Europe - Overview

A trio of blue vases. From the left: Western Thistle (Riihimaki), Spinning Starlet (Karhula) and Starlight (Karhula) .

Germany, France, England, Sweden, Finland, Czechoslovakia, Poland, France, Austria, Portugal …. the list goes on!

Our research has established not only the amazing number of Carnival producers in Europe but also the early date of production. Catalogue proof of Carnival Glass production in 1915 at the Brockwitz factory in Germany shows that it was well underway at that point (and possibly even earlier).

Carnival in an astonishing, and frankly breathtaking, range of shapes and colours was made over several decades in Europe.

Our research is ongoing: developments and discoveries will all be reported here.