel
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NOTE: Nigel Benson established 20th Century Glass in 1986 and has no connection with any other
internet based company using the same name.
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Examples of the sort of stock we carry
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| Tear drop vase with spiral trailed rim by Harry Powell for James Powell & Sons, c1910 |
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| Vases designed by Pavel Hlava, Czechoslovakia c1960 |
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| Moser goblet vase in 'Alexandrite' |
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| Art Deco cut glass vase by an unknown designer for Webb Corbett, c1930's |
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