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Lalique Tokyo Art Deco Style French Art Glass Ashtray
Lalique Tokyo Art Deco Style French Art Glass Ashtray. No cracks, chips, or restorations.5 3/8" wide x 2 1/8" deep.TW190
$150.00
Lalique Isabelle Open Footed Candy Dish
Lalique Isabelle Open Footed Candy Dish 3.25" tall x 4.75" wide no cracks, scratches, chips, or restorations.B9
$115.00
Lalique Blois(1981-1996) French Crystal Sherry Glasses 4.75" x 2.5" rim (3)
Lalique Blois(1981-1996) French Crystal Sherry Glasses 4.75" x 2.5" rim (3). Selling the three shown for this price. At the time of listing I have multiple lots of 3 available if you change the number on the quanity, if you change the number to 3 you will receive 9 Stems. All are in mint condition with no cracks, chips, scratches, cloudiness, or restorations, not even any wear on the base. They've been in a cabinet for 30 years. This pattern was retired in 1996.B61
$365.00
Kosta Boda Sweden Hand Painted Mirrored Glass Sphere Artist Signed
Kosta Boda Sweden Hand Painted Mirrored Glass Sphere Artist Signed. 5" tall x 6" wide. No cracks, chips, restorations, or wear to enamel. A few expected scratches on the base that rests on the table.Tw120
$225.00
Joseph Morel Zellique Fish Deep Sea paperweight 1995
Joseph Morel Zellique Fish Deep Sea paperweight 1995. 3 1/8" wide x 3" tall with no damage or wear of any kind.
$195.00
Italian Uranium glass Mid Century Murano Burmese dolphin figure
Italian Uranium glass Mid Century Murano Burmese dolphin figure. Selling the figure shown from the third quarter of the 20th century with no damage, previously sold at Early's art glass auction in the 90's or so. 7.25" tall, first pic shown with a uv flashlight shining on it.Burmese glass is a single layer glass with delicate coloration of pink or salmon shading to yellow by the addition of uranium oxide and gold to the original glass batch. This created a yellow opaque glass which on reheating turned to a salmon color shading into the yellow. Further reheating turned the salmon color back to yellow as shown on the scalloped base of this figurine. The uranium in the glass causes the vase to fluoresce brightly when exposed to black light.
$245.00
Irving J Slotchiver Nashville Art Glass Paperweight Deceased Studio Glass Artist
3.25" tall x 3.5" wide with no cracks, chips, dings, scratches, or other issues. Beautiful, better than the pics. Irving returned to college in his fifties and earned an MA in Art from Vanderbilt University specializing in glass technology and art glass making. Irving Slotchiver developed several glass formulas that are still being used today. Having spent almost twenty years in the art glass business and receiving top awards from many shows across the country, he once again retired.
$85.00
Imperial Cape Cod Large Oval ruffled Console Bowl 11.75" x 8" x 3.75" deep
Imperial Cape Cod Large Oval ruffled Console Bowl 11.75" x 8" x 3.75" deep. No<br>cracks, chips, or scratches, perfect clarity. Difficult to find piece.
$115.00
Huge Kosta Boda Artists Choice Kjell Engman Centerpiece
Huge Kosta Boda Artists Choice Kjell Engman Centerpiece. No cracks, chips, scratches, or other issues, two original labels. 12.25" tall x 10 7/8" wide at rim. Piece weighs about 10 pounds, heavy quality piece.
$475.00
Huge Antique Miners Presentation Pocket Watch 50mm works 70mm case 58mm dial
Huge Antique Miners Presentation Pocket Watch 50mm works 70mm case 58mm dial in vintage customized art glass desk caddy. This is an amazing very big watch, The works measure 2" or 50mm, this would be a 23 size if there were such a thing which I don't think there is. Also it is in an extra large case. I believe the watch to be from the last quarter of the 19th century, the holder was likely made later and the watch was likely offered as a presentation gift in the holder at a later date. WTG could stand for West Texas Gas or West Texas Gulf, maybe. The desk caddy is extremally heavy and 4" tall. The watch works and appears to keep good time, it has minor damage to the porcelain dial at the base of the dial. The case is French marked Depose, works are Swiss with no other identifying marks.
$1,195.00
Huge 18" 1930's WMF Ikora Glass Centerpiece
These are usually 12", maybe 14", this one measures 17 7/8" wide x 4" tall. It's unmarked, originally bore a paper label. Guaranteed c.1930-1950 WMF Ikora. Pretty much speaks for itself. No cracks or chips. No scratches on upper surface, but it does have wear on base and a few scuffs right next to the base. Developed by Karl Wiedmann and manufactured by the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF) company in Germany.
$750.00
Holmegaard Selandia Per Lutken 1961 Period Mcm centerpiece bowls
Holmegaard Selandia Per Lutken 1961 Period Mcm centerpiece bowls. Selling both of these bowls largest 12.5" wide, neither with any cracks, chips, or surface scratches.isshelf
$215.00
Harrach Bohemian Glossy Peachblow bulb Vases with enameled Flowers c.1890
4.25" tall x 3.5" wide with no cracks or chips, no loss of enamel or other issues. Some wear to Gilding on rim. Guaranteed circa late 19th century. Selling both for one price.Tw98
$165.00
Gunderson Pairpoint Peachblow Tall Candlestick in uncommon form
derson Pairpoint Peachblow Tall Candlestick in uncommon form. 8.25" tall x 3 5/8" wide at base. From the second quarter of the 20th century. It has a diamond scratched P in a diamond on the base which is tough to photograph but if you look close at last picture you can see it highlighted by the uv flashlight. It is a catalogued derson period shape. No cracks, chips, or restorations.B26
$245.00
Gunderson Pairpoint Peachblow Cup and Saucer
derson Pairpoint Peachblow Cup and Saucer. No cracks, chips, or restorations, a large sized teacup 5.25" saucer and 3" tall cup. High quality.TW189
$125.00
Green Spangle Glass Ewers Green white Mica Flecks c.1890 9"
9" tall x 4.5" wide. No cracks, chips, or other issues. Beautiful pieces<br>guaranteed c. Late 19th century.
$135.00
Green Moser Portrait Plate Woman with Rosary gold Floral Accents 9.25"
Green Moser Portrait Plate Woman with Rosary gold Floral Accents 9.25". No cracks, chips, or restorations unmarked but this is a known Moser line from the mid to late 19th century. Minor wear to gilding. Everything is hand painted, the woman and the gold.b12
$325.00
Green Bohemian Enameled Coralene under Heavy Gold Glass Box with Lid C.1900 5.5"
Measures 5.5" wide x 4" deep. Guaranteed right around 100-120 years old and wonderful. No cracks or chips, or wear to enamel, a little play in the hinge, snaps shut tightly. The lid has some glass beaded decoration under the heavy Gilding similar to Coralene.Tw97
$110.00
Gentile Glass Millefiori Paperweight
Gentile Glass Millefiori Paperweight. Nice large paperweight in mint condition with no scratches or dings. 3.25" tall x 3" wide.The original glass worker in the Gentile family was Peter Gentile, born in Naples, Italy in 1884. He worked in Naples(Italy), Rochester (Pennsylvania), and Morgantown (West Virginia) before building his own factory in Star City (West Virginia) in 1947. His sons, Frankie, John and Joe Gentile helped him make paperweights in the off hours at the Guild Factory in Morgantown. However, most paperweight production since WWII has been associated with Peter, John, or John's wife Gertrude Gentile. Few weights were signed prior to1963. It is believed that Gentile Glass remained in production until 2006. Most, if not all, paperweights produced from 1975 on were signed. For more information, you can read about the Gentiles in the book American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers by Jean Melvin (1967 and 1970). b34
$95.00
French Opaline Art Glass Portrait Vase 14.25" tall all hand painted C.1870
An amazing amount of work went into this piece. All of the decoration and gold is 100% hand done guaranteed. It could be French, possibly Baccarat. No cracks or chips guaranteed. There is some wear to the gold mainly on the base and on the skinny neck back and front center. Very large piece 14 3/8"
$275.00
French Lalique 1976 US Bicentennial patriotic trinket dish
French Lalique 1976 US Bicentennial patriotic trinket dish 4" wide and tall,<br>signed Lalique France center of base. No scratches, damage, or wear. No issues.<br>b1
$55.00
Fostoria Midnight Rose Etched Footed Flared Vase 8 3/8"
Fostoria Midnight Rose Etched Footed Flared Vase 8 3/8" no chips, cracks, or stains. Light scratches in bottom inside of vase.
$135.00
Fire Island Austin Studio Glass Paperweight Biomorphic Pink Twisted Tongue Shape
5.5" tall x 3 3/8" wide with no cracks, chips, dings, scratches, or other issues. Beautiful, better than the pics.
$95.00
Erickson Green Controlled Bubble Glass Shrimp cocktail Or Chip and Dip
Erickson Green Controlled Bubble Glass Shrimp cocktail Or Chip and Dip. I'm assuming that's what it's inteneded use was, obviously once it's yours the opportunities are endless. No cracks, chips, or other issues.tw78Erickson Glassworks Bremen, Ohio 1943-1961Established by Carl Erickson in Bremen, Ohio (1943-1961) produced world famous handmade art glass.Carl Erickson and his brother Stephen, Swedish immigrants from Reijmre, Sweden, a famous glass center, descended from master glass blowers. Carl learned his trade at Pairpoint Manufacturing Company in New Bedford, Massachusetts where he worked for 20 years. From there in 1932, he went to Libby Glass in Toledo for four years, then a brief stay in Hollywood where he designed the chandelier for Greta Garbo's "Camille". The Blenko Glass Company in Milton, West Virginia hired him as a designer and teacher of apprentices. In 1943 Carl and Stephen Erickson bought a defunct glass factory in Bremen, Ohio.Erickson's glass patents involved what he called a "flame design" . His trademark was the extensive use of controlled bubble design which was incorporated in a heavy glass ball which served as a base for many different pieces. Carl Erickson personally designed most of the pieces manufactured at his glass works.His honors include:U.S. Parks Commission chose him to blow the first piece of glass at "Glass House Point" near Jamestown, Virginia commemorating the first U.S. glass factoryThe Museum of Modern Art, New York - award for good designSmithsonian Institute of Washington, D.C. commissioned him to duplicate complex old glass fixtures.Old Sturbridge Museum, Sturbridge, Massachusetts - old glass fixtures as aboveMetropolitan Museum of Art - produced glass piecesCorning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York - produced glass piecesSenate of Ohio - resolution stated "A craftsman who has brought to his community and his state well deserved fame for his singular and rare skill."
$150.00
Embossed Leaf Victorian Pink Cased Art Glass Rose Bowl late 19th century
4.5" wide x 4.25" tall. Speaks for itself. Mint condition with no cracks, chips, scratches, or wear. Guaranteed late 19th century, unknown maker.Tw98
$75.00
Edward Hald (1883-1980) for Orrefors, Graal Fish Vase 1963 Mid century Modern
Edward Hald (1883-1980) for Orrefors, Graal Fish Vase 1963 Mid century Modern.<br>This impressive vase designed by Edward Hald is extremely heavy and thick<br>walled. The flash pattern depicts a series of fish and sea weeds. The aquarium<br>effect is significantly enhanced by the reflection of the flashed pattern on the<br>inner walls of the glass vase.Dimensions: 4.75 tal, 6 pounds. Condition: Very<br>good. No chips, cracks or repairs. Wear consistent with age; some light<br>scratches mainly on base as it's very heavy. Signature: "Orrefors Graal vr 310t<br>Edward Hald" script on the base.<br><br>A Note About the Artist: Edward Hald (1883-1980) trained as an architect and<br>painter. He studied in Dresden, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Paris. His time in<br>Copenhagen included work under Johan Rohde; in Paris he worked under Matisse. In<br>1917, Hald worked briefly at Rorstrand, and then began his long association with<br>Orrefors. At the time Edward Hald joined Orrefors in 1917, the early experiments<br>of Simon Gate and the master glassblower, Knudt Bergkvist, for the Graal<br>technique were still evolving. The Graal technique used acid etching or wheel<br>carving to create thin designs in relief on the surface of multilayer, glass<br>blanks. The carved blanks were then heated to a molten state by glassblowers,<br>encased with an additional layer of clear glass to entrap the design, and<br>finally worked with blowing to a finished state. The result was literally,<br>"painting within the glass".Edward Hald created some of the earliest designs to<br>use the Graal method. He continued to work in Graal throughout his long career,<br>including the heavy "Fish Graal" pieces first shown in 1937. Also "Slip Graal"<br>and "Aqua Graal" were favored techniques. Hald also designed many important<br>engraved pieces such as the "Fireworks" bowl. He retired from Orrefors in 1978.
$950.00
Duncan and Miller Pink Opalescent Viking Swan Rare
8 5/8" long x 7.5" tall with no cracks, chips, or other damage. Very hard to find item.
$150.00
David Salazar Sports and Music Themed Limited Production 2016 Toothpick Holder K
David Salazar Sports and music Themed Limited Production 2016 Toothpick Holder KC. Signed DPS KC 2016, My guess is this was made for a club of some sort as he also made toothpicks for the Toothpick collectors clubs for certain years. No damage, very special limited production item with no damage. 2.75" tallDavid Salazar has been a glassblower and designer for over 50 years. He began in 1972 at Lundberg Studios in Davenport, California. Using new techniques to decorate glass, he eventually became their chief designer. Some of his pieces during this period were exhibited at the Corning Museum of Glass.It was during this time that he became associated with Larry Selman, one of the foremost paperweight dealers in the world. David’s work has been featured in many of Selman’s catalogues, as well as books for the paperweight collector. David also exhibited pieces at the Tiffany Exhibit for the Museum of Art in Chicago.In 1981, David left Lundberg’s to form his own studio. David’s work in miniatures led to doing marbles in flower and sea life patterns, as well as traditional swirls. His Angelfish marble was featured in the April 1988 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine. Today, his marbles are some of his most popular items, and he carries over 30 different kinds. His work is featured in many periodicals and reference books, including Marilyn Barrett’s book, Immies, Aggies, Shooters and Swirls, The Art of the Paperweight by L.H. Selman, and Mark Block’s, Contemporary Marbles and Related Art Glass.toothpickdrawer
$185.00
Danish Mid Century Modern Holmegaard Per Lutkin Smoke Cocktail Shaker / Decanter
Danish Mid Century Modern Holmegaard Smoke Cocktail Shaker/decanter. 10.5" tall x 4" wide with no cracks, chips, restorations, or other issues.
$175.00
Consolidated Dancing Nymphs Pink Satin Sherbet Women Period Art Deco Depres
Buying one with multiple available 3 13/16" tall x 3.75" wide at rim. No damage or wear, no scratches, scuffs, cracks, chips. Guaranteed circa 1930's, I believe this color was only produced for two years, 1938 & 1939. These are extremely rare and I have more of this pattern available.
$125.00
Consolidated Dancing Nymphs Pink Satin Berry Bowl Women Period Art Deco Dep
Buying one with multiple available 4 5/8" wide x 1 1/8" tall. No damage or wear, no scratches, scuffs, cracks, chips. Guaranteed circa 1930's, I believe this color was only produced for two years, 1938 & 1939. These are extremely rare and I have more of this pattern available.
$125.00
Christian Dior Diorissimo Frosted Perfume Bottle
Christian Dior Diorissimo Frosted Perfume Bottle. Good early bottle from the first half of the 20th century. 3" tall x 2.75" wide. No cracks or chips. A little dirty,I don't want to mess up the label trying to clean it.Tw97
$65.00
Casa Del Regalo Bortoli Mid century Alabastro Murano Apple paperweight
Casa Del Regalo Bortoli Mid century Alabastro Murano Apple paperweight 3.5" wide x 3" tall with no cracks, chips, or restorations.pwdrawer
$85.00
Cambridge Rose Point Oval footed 12" bowl
Cambridge Rose Point Oval footed 12" bowl c.1940No issues at all, no cracks, chips, scratches, cloudiness. Hard to find piece.Tw48
$225.00
c1979 Perthshire Millefiori Perfume bottle Paperweight
c1979 Perthshire Millefiori Perfume bottle Paperweight. 6" Tall x 2.75" wide with no cracks, chips, scratches, or internal stains. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They were founded in 1968 and stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. There are three books on Perthshire Paperweights. If you collect Perthshire paperweights, you should have them in your library. There was some dust inside for pics that I didn't notice until later and easily cleaned.tw130
$265.00
c1970's Murano Millefiori gold perfume bottle with stopper
c1970's Murano Millefiori gold perfume bottle with stopper. 3 5/8" tall x 2 1/8" wide from the last half of the 20th century. No cracks, chips, or restorations.B47
$75.00
c1970's Leaded glass and Seashell jewelry box
c1970's Leaded glass and Seashell jewelry box. High quality item 5" wide x 4"<br>deep x 4.5" tall with no damage or issues. Nice old item had 50 years of caked<br>up dirt on it when it came into my possession.<br><br>tw122
$95.00
c1960 MCM 4 chamber smoke glass perfume bottle
c1960 MCM 4 chamber smoke glass perfume bottle. 6" tall with no cracks, chips, or dings, no hard water deposits. Most likely Scandinavian.perfumedrawer
$85.00
c1960 French Sabino/ Danish Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Bird Figures
c1960 French Sabino/ Danish Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Bird Figures. Selling the three figures shown all from one estate collection. Royal copenhagen are 1.75" tall, sabino is 2" all in perfect condition with no damage or wear. Sabino Bird marked Sabino France.Figshelf
$135.00
c1950 Cranberry Art Glass Swans with Ground Pontil Pair
c1950 Cranberry Art Glass Swans with Ground Pontil Pair. Selling the pair very high quality, not sure who made them but I believe they are mid 20th century. No cracks, chips, or restorations.
$85.00
c1940 French Baccarat Perfume Bottle Collection z
c1940 French Baccarat Perfume Bottle Collection. Selling the 4 Bottles with<br>ground stoppers all French Crystal St Louis or Baccarat from the first half of<br>the 20th century. Average 3.5" tall with no chips, The Frosted Faberge has a<br>ground base that is acid etched Faberge Bottle Made in France.<br>TW162
$195.00
c1940 Bakelite Art Deco Lamp with Glass Inserts
c1940 Bakelite Art Deco Lamp with Glass Inserts. Great little lamp with no issues in working condition. 9.75" tall.TW160
$130.00
c1930 Rosenthal Elite Lustre decorated Art deco bowl with heavy gold Butterfly a
c1930 Rosenthal Elite Lustre decorated Art deco bowl with heavy gold. Near mint with no cracks, chips, restorations, crazing, or detectable wear. 11.5" x 7.75" Looks to have been designed by a Rosenthal family member according to mark on base.tw146
$155.00
c1930 Huge Art Deco Signed Frosted Cut Glass Vase signed Helbert?
c1930 Huge Art Deco Signed Frosted Cut Glass Vase signed Helbert?. Strange and<br>wonderful piece of quality period art deco glass. I'm confdent this is 80-100<br>years old but I don't recognize the signature which is weird. It's a very large<br>piece 9.75" tall and wide. The decoration is hand cut, the flower centers are<br>applied glass, the signature appears to be hand engraved. This is a handmade<br>skillful work or art so I'm finding it very strange that I don't recognize the<br>signature or maker. No chips on the top, no cracks, minor wear to frosting on<br>base rim possibly during the making. It is high quality high lead crystal glass,<br>rings like a bell.<br>twshlf
$395.00
c1928 Fostoria Grape Orchid Brocade footed rolled edge bowl
c1928 Fostoria Grape Orchid Brocade footed rolled edge bowl 11" wide x 3.75" tall. In my opinion Brocade which was produced by fostoria for just a few years in the late 1920's is the highest quality glass they produced from that period on. It's made like came glass, each piece was labor intensive. No damage whatsoever on this piece.isshelf
$220.00
c1920 R Lalique Vases 9 3/8" plate
c1920 R Lalique Vases 9 3/8" plate. No cracks, chips, or restorations.
$245.00
c1920 Cobalt Enameled bohemian art deco vase
c1920 Cobalt Enameled bohemian art deco vase. 11.25" tall, nice Nouveau/Deco transitional piece. Most likely Bohemian but possibly French, made by one of the top glass makers, unsigned, hand decorated with no damage.isshelf
$225.00
c1920 Art Deco Green Cut Overlay Glass Deacanter with Sterling silver mount
c1920 Art Deco Green Cut Overlay Glass Deacanter with Sterling silver mount. Large perfume or small decanter. 9.75" tall x 4.25" wide. Base marked sterling No damage to glass base. Chip of very top of stopper and micro chigger bite to center facet shown in first pic.b23
$565.00
c1920 Art Deco Czechoslovakia Alien Ware Iridescent Luster Pottery Vase
c1920 Art Deco Czechoslovakia Iridescent Luster Pottery Vase. 10.25" tall, great amphora style piece with strong Art Deco influence. 2 very small shallow flakes on feet, no other chips, cracks, or restorations.tw104
$135.00
c1920 Art Deco Cut Glass Claret Jugs pair
c1920 Art Deco Cut Glass Claret Jugs pair. Selling the pair of 90-100 year old English cut glass claret jugs in very clean condition. No cracks, chips, or restorations, some wear and oxidation to silverplate tops. 11.5" tall.isshelf
$450.00
c1920 Art deco Beaded Handbag with silk interior
c1920 Art deco Beaded Handbag with silk interior. Great piece with glass beads, handmade. Minor wear as shown, really fantastic.TW101
$125.00
c1920 Argy Rousseau Pate De Verre Bowl in the Ivy Pattern
c1920 Argy Rousseau Pate De Verre Bowl in the Ivy Patternsigned G.Argy Rousseau. 3.5" tall x 4.5" wide at the rim with no cracks, chips, or restorations.Gabriel Argy-Rousseau is produced wonderful works of pate de verre art glass from about 1914 until 1937. Somewhere between 200 and 300 different designs have been recorded by researchers. Scholars believe that between 15,000 and 20,000 total pieces of art glass were produced by G. Argy-Rousseau. That is a relatively small production and it has made some pieces of his work very rare today. Please do not make the assumption that Argy-Rousseau was just a studio glass maker. He was the main creative force behind the glass, but it was in fact a large production. There were at times as many as 20 employees. G. Argy-Rousseau glass was sold all over Europe, in The United States, Latin America, and even in North Africa. It is partly because of this extensive original sales network that his glass can be found all over the world today.The importance of Argy-Rousseau was two-fold. First, it was completely unlike anything glass makers were producing at the time. And secondly, while others started trying the same styles, no one else was ever really able to make anything consistently more appealing or better. So not only was Argy-Rousseau the first, he was also the best. That is a feat that is rarely accomplished in the arts. Below is a brief timeline of Gabriel Argy-Rousseau and his life accomplishments:1885 – Born in Meslay-le-Vidame, France1902 – Attends Ecole de Serves1906 – Graduates from Ecole de Sevres with an engineering degree1913 – Marries Marianne Argyriades1914 – Opens his first studio and displayed his original art glass1921 – Forms firm with Gustav Moser-Millot to market Argy-Rousseau’s art glass1923 – Generally considered to be the peak of his work1931 – Moser-Millot liquidates firm marketing Argy-Rousseau works1932 – Argy-Rousseau starts a new glass making venture1937 – Closes the mostly unsuccessful new glass operation1953 – Argy-Rousseau passes awaytw191
$4,250.00
c1915 Fenton Kittens toothpick holder
c1915 Fenton Kittens Miniature Bowl/toothpick holder. No damage or detectable wear. 3.5" wide x 2.25" tall.toothpickdrawer
$110.00
c1912 Lalique for D'Orsay Powder box with 3 Nymphs
c1912 Lalique for D'Orsay Powder box with 3 Nymphs. 3.75" wide x 1 5/8" tall with no cracks, chips, or other issues. D'Orday in mold on exterior of box, R. Lalique France in mold of exterior of base.perfumedrawer
$465.00
c1910 Quezal Iridescent American Art glass diminutive bowl
c1910 Quezal Iridescent American Art glass diminutive bowl 4.5" wide with great iridescence, no cracks, chips, or restorations.toothpickdrawerQuezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003By Malcolm Mac NeilSome of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically.The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works.Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona.Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918.To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body.The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass.The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the . Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained.Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms.The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company in Sag Harbor, Long Island, purchased Quezal art glass, which they in turn embellished in their shops with silver overlay decoration in the fashionable Art Nouveau style and later resold. Gorham’s silver overlay designs mostly include stylized floral motifs. Alvin’s silver designs are wonderfully organic. One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines. Collectors should note that not all silver-deposit pieces are marked with a maker’s mark since the silversmith had to be quite careful not to damage the glass underneath.A rare 1907 retail catalog survives from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Company, a luxury goods retailer in Philadelphia, which reveals original retail prices of Quezal art glass. A surprising revelation provided by this catalog is that Quezal art glass was nearly twice as expensive as comparable French imported glass made by such renowned firms as Gallé and Daum. Hock glasses, a stemmed glass used primarily for drinking German white wine, were sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $75. Fingerbowls were also sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $100. These high retail prices were nearly the same as those charged for Tiffany’s Favrile glass, and suggest Quezal art glass was also marketed towards the high-end or luxury market.Electricity was a brand new invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps unflattering to the domestic interior. Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to this need with the most extraordinary and beautiful art-glass shades, all of which were hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific.Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades is of the highest caliber. The sale of these shades represented a significant portion of the firm’s revenue. Many manufacturers and retailers of electric lighting fixtures purchased Quezal shades to sell with their fixtures, including Edward F. Caldwell and Company in New York City, Stuart-Howland Company in Boston, and The David J. Braun Mfg. Co., in Chicago. The 1907 Bailey, Banks and Biddle retail catalog mentioned earlier, reveals Quezal art glass shades retailed between $7.50 and $22.50 per shade. Today, Quezal shades are actively collected and prices are considerably higher, especially for the rarest, largest, and most elaborately decorated ones.Amazingly, little is known about the original names for each of the company’s products – for they certainly had them. One most satisfying exception is an attractive and distinctive line introduced by Quezal in 1917, which was appropriately named “The Glass That Looks Like Pottery.” The subtle color blending and soft finish of the glass has all the rich color tones of the finest contemporary art pottery produced in America or abroad. In 1919, Quezal’s new sales representatives, Dela Croix & Wilcken, who were located at 19 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, changed the name to “Innovation.”“Innovation” is distinguished from Quezal’s other art glass because it is not iridescent. In addition, the high-gloss body of the glass is always opaque and usually consists of a subtle and artistic blending of colors that include dark and light brown, olive green, gray, pale blue, lavender, dark orange, and pale yellow. Previously this glass has been referred to as “stone,” “agate” or “laminated” glass, which are the different terms used to designate a similar type of glass by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. No two pieces are alike. The over-all effect is otherworldly and sometimes reminiscent of a tropical sunset. In some cases, the shape and coloring are strikingly similar to ceramics; in others the decoration is bold and distinctive.Fortunately, a few of the line drawing sketchbooks, trade catalog pages, bill-heads, correspondence and other papers from the Quezal glassworks have survived. In 1994, these papers were donated by the children of Martin Bach, Jr., Gladyce Bach Wells, and Clifford Bach, to the Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village in Millville, New Jersey. One of these documents reveals the original pattern designations, which included diamond, curl, hammered, frill, block-a-dot, reed, feather, leaf, heart, and spider. The “spider” decoration is certainly an appropriate designation for this type of glass. It is easily recognizable by the very thin threads of amber glass randomly wrapped around some vases and shades, much like a real spider would weave its web. Detailed line drawings exist for a wide variety of items and demonstrate the high level of technical skill required by Quezal artisans, who manufactured these items according to clearly prescribed specifications.Most companies that produced art glass in this country followed the lead of Louis C. Tiffany and marked their products with an identifying signature or a paper label to distinguish their products from those of their competitors. The Quezal glassworks was no exception. Quezal art glass is usually signed so it can be more easily distinguished from similar items, including those marked Tiffany, Steuben, Kew Blas, Imperial, Fostoria, Lustre Art, and Durand. A few of the different marks that are sometimes found on genuine Quezal items include “Quezal N.Y.,” “Quezal,” accompanied by a decorative scroll underline, and “Quezal” together with a prefix letter and numeral. Two variations of the mark, “Quezal,” by itself, are known: it appears either engraved into the surface of the glass or else a special pencil or stylus was used, which left a platinum or silver signature. Vases and other tableware items are generally signed on the underside in the area of the pontil mark. The signature on a Quezal shade is usually found along the interior of the fitter rim, which is the part of the shade that adheres to the lighting fixture.Martin Bach, Sr. was often given to generous actions and gave away a good many pieces of his beautiful Quezal glass to neighbors, friends, and even settled his local debts with his wares. When he died of cancer on August 1, 1921, at the age of fifty-nine in the Greenpoint Hospital in Brooklyn, unfilled orders for Quezal art glass totaled some $350,000 – a considerable sum in 1921. Complicating matters, Quezal was experiencing financial difficulties under the management of Robert Robinson, president, and Martin Bach, Jr., vice-president.Dr. John Ferguson, a close friend of the Bach family and their family physician, was brought in as an investor. Dr. Ferguson, together with three other wealthy friends, raised the capital necessary to keep the factory operational. The investors contributed an undisclosed sum of money and promised additional financing if Martin Bach Jr. could show a profit of $1,000 at the end of the year.Notwithstanding the infusion of capital, in December 1923, the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was sold to Edward Conlan, a personal friend of Dr. Ferguson, and in January 1924, the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was reorganized as the Quezal Glass Manufacturing Company. Dr. Ferguson served as president and Martin Bach Jr. served as general manager. The reorganized company continued to make both commercial and artistic glassware and even introduced many new articles.Several important glass artisans were employed in the art glass shop, including Harry and Percy Britton, William Wiedebine, and Emil Larson, a gaffer hired in 1923. Sadly, by early 1924, the majority, if not all, of Quezal’s artisans from the art glass shop had left the factory, which closed soon thereafter. These individuals and Martin Bach, Jr., who was in possession of his father’s glassmaking formulas, moved on to other glass manufacturers, including the Imperial Glass Company in Bellaire, Ohio, and the Durand Art Glass division of the Vineland Flint Glass Works, in Vineland, New Jersey.tw210
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c.1910 Northwood White Carnival Glass Three Fruits Stippled Bowl 9"
c.1910 Northwood White Carnival Glass Three Fruits Stippled Bowl 9" No cracks, chips, or scratches. Above average electric iridescence.
$250.00
c.1910 Northwood Ice Blue Carnival Glass bowl in Nippon Pattern
c.1910 Northwood Ice Blue Carnival Glass bowl in Nippon Pattern. No cracks,<br>chips, flea bites, or scratches. Nice iridescence, 8 5/8" wide.
$235.00
c1910 Northwood Carnival Glass Sweetmeat Candy Dish in Amethyst Iridescent
c1910 Northwood Carnival Glass Sweetmeat Candy Dish in Amethyst Iridescent. 9" tall x 5.25" wide. The smallest Chigger bite on stem after very close examination. No other cracks, chips, or other issues.
$135.00
c1910 Large English Cut Glass Perfume Bottle with Sterling Band
c1910 Large English Cut Glass Perfume Bottle with Sterling Band. Incredible piece. One ding on top of faceted stopper, two very small dings on base only found after very close examination shown in last pic. No cracks or big chips, very minor cloudiness. 6.25" tall x 4" wide, original stopper fits like a glove.
$85.00
c1910 J Hungerford Smith Soda Fountain Syrup advertising Magic Lantern Glass sli
c1910 J Hungerford Smith Soda Fountain Syrup advertising Magic Lantern Glass slide 3.25" x 4", unsure of exact date on this but guaranteed 1900-1940's. Cool and unusual, rare, possibly one of a kind.isshelf
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