Simon Pearce was born in London and moved to Ireland at age 4 where his family started a pottery studio. Pearce mastered pottery but decided to travel the globe and learn how to make high quality glassware from some of the world’s masters. He opened his first glass studio in Ireland but was eventually disenchanted with all the government interference so he relocated to Vermont in 1981. For over 40 years, Simon Pearce has been producing the finest quality lead-free crystal glassware in the United States. Pearce creations have been given as gifts to visiting foreign dignitaries as well as to presenters at the Academy Awards. This simple but elegant lead-free crystal Ascutney (a town in Vermont) martini glass sells for $90.00 on the Simon Pearce website. It measures 5.5 inches tall by 4.75 inches wide. It is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. The original Simon Pearce label is on the base and it also has the etched Simon Pearce signature on the bottom as well (see photos). Be sure to check out my other listings for many unique and hard to find items - Crystal and Glassware, Fine Artwork, Rare DVDs, Art Glass, Asian Rarities, Celebrity Autographs, Fine Porcelain, Quality Jewelry, Hollywood Memorabilia and many more hard to find items.