The primary use of a Victorian lustre was ornamentation. These glass objects with their hanging crystal or glass prisms were status symbols, generally sold in pairs, for use as mantle, table, or sideboard decorations. Some lustres were designed as candle holders.

The prisms, also known as drops, hang from the perimeter of the bowl and are often arranged in a decorative pattern. They are designed to catch and refract light, creating a sparkling, shimmering effect. The drops are typically made of cut glass or crystal, which has a high refractive index, meaning that it bends and reflects light in a particularly beautiful way. The drops may be clear or coloured, and may be smooth or faceted.

The main centres of manufacture are believed to be England and Bohemia, which amongst other styles, produced lustres with enamelled decoration.

Values of lustres are dependent on the colour and decoration on the glass more...

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A pair of Bohemian white overlay green glass lustres, 19th…

Bohemian White Overlay Green Glass Lustres, 19th Century Pair

A pair of Bohemian white overlay green glass lustres, 19th century the pair of floriform lustres, each ogival cut with foliate design enriched in gilt, the tapering and knopped cut stem edged with gilt bands terminating in a circular foot, the bowl…

A pair of Bohemian white overlay cranberry glass lustres, 19th…

19th Century Bohemian White Overlay Cranberry Glass Lustres Pair

A pair of Bohemian white overlay cranberry glass lustres, 19th century the fine pair of lustres, each with ogee bowl with gilt-lined castellated rim and decorated with thumb cut border enriched in gilt, above a tapering and knopped cut stem edged with…

A pair of 19th century Bohemian ruby glass and overlay lustres,…

A pair of 19th century Bohemian ruby glass and overlay lustres, with floral cameos and heightened in gilt, with ping pong ball crystal drops. Height 33 cm. (2)

Good pair of Bohemian cut crystal lustres amber glass centres…

Good pair of Bohemian cut crystal lustres amber glass centres with etched glass deer's & cut crystal lustres, height 27 cmsome minor chips to lustres

A pair of Bohemian white overlay ruby glass lustres, 19th…

A pair of Bohemian white overlay ruby glass lustres, 19th century, the pair of lustres of floriform, each ogival cut with star and flat lens cuts enriched in gilt, the narrow tapering cut stem edged with gilt bands, on a conforming circular foot with lens…

A pair of ruby glass mantle lustres, 19th century, 27 cm high

A pair of ruby glass mantle lustres, 19th century, 27 cm high

A pair of Egermann Bohemian ruby glass lustres, cut to clear…

Bohemian Ruby Glass Lustres: Winter Scene Cut to Clear

A pair of Egermann Bohemian ruby glass lustres, cut to clear with continuous winter scene. Height: 26 cm. (2)

Pair of Victorian green uranium lustres, decorated with gilded…

Pair of Victorian green uranium lustres, decorated with gilded foliate and hanging cut crystal prisms, height 36 cm

Crystal candelabra, mid 20th century, two arm French Baccarat…

Baccarat Crystal Candelabra with Lustres Spiral Design

Crystal candelabra, mid 20th century, two arm French Baccarat crystal, with lustres spiral design, height 32.5 cm

Pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, with applied enamel…

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres with Enamel and Prisms

Pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, with applied enamel foliate and dot work decoration and gilding, each suspending nine clear glass prism drops, a/f (some minor chips and some wear to gilding), height 36 cm (2)

Pair of decorative lustres, clear glass hand cut crystal. Czech,…

Czech Hand Cut Crystal Lustres, 1930s

Pair of decorative lustres, clear glass hand cut crystal. Czech, c 1930s, 17 cm high, 12 cm deep.

Lustres pair of 19th century Bohemian glass, height 33 cm

Bohemian Glass Lustres, 19th Century Pair (33cm)

Lustres pair of 19th century Bohemian glass, height 33 cm

Pair of lustres 19th century blue Bohemian glass, height 27 cm

19th Century Bohemian Blue Glass Lustres (7 words)

Pair of lustres 19th century blue Bohemian glass, height 27 cm

Mantle vases pair of lustre vases, Victorian white milk glass…

Victorian Lustre Mantle Vases with Crystal Prisms

Mantle vases pair of lustre vases, Victorian white milk glass lustres with hand painted and gilded floral decorations and cut crystal prisms, height 35 cm

A pair of Victorian glass lustres, the dove grey glass bowls…

Victorian gilt glass lustres

A pair of Victorian glass lustres, the dove grey glass bowls with scalloped rims, heightened in gilt, on knopped stem and circular stepped foot. Height 34 cm.

Pair of 19th century ruby, cameo and painted glass lustres, the…

19th Century Ruby and Cameo Lustres (2)

Pair of 19th century ruby, cameo and painted glass lustres, the tops of bud form, painted with alternating flowers and gilded work, above waisted and spherical supports on domed bases, a/f, height 27 cm (2)

Pair of ruby glass lustres, with hanging cut prisms

Ruby Lustres with Cut Prisms

Pair of ruby glass lustres, with hanging cut prisms

A pair of pink lustres decorated with cherry blossoms and…

Pink Lustres with Cherry Blossoms and Insects

A pair of pink lustres decorated with cherry blossoms and Insects, height 34 cm

Victorian lustres, pair of frosted milk glass lustres with gilt…

Gilt Milk Glass Lustres with Crystal Prisms

Victorian lustres, pair of frosted milk glass lustres with gilt decorations and crystal prisms

Two ruby lustres a pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres having…

Victorian Ruby Lustres with Prism Drops

Two ruby lustres a pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres having a circular base and tapering stem with prism drops arranged around the perimeter of the bowl. Height 36 cm

19th century lustre vase lamps, green glass with extensive gilt…

Gilt Lustre Vase Lamps with Prisms and Reservoirs

19th century lustre vase lamps, green glass with extensive gilt decoration, hanging prisms and matching reservoirs ( A/F to some lustres)

A pair of Victorian ruby lustres, 19th century, the large pair…

Victorian Ruby Lustres with Prism Hangings

A pair of Victorian ruby lustres, 19th century, the large pair with everted petal form rims above broad fonts richly decorated with polychrome swags, gilt borders, patterns and decorations, a knopped stem to a spreading base, hung with two tiers of prisms…

A pair of early Victorian lustres, with scalloped rim, hung…

Victorian Lustres with Prismatic Drops

A pair of early Victorian lustres, with scalloped rim, hung with prismatic drops. English c.1840. Height 21 cm.

Two Victorian Bohemian ruby flash glass lustres each with 10…

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres with Crystal Drops

Two Victorian Bohemian ruby flash glass lustres each with 10 cut crystal drops, height 25 cm

Pair of milk glass lustres with spears, height 33 cm

Milk Glass Lustres with Spears, 33cm Height

Pair of milk glass lustres with spears, height 33 cm

Pair of Victorian cranberry glass lustres, of conventional form…

Pair of Victorian Cranberry Glass Lustres with Prisms

Pair of Victorian cranberry glass lustres, of conventional form with scalloped rim, each with eight clear glass prisms, a/f, height 27.5 cm (2)

A pair of large Victorian ruby glass lustres, 19th century,…

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres with Crystal Prisms

A pair of large Victorian ruby glass lustres, 19th century, with flaring scalloped rims edged in gilt, compressed bowls and stems boldly, wound with milk glass spirals, each with ten cut crystal arrow point prisms, height 37 cm

Pair of French gilt bronze lustres, with single sconce, above…

French Gilt Bronze Lustres with Crystal Drops (2)

Pair of French gilt bronze lustres, with single sconce, above floral detail, with crystal drops, height 18 cm (2)

Pair Victorian ruby glass lustre vases each with suspended…

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustre Vase Trio

Pair Victorian ruby glass lustre vases each with suspended lustres, to ruby glass footed vase,

A pair of Victorian ruby glass handpainted lustres, with…

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres, Handpainted, Incomplete

A pair of Victorian ruby glass handpainted lustres, with scallop top, some drops missing and incomplete, height 29 cm

Pair Victorian heavy crystal lustres

Victorian Crystal Lustre Pair

Pair Victorian heavy crystal lustres

Pair of antique Bohemian ruby glass lustres both with cased…

Antique Bohemian Ruby Glass Lustres with Hanging Lustres

Pair of antique Bohemian ruby glass lustres both with cased white glass and floral decoration and eight hanging lustres, height 34 cm

A pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, 19th century, 28 cm high

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres, 19th Century Pair

A pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, 19th century, 28 cm high

A pair of Victorian ruby red lustres with crystal prism and…

Victorian Ruby Lustres with Hand-Painted Flowers & Crystal Prisms

A pair of Victorian ruby red lustres with crystal prism and hand painted flower decorations

Pair Victorian pink glass lustre vases each gilt decorated on…

Victorian Pink Glass Lustre Vases with Suspended Lustres

Pair Victorian pink glass lustre vases each gilt decorated on pink glass, with 10 suspending lustres, requiring reconnection, height 33 cm approx, each.

Pair of Victorian glass lustres white bases with green glass…

Victorian Lustres with Crystal Drops and Gilt Decoration

Pair of Victorian glass lustres white bases with green glass tops, with Greek key and Fleur-de-lis gilt decoration to tops and cut crystal lustre drops to each, missing one lustre drop, height 32.5 cm

A pair of Victorian Bristol blue glass lustres, the tall vases…

Victorian Bristol Blue Glass Lustres with Enamel Highlights

A pair of Victorian Bristol blue glass lustres, the tall vases on pedestal stems with gilt and coloured enamel highlights, triangular section prism drops, not complete. Height 35.5 cm.

A pair of Victorian crystal lustres with rectangular & oval…

Victorian Crystal Lustres with Drops - 24cm Height

A pair of Victorian crystal lustres with rectangular & oval drops, chip to top of one lustre, height 24 cm

A pair of Victorian glass lustres, scallop top with three…

Victorian Glass Lustres with Crystal Drops

A pair of Victorian glass lustres, scallop top with three crystal drop, some lustres missing one section and with chips, height 23 cm

Victorian ruby glass lustres having drawn columns rising from…

Gilded Victorian Ruby Lustres with Hand-Painted Florals

Victorian ruby glass lustres having drawn columns rising from round bases, with hand painted gilded floral decoration & slender, well-cut spears, Heights 35 cm

Baccarat crystal glass candlebra with lustres, 46 cm high, 32…

Baccarat Crystal Candlebra with Lustres - Elegant Home Decor

Baccarat crystal glass candlebra with lustres, 46 cm high, 32 cm wide

Baccarat pair of crystal lustres candlesticks with studded…

Crystal Lustres with Fluted Base and Hanging Spears

Baccarat pair of crystal lustres candlesticks with studded fluted base and top, hanging crystal spears and fluted mid section. Marked to base, height 30 cm

Pair of antique milk glass lustres with gilt highlights, each…

Antique Milk Glass Lustres with Gilt Highlights (9 words)

Pair of antique milk glass lustres with gilt highlights, each 22 cm high

A pair of Victorian clear glass lustres. 30 cm high.

Victorian Clear Glass Lustres - 30cm Height

A pair of Victorian clear glass lustres. 30 cm high.

Pair of Bohemian overlay lustres, in milk and ruby glass,…

Bohemian Lustres with Enamel Flowers and Gilt Accents

Pair of Bohemian overlay lustres, in milk and ruby glass, painted with enamel flowers, accented in gilt with drop facettes, height 28 cm, (2)

Pair of late Victorian milk glass lustres late 19th century…

Victorian Milk Glass Lustres

Pair of late Victorian milk glass lustres late 19th century antique English Victorian milk glass lustres of superb quality. Their well drawn columns rising from round bases, the base and Crown with attractively hand painted floral decoration complemented…

Late Victorian pair of ruby red lustres late 19th century…

Victorian Ruby Lustres with Hand Painted Decoration

Late Victorian pair of ruby red lustres late 19th century antique English Victorian ruby glass lustres of superb quality. Their well drawn columns rising from round bases, the bodies with attractively hand painted decoration complemented by fine gilding,…

Pair Baccarat crystal storm lanterns, each with an etched shade,…

Baccarat Crystal Storm Lanterns with Lustres

Pair Baccarat crystal storm lanterns, each with an etched shade, and base with suspended lustres. Height 50 cm (total, each)

A pair of Victorian blue satin glass lustres. Height 31 cm.

Victorian Blue Satin Glass Lustres, 31cm Height

A pair of Victorian blue satin glass lustres. Height 31 cm.

A pair of Victorian Forget-Me-Not blue milk glass lustres, with…

Victorian Blue Milk Glass Lustres with Crystal Drops

A pair of Victorian Forget-Me-Not blue milk glass lustres, with ten prism crystal drops on each. Height 31.5 cm

A pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, with hand painted…

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres with Floral Border and Prisms

A pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, with hand painted floral border and eight prism drops to each. Height 30.5 cm.

A pair of Bohemian cameo glass lustres, 20th century, probably…

Bohemian Ruby Lustres with Floral Decoration

A pair of Bohemian cameo glass lustres, 20th century, probably Czech Crystalex, the white cased ruby pair, of typical form with shaped stems, a scalloped dish with eight bead and arrow point lustres, with gilded borders and painted floral decoration…

Two Victorian Bohemian glass lustres, each with 10 cut crystal…

Pair of Victorian Bohemian Glass Lustres with Crystal Drops

Two Victorian Bohemian glass lustres, each with 10 cut crystal drops, 27 cm high (tallest)

Two Victorian glass lustre vases, trumpet shape with cut white…

Victorian Lustre Vases with Gilt Decoration and Hanging Lustres

Two Victorian glass lustre vases, trumpet shape with cut white flashing and gilt decoration, suspended with multiple lustres. Heights 25 cm

A pair of 19th century Venetian ruby glass overlay lustres, 33…

19th Century Venetian Ruby Glass Lustres

A pair of 19th century Venetian ruby glass overlay lustres, 33 cm high

Pair of Bohemia Bristol blue glass and gilded lustres with…

Bristol Blue Glass Lustres with Prisms

Pair of Bohemia Bristol blue glass and gilded lustres with hanging prisms

Pair of massive ruby and milk glass overlay lustres

Ruby and milk glass lustres

Pair of massive ruby and milk glass overlay lustres

A pair of Bohemian cameo glass lustres and one other, 20th…

Bohemian Cameo Glass Lustres and Vase

A pair of Bohemian cameo glass lustres and one other, 20th century, probably Czech Crystalex, all carved white over ruby, the pair of typical form with shaped stems, ruffled bowls and provision for lustres (absent); and a larger trumpet vase with a…

A pair of fine two tier cut glass lustres, early 20th century,…

Two-tier Cut Glass Lustres, Early 20th Century (33cm)

A pair of fine two tier cut glass lustres, early 20th century, 33 cm high

Pair of Victorian green glass & gilt lustres, circa 1870, 27 cm…

Victorian green glass lustres with gilt accents

Pair of Victorian green glass & gilt lustres, circa 1870, 27 cm high approx.

Pair of 19th century green and milk glass overlay lustres with…

19th Century Green and Milk Glass Lustres with Prisms A/F

Pair of 19th century green and milk glass overlay lustres with hanging lustre prisms (some prisms missing) A/F

Czech Bohemian Egermann crystal ruby red pair of lustres…

Egermann Crystal Ruby Red Lustres with Crystal Drops

Czech Bohemian Egermann crystal ruby red pair of lustres comprising two crystal drop lustres, each with eight crystal drops, decorated with typical shell, stag & chateau motifs. Condition: good, minor wear to the base. Height 27 cm

A pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, 19th century, the…

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres

A pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres, 19th century, the lustres each with a compressed font with flaring chevron edging, a shaped tapering stem to a spreading base, the font decorated with painted and gilded swags and hung with nine arrow point and cut…

Pair of Victorian blue glass lustres with gilt decoration,…

Victorian Blue Glass Lustres with Gilt Decoration

Pair of Victorian blue glass lustres with gilt decoration, missing some crystal drops, one with blue glass body cracked, 33 cm high approx

A pair of Regency glass lustres with facetted prisms 29 cm high.

Regency Glass Lustres with Facetted Prisms (9 words)

A pair of Regency glass lustres with facetted prisms 29 cm high.

A collection of three 19th century Bohemian painted, gilt and…

Bohemian Lustre Vase Collection

A collection of three 19th century Bohemian painted, gilt and overlaid lustre vases, including an overlaid and painted green glass vase, 33 cm high, an overlaid ruby glass vase, (two lustres detached), 31 cm high, and a clear glass vase with gilt…

Pair Victorian crystal lustres mixed thumb cuts on double…

Mixed Thumb Cut Crystal Lustres with Double Baluster Stems

Pair Victorian crystal lustres mixed thumb cuts on double baluster stems.

Czech Bohemian Egermann crystal ruby red lustre three piece…

Egermann Crystal Ruby Red Lustre Three Piece Suite

Czech Bohemian Egermann crystal ruby red lustre three piece suite comprising two crystal drop lustres, each with eight crystal drops & one vase, all decorated with typical shell, stag & chateau motifs. Condition good to fair, some minor chips to the rim.…

A Victorian lustre vase, deep green with gilt embellishments,…

Victorian Green Lustre Vase with Crystal Lustres

A Victorian lustre vase, deep green with gilt embellishments, castellated top with 10 crystal pendant lustres. 15 cm x 34 cm

A pair of Bohemian ruby cased glass lustres. Modern, each with…

Bohemian Ruby Lustres with Spear Prisms

A pair of Bohemian ruby cased glass lustres. Modern, each with a thistle shape scalloped bowl upon a waisted pedestal to a stepped circular base, with cut patterns and designs, and having eight spear shaped prisms. Height 26.5 cm

A pair of Bohemian cased glass lustre vases. 20th century, in…

Cobalt and White Lustre Vases with Prisms

A pair of Bohemian cased glass lustre vases. 20th century, in cobalt overlaid with white, the shallow tazze form lustres each with a shaped stem to a domed base, with repeat slice cuts and rose and forget-me-not painted borders and decorations with gilt…

A pair of Victorian glass lustres with pink casing and…

Victorian Lustres with Pink Casing and Blue Forget-Me-Nots

A pair of Victorian glass lustres with pink casing and enamelled blue forget-me-nots 34 cm height

Ruby glass pair of lustres with gilt painted rim & clear…

Ruby Glass Lustres with Crystal Drops

Ruby glass pair of lustres with gilt painted rim & clear crystal drops. Condition good, missing one drop. Height 32 cm

A pair of Bohemian ruby cased glass lustres. Modern, each with…

Bohemian Ruby Lustres with Scalloped Bowl and Prisms

A pair of Bohemian ruby cased glass lustres. Modern, each with a thistle shape scalloped bowl upon a waisted pedestal to a stepped circular base, with cut patterns and designs, and having eight spear shaped prisms. Height 26.5 cm

Pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres 33 cm high approx.

Victorian Ruby Glass Lustres - 33cm High

Pair of Victorian ruby glass lustres 33 cm high approx.

Pair of Victorian ruby glass hand painted lustres

Victorian Ruby Lustres with Hand Painted Details

Pair of Victorian ruby glass hand painted lustres

A Victorian pair of opaline glass lustres, late 19th century,…

Victorian Opaline Glass Lustres with Crystal Drops

A Victorian pair of opaline glass lustres, late 19th century, each having painted enamel floral decoration with 10 suspended cut crystal drops. Height 33.5 cm

A pair of cut crystal lustres and Victorian enamel painted vase,…

Crystal Lustres and Enamel Vase Set

A pair of cut crystal lustres and Victorian enamel painted vase, the lustres of typical form with faceted stems and star cut bases, the vase of squat ovoid form, (3).

A pair of Victorian green glass lustres, each embellished with…

Victorian Green Glass Lustres with Gilt Embellishments

A pair of Victorian green glass lustres, each embellished with gilt painted foliate and fruit designs and clear glass lustres, 36 cm high.

Bohemian ruby glass pair of lustres having drawn columns rising…

Bohemian Ruby Lustres with Gilded Floral Decoration

Bohemian ruby glass pair of lustres having drawn columns rising from round bases, with gilded floral decoration & slender, well-cut spears. Condition good, minor wear to the bases. Height 30.2 cm

Pair of milk glass Victorian lustres

Victorian Milk Glass Lustres Pair

Pair of milk glass Victorian lustres

A pair Moser style, Bohemian, cut crystal and overlay glass…

Bohemian Crystal Lustres with Floral Decoration

A pair Moser style, Bohemian, cut crystal and overlay glass lustres, early 20th century, with gilt and painted floral decoration. Height 25 cm

Pair of quality 19th century overlay glass vases with lustres

19th Century Overlay Glass Vases with Lustres

Pair of quality 19th century overlay glass vases with lustres

Victorian pair of blue lustres hand painted with flowers, each…

Hand-painted Victorian Blue Lustres with Crystal Drops

Victorian pair of blue lustres hand painted with flowers, each with eight crystal drops. Height 31.5 cm

A pair of Victorian green-glass lustres

Victorian Green Glass Lustres

A pair of Victorian green-glass lustres

Baccarat pair of lustres each with twelve crystal drops,…

Baccarat Crystal Lustres with 12 Drops (Pair)

Baccarat pair of lustres each with twelve crystal drops, stamped 'Baccarat France' to the base. Height 29.5 cm

A pair of Victorian glass lustres with faceted prisms. 30 cm…

Victorian Lustres with Faceted Prisms (8 words)

A pair of Victorian glass lustres with faceted prisms. 30 cm high

A pair of ruby overlaid glass lustres, Bavarian, 19th century,…

Ruby Lustres and Hobnail Vase Set

A pair of ruby overlaid glass lustres, Bavarian, 19th century, together with a hobnail cut glass lustre vase, 28 cm high

Victorian pink glass pair of lustres with floral and butterfly…

Victorian Pink Glass Lustres with Crystal Drops

Victorian pink glass pair of lustres with floral and butterfly enamelled painted detail, each with eigh matched crystal drops. Height 33.5 cm

A pair of ruby and milk glass lustres hand-painted with flowers…

Hand-painted Ruby and Milk Glass Lustres

A pair of ruby and milk glass lustres hand-painted with flowers and strawberries, English, circa 1870, 29 cm high

Pair of antique milk glass lustres, approx. 25 cm high (2)

Antique Milk Glass Lustres (Pair)

Pair of antique milk glass lustres, approx. 25 cm high (2)

A pair of early Victorian glass lustres, each with inverted top…

Early Victorian Glass Lustres - Pair

A pair of early Victorian glass lustres, each with inverted top on bulbous stem with a circular domed spreading foot. 32 cm high.

Pair of antique Victorian dark ruby flash glass and enamel…

Antique Ruby Flash Glass Lustres with Enamel Detailing

Pair of antique Victorian dark ruby flash glass and enamel lustres. Approx height 29 cm

A pair French Baccarat glass lustres. Candleholders, 20th…

French Baccarat Glass Lustres with Prism Drops

A pair French Baccarat glass lustres. Candleholders, 20th century, each with 12 prism glass drops. Height 29.5 cm

A pair of Victorian sky blue and clear glass lustres 30 cm high

Victorian Sky Blue Lustres with Clear Glass (8 words)

A pair of Victorian sky blue and clear glass lustres 30 cm high