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1930's Steuben Art Deco Amber/Celest blue lip compote. 8 1/8" wide x 3.25" tall,<br>fantastic piece of glass with no damage. Unmarked or faint mark in a well<br>documented shape and colors.<br><br>Steuben Glass is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of<br>1903 by Frederick Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York, which is in<br>Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of<br>the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning. Carder was an Englishman<br>(born September 18, 1863) who had many years' experience designing glass for<br>Stevens and Williams in England. Hawkes purchased the glass blanks for his<br>cutting shop from many sources and eventually wanted to start a factory to make<br>the blanks himself. Hawkes convinced Carder to come to Corning and manage such a<br>factory. Carder, who had been passed over for promotion at Stevens and Williams,<br>consented to do so.<br>tw146
