The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers and Looking-Glass Makers

The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers and Looking-Glass Makers of London received its Charter in 1664. Initially founded to regulate the Glass Selling and Pot-Making industries within the City of London, the role of the livery company today is to:

  • Maintain cordial relationships within the Company, the City and the wider glass industry
  • Stimulate interest in glass in all its aspects
  • Carry out charitable works, with special emphasis on education
  • Maintain the Company's traditions, values and customs
  • Provide pastoral care for members in distress
  • Support the Lord Mayor & the Corporation of the City of London

Our site contains a wealth of interesting information about our livery company, its history and traditions and about glass; one of the most versatile and useful materials ever discovered by mankind. A versatility that continues to this day. The pages of this website will almost certainly have passed along fibre optic cables on their way to your computer.   If you are viewing this site on a handheld device it is very likely that its screen is made of glass - indispensable uses for glass in the modern world.

 

The UK’s major exhibition of contemporary glass announces its exhibitors for 2012

 71 artists will exhibit at the fifth British Glass Biennale which takes place in Stourbridge from  24 August to 15 September 2012.  Once again, the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers is delighted to be working in association with the Biennale to award £7500 of prizes.    More....

Phil Vickery, Thoughts Interrupted, Photograph by Jo Howell Photography

 

Congratulations to the Glass Sellers' Team who came third in the prestigious Prince Arthur Cup Inter-Livery golf competition

The Prince Arthur Cup competition took place on 17 May 2012 at Walton Heath. The Glass Sellers' team once again, came third in this highly competitive tournament. Congratulations to David Brooksbank (Captain) and John Darby, Claus Mikkelsen and Field Walton. 

More information about the Prince Arthur Cup and the tournament.