glassware manufacturers: L to M

Lalique et Cie, Cristallerie
Combs-la-Ville, France (1909 - )
René Jules Lalique. Pressed, mould-blown & engraved glass. Moved to current factory at Wingen-sur-Moder 1918. Wilhelm von Eiff. Marc Lalique (René's son), Marie-Claude Lalique (Marc's daughter)  website

Lambeth Glass Works (see Albert Glass Works)

Lang & Son, Jules
Chelmsford, England (1854 - )
Originally Jonas & Jules Lang. Moved to current location from Clerkenwell, London c 1985. Glass importers (mainly Czechoslovakian pressed glass during 1920s & 30s). 196 designs registered from 1883 to 1944

Lauensteiner Hütte
Lauenstein, Germany (1701 - 1870)
English-influenced drinking-glasses, sometimes bearing lion-rampant mark with the letter "C"

Lausitzer Glashüttenwerke
Weiswasser, Germany (late 19th C - ?)
All types of glassware, including acid-cameo art glass signed "Arsall"

Leerdam (N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Glasfabriek - Royal Dutch Glassworks)
Leerdam, Holland (1878 - )
Art glass from 1915. Andries Dirk Copier (1914-71), K P C de Bazel (1915-), Cornelis de Lorm (1916-25), Christiaan Johannes Lanooy (1919-30), Chris Lebeau (1922-23), Hendrick P Berlage (1923), R Strebelle (1926-27), Lucienne Bloch (1928-?), Floris Meydam (1935-1950s). Post-war: Wilhelm Heesen (1943), Stef Uiterval (1950s), Sybren Valkema (c 1960s). Since 1938 a division of the (Dutch) United Glassworks, which also bought Maastricht in 1959

Legras & Cie
St Denis, Paris, France (1864 - 1914)
August Jean-Francois Legras. De Varreux. Enamelled and cameo Art Nouveau glass, marked either "Legras", "L & Cie", "Sargel" (Legras backwards), "Leg." (enamelled) or "Mont Joye & Cie". After WWI, merged with Pantin glass works to form Verreries et Cristalleries de St Denis et Pantin Réunies (see below), but continued to use "Legras" signature on some enamelled or acid-etched vases during 1920s & 30s

Léveillé, Ernest-Baptiste
Paris, France (1885 - c 1920s)
Took over from F Eugène Rousseau, continuing his designs & introducing his own. Vases signed "E Léveillé", or "E Léveillé à Paris", sometimes engraved beside or over Rousseau's signature

Libbey Glass Co
Toledo, Ohio, USA (1888 - )
Edward Drummond Libbey, Joseph Locke, J D Robinson, Joseph W/Jefferson D Robinson, A Douglas Nash. Taken over by Owens-Illinois Inc (1936). Freda Diamond, Edwin W Feurst. No hand-blown glassware since 1940

Linzi, Paolo
Murano, Venice, Italy (current)
Wheel-engraved glassware

Lobmeyr, J & L
Vienna, Austria (1822 - )
Manufacturer & commissioning retailer. Josef Lobmeyr, succeeded (1855) by his two sons Josef & Ludwig. Stefan Rath founded Steinschönau (now Kamenický Šenov) factory in Bohemia in 1918. Rudolf Marschall, Urban Janke, Antoinette Krasnik, Otto Tauschek, Ludwig Jungnickel, Oswald Haerdtl, Oskar Strnad, Lotte Fink, Ena Rottenberg, Marianne Rath, Adolf Loos, Michael Powolny, Josef Hoffmann & most of Wiener Werkstätte. Jaroslav Horejc (c 1922-), Wilhelm von Eiff. Steinschönau factory nationalised by Czechoslovakian government (1945) and had no further connection with company. H H Rath (post-war)  website

Loetz
Klöstermühle (Klášterský Mlýn), Bohemia (1851 - 1939)
(Name anglicised from Johann Lötz-Witwe [Johann Lötz's widow] c 1900)
Susanna (widow of Johann) Lötz married Dr Franz Gerstner. Maximilian Von Spaun (II) (1879) & Eduard Prochaska changed from household to luxury glass production. Maximilian Von Spaun (III) (1908), Franz Hofstatter, Carl Witzmann, Arnold Nechansky, Milla Weltmann, Leopold Bauer, Robert Holubetz, Adolf Beckert (1909-11). Maria Kirschner (1903-14) designed over 200 vases. Other glass-designers & decorators include: Hilda Jesser, Josef Hoffman, Michael Powolny, Reni Schaschl, Mathilde Flogl, Vally Wieselthier, Fritzi Lowlazar, Oscar Strnad, Julius Zimpel, Eduard-Josef Wimmer, Christopher Dresser. Company went bankrupt three times; in 1908, 1931 & (finally) 1939. Commercial cameo glass signed "Richard", "Velez" and "Lucidus"

Lorraine, Verrerie d'Art de
Lorraine, France (c 1900)
Désiré Christian. Art Nouveau cameo glass, sometimes metal-mounted

Luce, Franco
Murano, Venice, Italy (current)
Handcrafted glassware & general lighting

Ludwigsthaler Krystallglasmanufaktur
Zwiesel, Germany (1826 - c 1900)
George Christoph Abele. Named after King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The name was resurrected in 2001 for the production of traditional-style glassware  website

Lumenform
Murano, Venice, Italy (c 1950s -)
Lighting glass. Lamps designed by Alessandro Pianon (1961-). Company bought by Aureliano Toso (c 1970)

Lund, W
London, England (1849 - 1852)
Retailer & patentee (1849 & 1850) of double-walled silvered glass, which may have been manufactured by James Powell & Sons, along with Edward Varnish, Frederick Hale Thomson & Thomas Mellish

Maastricht, N.V. Kristalunie
Maastricht, Holland (1902 - 1978)
Pre-War: Ed Kuypers, Johannes Eisenloeffel, M de Meyer, P Zwart, Wilem Jacob Rozendaal. Post-War: Max Verboeket (1953-1960s). Merged with De Sphinx 1925, became part of United Glassworks (of Schiedam) in 1959 (along with Leerdam). Discontinued domestic glass 1978

Maffioli & C.
Murano, Venice, Italy (late 19th - early 20th C)
Stained glass workshop

Magnor Glassverk
Magnor, Norway (current)
On Swedish border. Produced acid-etched crystal "Romeo & Juliet" vase for Franklin Mint Ltd in 1988. Bought the old Johansfors factory in early 1990s  website

Majo, Vetreria De
Murano, Venice, Italy (1947 - )
Initially lighting glass only, later partially converted by Lucio De Majo to art glass. Vittorio Ferro (1981-), Giuliano Rioda (1984-), Yoichi Ohira

Målerås Glassworks
Målerås, Sweden (20th Century)
Mats Jonasson. Moulded paperweights, usually of animals

Malta Art Glass
Malta (c 1950s)
Hand-blown cased glass

Manchester Flint Glass Works
Manchester, England (1933 - ? )
Formerly Molineaux Webb Glassworks Ltd. (See Molineaux, Webb & Co)

Mandruzzato
Murano, Venice, Italy (1956 - )
Luigi Mandruzzato, then his son Gianfranco. Currently (from 2000) owned by Alessandro, son of Gianfranco. Cut & engraved glassware  website 1 or  website 2

Marcolin Art Crystal
Sardinia, Italy (late 20th Century)
Decorative crystal & coloured glassware. Presumably some connection with Josef and Benito Marcolin, who operated the Ronneby glassworks in Sweden (1961 - 1990)

Mariemont, Verrerie de
Mariemont, Belgium (19th Century)
H Sadin & C Sadin. Believed to have been bought out by Val St Lambert

Marinot, Maurice
Paris, France (1911 - 1937)
Hand-blown studio glass, particularly sculptural scent-bottles

Maure Vieil, Les Verriers de
Mandelieu la Napoule, France (current)
Mick & Bob Le Bleïs. Hand-blown studio glass

Mazoyer, Albert
Moulins, France (c 1910 - 1945)
Refiner of glass & porcelain

Mazzega, A.V.
Murano, Venice, Italy (current)
Manufacturers of light-fitting glass who introduced a range of vases in 1983  website

Mazzega, I.V.R. (Industrie Vetrarie Riunite Mazzega)
Murano, Venice, Italy (1938 - 1983)
Romano Mazzega opened his own glassworks (1923) and later sold it to Aureliano Toso (1937). Founded Fratelli Mazzega (1938-50) with brother Gino & sister Maria Mazzega. Company name changed 1950. Ermanno Nason (1953-64), Gianfranco Purisiol (1959-62), Pino Signoretto (1950s & early 60s, 1971-73). Designs by Hans Arp, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Jean Cocteau, Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Gio Ponti & others

Mazzucato, Arturo
Murano, Venice, Italy (current)
Classic Venetian chandeliers

Mdina
Valletta, Malta (1969 - )
Michael Harris (1969-72). Vincente & Ettore Boffo (both from Whitefriars). Eric Dobson (1969-81), Joseph Said (1981-)

Meisenthal, Verrerie de (see Burgun, Schverer & Cie)

Mellish, Thomas
London, England (1849 - 1852)
Retailer & patentee (1849 & 1850) of double-walled silvered glass, which may have been manufactured by James Powell & Sons, along with Edward Varnish, Frederick Hale Thomson & W Lund

Melloni & Moretti
Murano, Venice, Italy ( ? - 1968)
Glass bead manufacturers, owned by Moretti family

Meltzer, Carl
Haida (Nový Bor), Bohemia (early 20th Century )
Cut stained, flashed or overlaid glassware, often to the designs of the Nový Bor glass school

Meyr's Neffe (literally; Meyr's nephew)
Winterberg (Vimperk), Bohemia (1841 - 1922)
Formerly Adolfshutte glassworks (Josef/Johan Meyr). Wilhelm Kralik (1841-77), Josef Taschek (1841-62), Karl/Hugo Kralik (1881). Taken over by Ludwig Moser & Sohne 1922 and re-named Karlsbad Crystalglassworks

Moda (reputedly a Daum trademark)

Molineaux, Webb & Co
Manchester, England (1864 - 1929)
Formerly Molineux & Webb. All types of fancy glassware & hotel/restaurant tableware, from pressed glass (best quality marketed as Lancastrian Crystal) to cut crystal (53 designs registered from 1864 to 1928). Last family interest ceased 1929. Renamed Molineaux Webb Glassworks 1930, then became Manchester Flint Glass Works 1933

Molineux & Co
Manchester, England (1846 - 1864)
Pressed glass. Glassworks originally founded 1827 (1 design registered 7/12/1846)

Molineux & Webb
Manchester, England (1864)
Pressed glass. Formerly Molineux & Co (1 design registered 27/8/1864)

Monart (see John Moncrieff Ltd)

Moncrieff Ltd, John
Perth, Scotland (1864 - , 'Monart' glass 1924 - 1961)
Manufacturers of laboratory glassware (not still in business as such, although there is a new company using the same name - see current British glassworkers: K to M). 'Monart' glass introduced with arrival of Ysart family, Salvador Ysart (trained at Schneider in France) with sons Paul, Antoine, Augustin & Vincent

Monot & Stumpf (see Pantin, Cristallerie de )

Mont Joye & Cie (see Legras & Cie)

Moore & Co, Edward
South Shields, England (1861 - c 1890)
The Tyne Flint Glass Works. Pressed glass (35 designs registered from 1861 to 1889)

Morgantown Glass
USA (1899 - 1971)
Bought by Fostoria 1965, closed 1971

Moretti, Carlo
Murano, Venice, Italy (1958 - )
Hand-blown glass, often frosted. Carlo Moretti, Giovanni Moretti (his brother). Alessandro Lenarda, Teff Sarasin, Helge De Leo (all 1960s), Cristina Hamel & Patrizia Scarzella (1980s), Gian Paolo Canova

Moretti, Ercole, e Fratelli
Murano, Venice, Italy (current)
Fused-murrhine costume jewellery, beads, buttons & dishes  website

Moretti & C, Ulderico
Murano, Venice, Italy (early 20th C - )
Mainly industrial glass. Ulderico Moretti (murrhine bowls, 1930s). Founded La Murrina (1968)

Moretti, Vetrerie
Murano, Venice, Italy (current)
Glassware for lighting & furnishing, beads & canes

Moser Glassworks
Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary), Czechoslovakia (1857 - )
Previously Ludwig Moser & Sohne. Ludwig Moser, initially a refiner only. Manufactured glass from 1893. Johann F Hoffman (1873), Josef Hoffman (c 1920), Wolfgang Wersin, Alexander Pfohl (1920s). Company bankrupt 1933, but survived and nationalised after World War II. Lubos Metelak (1962)  website

Mount Washington Glass Co
New Bedford, Mass., U.S.A. (1870 - )
William Libbey. Frederick Shirley, Albert Steffin, Frank Guba, Herman Knechtel, Adolf Fredericks. Merged with Pairpoint Manufacturing Co in 1894

Mtarfa Glass
Malta (c 1980s - )
Paul Said (brother of Joseph Said of Mdina Glass)

Mühlhaus, Julius
Haida (Nový Bor), Bohemia (1867 - c 1947)
Refiner of high quality blanks. Julius (II) (1879-1907) & Erwin Mühlhaus (1879-1945) (sons of Julius). Company nationalised after World War II, but failed

Muller Frères
Lunéville, France (c 1895 - 1914, 1919 - 1936)
Désiré & Eugène Müller (trained under Emile Gallé), later joined at Gallé by brothers Henri, Pierre & Victor. Henri left to set up his own company, and was joined by his other brothers and his sister. Up to WWI, produced carved-cameo, acid-cameo, acid-etched & enamelled art glass, until closure forced by war. After 1919, production almost exclusively commercial (acid-matted mottled ceiling lights, bowls & shades) with a range of acid-cameo vases. Production ceased 1933, and company finally closed down 1936

Mulvaney & Co, Charles
Dublin, Eire (1785 - 1846)
Dublin's principal glasshouse. Some moulded items marked "C M & Co"

Murano Collezioni
Murano, Venice, Italy (current)
A gallery on the island of Murano, collectively run by Barovier & Toso, Venini & C, & Carlo Moretti

Murrina, La
Murano, Venice, Italy (1950s - )
Founded by Ulderico Moretti in the works formerly used by Melloni & Moretti. Gianmaria Potenza. Pietro Pelzel, Lino Tagliapietra, Alessandro Lenarda, Bruno Teardo, Sofia Kaniak. Specialists in multicoloured murrhine pieces  website

Musiva Veneziana, Società
Murano, Venice, Italy (1876 - early 20th C)
Lorenzo Radi