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Pairpoint Oversized Brilliant Period Cut Glass Casket Jewelry box. Very large box in grat condition with no large chips, no cracks, no other issues. There are some small chips to the vertical cuts on the base only visible upon close examination 7.5" wide x 4.5" tall, I didn't find a mark. This piece was made in the US from about 1890-1915. isshelf

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c1890 Mt Washington Pairpoint perfume flask 6.25" tall x 3 3/8" wide with no damage. isshelf

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c1890 Mt Washington Art Glass Sugar shaker and Salt and Pepper collection. Sugar<br>shakers are 4" wide, shakers are 2 5/8" wide. None with any cracks, some with<br>chips inside where lids go. Some need new plaster to hold the metal piece in<br>place that the lid screws on to be functional. Overall a great and rare<br>collection, 30 years ago finding just a single one of these shakers "Out in the<br>wild" made my day. Selling the entire collection shown, all hand painted about<br>125 years ago in the US. A few show strong traces of uranium under UV light.<br>isshelf

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3 c1890 Hobbs Brockunier Wheeling Peachblow cruets. Tallest 7", left. No cracks,<br>no "heat checks" in handles, no restorations. Left Cruet has some chips on<br>bottom of stopper and a small chip on foot, center cruet has a bruise on the<br>inside of the stopper and no other damage, right cruet has no damage at all.<br>Guaranteed authentic and original late 19th century American art glass. All<br>three extremely rare to find in any condition. 20 Years ago one of these cruets<br>when found would sell for more than I'm asking for this three.<br><br>In 1886, a Chinese porcelain vase with "Peach Bloom" glaze sold at auction for<br>$18,000. The tremendous price and the phrase Peach Bloom were widely publicized.<br>Within months, American glass companies developed new formulas to capitalize on<br>the Peach Bloom name. This glassware is now collectively referred to as<br>"Peachblow".<br><br>One type of Peachblow, shading from yellow at the bottom to deep red at the top,<br>was made by the Hobbs, Brockunier and Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. It is<br>now called Wheeling Peachblow after the town where it was made. Wheeling<br>Peachblow is a two-layered glass or cased glass. The inside layer is white; the<br>outer layer shades from yellow at the bottom to deep red at the top. Original<br>Wheeling Peachblow was made in two finishes, shiny and satin.

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c1890 Mt Washington Burmese New England Peachblow collection. Selling the 5 piece collection shown all guaranteed American art glass from the late 19th century. All from the same collection that has been together for generations. Every piece is perfect after very close examination. No damage to handles, no damage whatsoever. No cracks, chips, or restorations. All with factory ground pontils, 4 Burmese pieces glow under a blacklight and the Peachblow vase doesn't. Tallest Vase 7", tallest pitcher, 7 5/8", Peachblow vase 6" MT. WASHINGTON AND PAIRPOINT GLASS Mt. Washington and its successor, the Pairpoint Corporation, was one of America’s longest-running luxury glass companies (1837-1957), one that rivaled its better known contemporaries, Tiffany and Steuben. It constantly reinvented and re-invigorated its business through creativity in texture, decoration, pattern, and color - developing a variety of styles and decorating techniques which were so technically complex that few are even practiced today. The Mt. Washington Glass Company was founded in South Boston in 1837, and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1870. In 1880, Thomas J. Pairpoint, an English silversmith, was hired to run the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, another company in New Bedford which Mt. Washington’s owners established to produce ornate silver-plated mounts for Mt. Washington glass. In 1894, the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company absorbed Mt. Washington, and the company was renamed the Pairpoint Corporation in 1900, which remained the company’s name until it went out of business in 1938. It was revived briefly as the Gundersen-Pairpoint Glass Company but closed permanently in 1957. The company’s most successful years were from 1880 (in the height of the opulent Gilded Age) to 1930 (the end of the exuberant Roaring Twenties). MT. WASHINGTON ART GLASS AND CUT GLASS Englishman Frederick Shirley was hired in 1872 to run Mt. Washington’s chandelier department, and two years later was put in charge of the entire company. Shirley was entrepreneurial and litigious, quick to adopt new designs and quick to complain if he thought any other firm was copying his wares. By the time he resigned in 1891, he had amassed a total of 27 patents and five design patents for various types of glass, most of which were quite successful. In 1885, Shirley introduced Burmese glass, a translucent glass that shaded from yellow to pink, which was highly decorated in the elegant and sophisticated style characteristic of the day. It became an immediate success on the Art Glass market. Shirley was a good businessman and took advantage of the dawning age of advertising to promote Burmese glass extensively. Mt. Washington’s large decorating shop specialized in enameling. The decorators who worked on Burmese glass also applied their skills to a variety of other decorated glasses with exotic names like Royal Flemish, Crown Milano, Colonial, and Pearl Satin Ware. By 1890, the company was advertising itself as “Headquarters in America for Art Glass Wares.” tw273

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c1890 Mt Washington Crown Milano American art glass vase. 8" tall with no cracks, chips, or restorations, and nearly no wear to enamel/gold. Amazing square shaped vase continuously decorated throughout. tw273 MT. WASHINGTON AND PAIRPOINT GLASS Mt. Washington and its successor, the Pairpoint Corporation, was one of America’s longest-running luxury glass companies (1837-1957), one that rivaled its better known contemporaries, Tiffany and Steuben. It constantly reinvented and re-invigorated its business through creativity in texture, decoration, pattern, and color - developing a variety of styles and decorating techniques which were so technically complex that few are even practiced today. The Mt. Washington Glass Company was founded in South Boston in 1837, and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1870. In 1880, Thomas J. Pairpoint, an English silversmith, was hired to run the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, another company in New Bedford which Mt. Washington’s owners established to produce ornate silver-plated mounts for Mt. Washington glass. In 1894, the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company absorbed Mt. Washington, and the company was renamed the Pairpoint Corporation in 1900, which remained the company’s name until it went out of business in 1938. It was revived briefly as the Gundersen-Pairpoint Glass Company but closed permanently in 1957. The company’s most successful years were from 1880 (in the height of the opulent Gilded Age) to 1930 (the end of the exuberant Roaring Twenties). MT. WASHINGTON ART GLASS AND CUT GLASS Englishman Frederick Shirley was hired in 1872 to run Mt. Washington’s chandelier department, and two years later was put in charge of the entire company. Shirley was entrepreneurial and litigious, quick to adopt new designs and quick to complain if he thought any other firm was copying his wares. By the time he resigned in 1891, he had amassed a total of 27 patents and five design patents for various types of glass, most of which were quite successful. In 1885, Shirley introduced Burmese glass, a translucent glass that shaded from yellow to pink, which was highly decorated in the elegant and sophisticated style characteristic of the day. It became an immediate success on the Art Glass market. Shirley was a good businessman and took advantage of the dawning age of advertising to promote Burmese glass extensively. Mt. Washington’s large decorating shop specialized in enameling. The decorators who worked on Burmese glass also applied their skills to a variety of other decorated glasses with exotic names like Royal Flemish, Crown Milano, Colonial, and Pearl Satin Ware. By 1890, the company was advertising itself as “Headquarters in America for Art Glass Wares.”

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6.75" c1890 Coraline Art glass vase. Minor loss to glass beaded coraline<br>decoration. No cracks, chips, or restorations...

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c1880 Mt Washington Uranium Glass Burmese Rose bowl/vase 4 7/8" tall and wide with no damage, ground pontil, guaranteed authentic. Designed by Frederick Shirley and made by the Mount Washington Glass Company, this single layer glass achieved a 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. The uranium in the glass causes the vase to fluoresce brightly when exposed to black light. Burmese glass is highly collected and is also included in all major American Art Glass collections. This glass is rare today as it was very expensive to manufacture and was only made for a short period of time.

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1880's New England peachblow vase 3.75" tall x 2.5" wide with no damage or<br>issues.<br><br>The Glass of New England 1818-1888<br>The glass industry was attracted to New England for many of the same reasons it<br>was attracted to other locations throughout history; access to natural fuel<br>resources, availability to world marketplaces, and a ready work force. Of the<br>many glass houses in New England in the early to mid-1800s, two of the best<br>known were The New England Glass Company and The Boston and Sandwich Glass<br>Company. The New England Glass Company was located in the Cambridge area of<br>Boston. The use of the term "Cambridge Glass" in literature has led to some<br>confusion with the somewhat later Cambridge Glass Company of Cambridge, Ohio.<br>The New England Glass Company was incorporated in 1818. Deming Jarvis, the only<br>one of the four owners with practical business experience, was to run the shop.<br>Mr. Jarvis, born in Boston into a wealthy family, had working experience in the<br>dry goods business before joining the NEGC. He had a unique talent for selecting<br>the right men and getting them to come to work for him, including some of<br>Europe's most skillful cutters. Deming's father died in 1823, leaving him with<br>considerable wealth and he spent some time in Pittsburgh<br>studying the local methods of glass making.<br>isshelf

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1980 Chihuly student William Morris Art Glass vase height: 10 1/2 inches, width:<br>10 1/2 inches, depth: 3 1/2 inches. Absolutely no damage or wear whatsoever.<br>This vase represents his early work he was producing at Pilchuck while gaffing<br>for Dale Chihuly.<br><br>William Morris was born in Carmel, California in 1957. He is an American glass<br>artist who has been able to change the history of art within his lifetime.<br>Morris was educated at California State University in Chico, California as well<br>as Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. 
In 1978, Morris<br>arrived at the Pilchuck Glass School and found work initially as a driver.<br>Later, he worked with Dale Chihuly, the founder of the school, and eventually<br>became his chief gaffer in the 1980s. Morris remained with Chihuly for about 10<br>years as his chief assistant before deciding to form his own studio and develop<br>his own artistic style of glass blowing.<br><br>For more than twenty-five years, William Morris has captivated and intrigued the<br>art community with hauntingly evocative and beautiful glass sculptures. He has<br>captured the imagination time and again by creating objects that appear to be<br>ancient stone or woodcarvings, not the modern glass sculptures they actually<br>are. His art speaks of human origins, myth, ancestry, and ancient civilizations.<br>It symbolizes a harmony between humanity and nature and provides a ghost-like<br>bond to the world around us – a world that is often forgotten, ignored, and<br>abused.<br><br>Morris gathers much of his inspiration from ancient cultures from around the<br>world – Egyptian, Asian, Native American – all peoples who respected and admired<br>the land they inhabited. Because of this, Morris’s artwork has become something<br>all its own: culturally distinct and yet familiar to all cultures. His pieces<br>embody a spiritual quality that sharply contrasts old beliefs with those of the<br>modern world. These objects speak to our senses and continuously beg us to<br>explore them further.<br><br>Morris achieved much success during his career and retired in 2007. He spent<br>over twenty-five years honing his skills and pushing the medium of glass further<br>than anyone, including himself, could ever have imagined.<br><br>Morris’ work can be found in numerous public collections including:<br><br>The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Corning Museum of Glass, Corning,<br>NY; American Glass Museum, Millville, NJ; Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art,<br>Hokkaido, Japan; Musee Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; Auckland Museum,<br>Auckland, New Zealand and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England.

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c1900 Pairpoint heart American Brilliant Period Cut Glass plate. Amazing piece<br>of cut glass 7" wide with no significant damage, very few tiny flakes only<br>visible under extremely close examination, as clean as they get. I couldn't find<br>any identifying marks but it's Pairpoint.<br>isshelf

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c1910 Amber Loganberry Carnival Glass Vases By Imperial Pair. Selling the pair shown with wonderful color and iridescence. True amber base color on these 10" tall x 6" wide, a true estate fresh pair that's been together for over 100 years with the same family that never sold anything. These both have very nice iridescence, better than average. 9-10 years ago a few of these brought over 2k each for one vase at Seeck Carnival glass auction. I'm going to assume that those bidders got carried away and possibly they even had better iridescence even though that's difficult to imagine. isshelf

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c1910 Carnival glass horse head bowl. 8 7/8" wide with no damage or detectable wear whatsoever, nice color.

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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.

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c1920's Steuben Cranberry Swirled Wine Stem. 5 5/8" tall x 3" wide at rim. No<br>cracks, chips, restorations, or cloudiness. Ground pontil, unmarked.<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>tw123

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1920's Durand Blue Cut to Clear glass Vase. 8 5/8" tall with no cracks, chips,<br>or restorations. Does appear to have some cloudiness in the interior which I<br>didn't attempt to remove. unmarked.<br><br>Durand art glass was made between 1924 and 1931. Durand was the art glass<br>division of Vineland Flint Glass Works in New Jersey which was founded by Victor<br>Durand in 1897. Many of the glass artists came from the Quezal Art Glass company<br>which closed in 1924. The artists at Durand were granted a great deal of freedom<br>to produce glass in a variety of styles. Many pieces were blown using an unusual<br>yellow glass which many collectors now refer to as "Ambergris". Durand produced<br>a wide variety of art glass items including bowls, vases, perfume bottles,<br>candlesticks and lamps. Durand's art glass quickly gained fame for its beauty<br>and quality. In 1926 Durand received a medal of honor at the Sesquicentennial<br>International Exposition in Philadelphia. Sadly production ceased in 1931 when<br>Victor Durand died in an auto accident.<br>b34

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c1920 Huge Steuben Gold Aurene Water Pitcher. Large and heavy piece of American<br>art glass from the first quarter of the 20th century. 11 3/8" tall x 8.5" handle<br>to spout with no cracks, chips, or restorations. One spot in finish shown in 4th<br>and 5th pic.<br>isshelf

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c1890 Cranberry Threaded Enameled Water pitcher. Great piece with no cracks,<br>chips, or restorations. Possibly Stevens and Williams, definitely 120-130 years<br>old. 9.25" tall x 7.5" handle to spout.<br>isshelf.

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c1890 Mt Washington art glass toothpick holder. 2" tall x 1 7/8" wide with no cracks, chips, or restorations. toothpickshelf

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1920's Steuben Alabaster Lamp Shade Vase Flared. No cracks, chips, or restorations, expected wear to base on about 100 year old piece of glass. 5.5" tall x 5 9/16" wide at rim. I could not find a mark but it is definitely Steuben from the first quarter of the 20th century. isshelf

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c1890 Poofy Mt Washington Art glass Melon Ribbed hand painted Biscuit jar with<br>silver plate mountings. I didn't polish the silverplate so it's possible there<br>is wear to the plating. No crack, chips, or other damage. 7.5" tall without<br>handle extended x 7.5" wide.<br>TW261

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c1930 Steuben Gold Aurene Electric lamp with Ornate brass fittings. Fantastic<br>Steuben lamp from the 1920's or 30's with very high quality original fittings,<br>Handel made many of Steuben's lamps but I see no markings. Please excuse<br>pathetic pics I don't have room to photograph the whole thing at once. 25.5"<br>tall, fresh from an amazing Steuben collection last acquired in 2008. No damage<br>whatsoever, the finial is amazing also with a cut Amber glass prism. Buying what<br>you see here with no damage and it will be packed by a pro.

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1920's Durand Blue Opalescent Pulled Feather Parfait. 6 3/16" tall x 3 3/8" wide at rim with no cracks, chips, or restorations. No exterior scratches. I did not notice until photographing but it appears to have been used extensively as a vase as there is hard water residue and some scratches in the interior which I'm accounting for in my pricing. Still an extremely rare item to find in any condition, unmarked. Durand art glass was made between 1924 and 1931. Durand was the art glass division of Vineland Flint Glass Works in New Jersey which was founded by Victor Durand in 1897. Many of the glass artists came from the Quezal Art Glass company which closed in 1924. The artists at Durand were granted a great deal of freedom to produce glass in a variety of styles. Many pieces were blown using an unusual yellow glass which many collectors now refer to as "Ambergris". Durand produced a wide variety of art glass items including bowls, vases, perfume bottles, candlesticks and lamps. Durand's art glass quickly gained fame for its beauty and quality. In 1926 Durand received a medal of honor at the Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia. Sadly production ceased in 1931 when Victor Durand died in an auto accident. tw193

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c1930 Steuben Gold Aurene Candle holders with Sterling Silver Bobeches. 5 3/8"<br>tall x 3 1/8" wide at rim x 4.75" wide base. They will take up to 1.75" wide<br>votive or flameless candles or taper candlesticks. These are unsigned, I'm<br>attributing them to Steuben. I'm 100% sure they are American art glass from<br>c1910's to 1930's. I had a pair of these identical with the same sterling<br>bobeches heavily tarnished as these were about 25 years ago and they were<br>signed, I think it was Steuben but that was long ago. It's not a common shape.<br>Selling the pair with no cracks, chips, or restorations. My asking price on<br>these is slightly less than half what I seem to remember selling the other pair<br>for 25 years ago.<br><br>B15

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c1920 Tiffany Favrille Pitchers. Selling both Tiffany American art glass<br>pitchers from the first quarter of the 20th century. Tallest 5 3/8" unmarked,<br>slight roughness to ground pontil, no cracks, chips, or restorations. Smallest<br>Signed 1194 L.C. Tiffany Favrille and still retaining original label. Selling<br>both pitchers. Both Tiffany but only one signed. Both documented Tiffany shapes<br>with unmistakable quality from the same estate collection.<br><br>Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 - 1933): The Founder of Tiffany Studios was a master<br>artist in the style of Art Nouveau and the design director at Tiffany & Co.<br>Whether it be with glass, jewelry or painting supplies, everything Tiffany<br>crafted was done with the utmost perfection. Often his paintings were of<br>brilliant landscapes inspired by his travels to Europe. However, he painted all<br>over the world from Africa to Asia, North America and Europe. Along the way he<br>gain access to many memberships including the National Academy of Design in 1887<br>and Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of France. He also won several awards and<br>had his art exhibited at: The Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art,<br>the Chicago Institute of Art and many others. While he is most well know for his<br>jewelry company and beautiful favrile glass, Tiffany's talents as an artist have<br>not been forgotten<br>B48

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1998 Zellique Intaglio Cat Perfume bottle. No cracks, chips, scratches, or<br>dings. 3.75" tall x 3.25" wide.<br>b48

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American Steuben MCM art glass Centerpiece. 10" wide x 4 5/8" wide with no<br>cracks, chips, or restorations. A few tiny non distractive scratches under close<br>examination and of course the expected shelf wear on base as this is an<br>old/heavy piece of glass.<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<br>in Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner<br>of the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning. Carder was an<br>Englishman (born September 18, 1863) who had many years' experience designing<br>glass for Stevens & Williams in England. Hawkes purchased the glass blanks for<br>his cutting shop from many sources and eventually wanted to start a factory to<br>make the blanks himself. Hawkes convinced Carder to come to Corning and manage<br>such a factory. Carder, who had been passed over for promotion at Stevens and<br>Williams, consented to do so. In 1918, Steuben was acquired by Corning Glass<br>Works and became the Steuben Division. In July 2008, Steuben was sold by Corning<br>Incorporated for an undisclosed price to Schottenstein Stores,[2] which also<br>owns 51% of Retail Ventures, a holding company for DSW, Filene's Basement, and<br>formerly Value City Department Stores; Value City Furniture, which changed its<br>name to American Signature Furniture; 15% of American Eagle Outfitters, retail<br>liquidator SB Capital Group, some 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing<br>its shoes, furniture and crystal. On September 15, 2011, Schottenstein announced<br>it was shutting down Steuben's Corning factory and Manhattan store, ending the<br>company's 108-year history. Soon after, Corning Incorporated repurchased the<br>Steuben brand. In early 2014, The Corning Museum of Glass announced that it<br>would work with independent contractors to reproduce Steuben using a new,<br>lead-free formula and their classic leaded crystal. Carder period<br>(1903-1932)[edit] Steuben Glass Works started operation in October 1903. Carder<br>produced blanks for Hawkes and also began producing cut glass himself. Carder's<br>great love was colored glass and had been instrumental in the reintroduction of<br>colored glass while at Stevens and Williams. When Steuben's success at producing<br>blanks for Hawkes became assured, Carder began to experiment with colored glass<br>and continued experiments that were started in England. He soon perfected Gold<br>Aurene which was similar to iridescent art glass that was being produced<br>by Tiffany and others. Gold Aurene was followed by a wide range of colored art<br>glass that eventually was produced in more than 7,000 shapes and 140 colors.<br>These are a pair of handblown Steuben gold Aurene glass candlesticks designed by<br>Frederick Carder for the Steuben Glass Works, ca. 1913. (From a private<br>collection in Manhattan, New York.)Steuben Glass Works continued to produce<br>glass of all sorts until World War I. At that time war time restrictions made it<br>impossible for Steuben to acquire the materials needed to continue manufacture.<br>The company was subsequently sold to Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben<br>Division. Carder continued as Division manager without any real change in the<br>company's operation except that he now had reporting responsibilities to Corning<br>Glass Works' management. Corning's management tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to<br>limit the articles that Steuben made to only the most popular. Production<br>continued until about 1932. In 1932, there was a major change in Steuben<br>management. The nationwide depression had limited the sale of Steuben and there<br>was a lessening of public interest in colored glass. In February 1932, John<br>MacKay was appointed to Carder's position. Carder became Art Director for<br>Corning Glass Works. Steuben then produced primarily colorless art glass.<br>Steuben still produced colored art glass, but mostly to fill special orders. A<br>few new colors were added after Carder transitioned into his new role with<br>Corning Glass Works, but the last known sale for colored art glass by Steuben<br>was in 1943. Houghton period (1933–2012) An example of Steuben Glass design<br>during the Houghton era is the Balustrade Candlestick set, which mimics a<br>classical balustrade. Of special note is the hallmark of the perfectly formed<br>tear drop air bubble suspended in the design.Corning Glass Works<br>appointed Arthur A. Houghton Jr. as President in 1933, and under his leadership<br>Steuben changed artistic direction toward more modern forms. Using a newly<br>formulated clear glass developed by Corning (referred to as 10M) which had a<br>very high refraction index, Steuben designers developed beautiful, fluid<br>designs. Pieces such as Gazelle Bowl, designed by Sidney Waugh incorporated Art<br>Deco and modernist themes into glass. The themes during this period included<br>"balustrade" designs for water goblets and candlesticks, footed bowls and<br>serving pieces. Decorative forms included wildlife pieces representing owls,<br>penguins and other birds in smooth stylistic forms. Some pieces, such as the<br>Ram's Head Candy Dish, playfully included clean lines crowned by an ornate<br>design (a ram's head, complete with a ruff) on the lid as an homage to its<br>classic earlier pieces. The company also entered into the field of larger show<br>and presentation pieces celebrating various scenes (such as its cut-away design<br>featuring an Eskimo ice fisherman above the ice, and the fish below, or the<br>Cathedral Window design) and elements that incorporated etchings. In some cases<br>sterling silver or gold plating were used on metal finish elements such as the<br>golden "fly" atop the nose of a rainbow trout. Each piece is signed simply with<br>"Steuben" on the underside of the object. Toward the 1990s, the company also<br>began production of small objects—"hand coolers"—in various animal shapes. Items<br>from this period were also noted for their careful and elegant packaging. Before<br>boxing, each Steuben piece was placed in a silver-gray flannel bag (stitched<br>with the Steuben name), and then placed in a presentation box.<br><br>tw5

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c1900 Northwood Reverse swirl frit Vaseline glass toothpick holder. Factory<br>ground rim has slight roughness to inner section, no chips on top, no cracks. 2<br>1/8" tall.<br>toothpickdrawer

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1920's Steuben Carder Era Fan Vase Pair, One green with castle etching, one<br>amber. Green with Steuben Acid stamp in pontil, amber apparently unmarked. No<br>cracks, chips, restorations, or significant wear. Both approximately 8.5" tall x<br>7" wide at rim.<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>isshelf

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1920's Steuben Carder Era Fan Vase Jade and Alabaster. 8.5" tall x 7" wide<br>guaranteed authentic Carder Era Steuben. Apparently unmarked. No cracks, chips,<br>restorations, or significant wear.<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>isshelf

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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

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c1890 Mt Washington Art glass Melon Ribbed hand painted creamer and sugar set<br>with pairpoint mountings. Selling the set shown with no damage, I didn't polish<br>the silverplate so it's possible there is wear to the plating. 3.5" tall.<br>TW233

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c1930 Pairpoint Sterling Silver Mounted Etched controlled bubbles covered candy dish in the Wickham etching. Rare if not one of a kind piece 11.5" tall x 5.25" wide. No cracks, chips, restorations, scratches to sterling or other issues. H monogram with what looks to be a P and B on either side. Very special piece in a beautiful honey amber. tw164

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14" Large c1910 Pairpoint American Brilliant Cut Engraved Candlesticks 4.75" wide base. No cracks, chips, dings, or other issues. These are really large candlesticks in amazing condition. Unmarked. isshelf

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Steuben Owl Hand Cooler and Baccarat Paperweight. Selling both with no cracks, chips, scratches, or dings. The owl is signed stueben on base, the dragon is signed baccarat twice and has original label. Owl is 2.5" tall, dragon is 4" tall. TW254

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c1890 Mt Washington Burmese Trumpet Vases Graduated sizes. Selling both pieces of guaranteed authentic Mt Washington late 19th century American Burmese glass. No cracks, chips, or restorations. They were both purchased from Early's Art Glass Auction in the nineties. They measure 12.75" tall and 9.25" tall.Burmese glass is a type of opaque colored art glass, shading from yellow to pink. It is found in either the rare original "shiny" finish or the more common "satin" finish. It is used for table glass and small, ornamental vases and dressing table articles.It was made in 1885 by the Mount Washington Glass Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Burmese glass found favor with Queen Victoria. From 1886, the British company of Thomas Webb & Sons was licensed to produce the glass. Their version, known as Queen's Burmeseware, which was used for tableware and decorative glass, often with painted decoration. Burmese was also made after 1970 by the Fenton art glass company.Burmese is a uranium glass. The formula to produce Burmese Glass contains uranium oxide with tincture of gold added. The uranium oxide produced the inherent soft yellow color of Burmese glass. Because of the added gold, the characteristic pink blush of color of Burmese was fashioned by re-heating the object in the furnace. The length of time in the furnace will determine the intensity of the color. Strangely, if the object is subjected to the heat again, it will return to the original yellow color isshelf

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c1890 Mt Washington Burmese Jack in the Pulpit vase, Tumbler, and diamond optic toothpick. Selling all three pieces of guaranteed authentic Mt Washington late 19th century American Burmese glass. No cracks, chips, or restorations. The toothpick is 2 5/8" tall with 2" rim, tumbler is 3 5/8" tall with 2 11/16" rim. Jack in the Pulpit is 8" tall.Burmese glass is a type of opaque colored art glass, shading from yellow to pink. It is found in either the rare original "shiny" finish or the more common "satin" finish. It is used for table glass and small, ornamental vases and dressing table articles.It was made in 1885 by the Mount Washington Glass Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Burmese glass found favor with Queen Victoria. From 1886, the British company of Thomas Webb & Sons was licensed to produce the glass. Their version, known as Queen's Burmeseware, which was used for tableware and decorative glass, often with painted decoration. Burmese was also made after 1970 by the Fenton art glass company.Burmese is a uranium glass. The formula to produce Burmese Glass contains uranium oxide with tincture of gold added. The uranium oxide produced the inherent soft yellow color of Burmese glass. Because of the added gold, the characteristic pink blush of color of Burmese was fashioned by re-heating the object in the furnace. The length of time in the furnace will determine the intensity of the color. Strangely, if the object is subjected to the heat again, it will return to the original yellow color b18

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c1890 Northwood Cranberry Opalescent Poinsettia Brides Basket/Bowl. Selling the<br>bowl and holder, the bowl has really exceptional color/opalescence. It fits the<br>Holder perfectly, estate fresh the came together. Bowl is 11" at widest point,<br>holder is 11" tall. Holder marked Great Northern Anchor Brand Quadruple plate.<br>tw256

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c1890 Etched Amberina glass tumbler. 3.75" tall x 2 5/8" wide with no issues or<br>damage.<br>isshelf

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1920's Steuben Lamp Shade Vase Flared. No cracks, chips, or restorations, expected wear to base on about 100 year old piece of glass. 5.5" tall x 5 3/8" wide at rim. I could not find a mark but it is definitely Steuben from the first quarter of the 20th century.tw249

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Large c1890 Pigeon Blood Glass optic ruffled vase. Fantastic 12" tall x 8.5" rim antique Pigeon Blood with amberina highlights art glass vase. No cracks, chips, or restorations.

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11 Hawkes Eardley 8.25" Salad Plates with no cracks, chips, restorations, and minimal wear. Very high quality American crystal that rings like a bell.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes, born in County Cork, Ireland in 1846 to a prominent family with a glassworking heritage, emigrated to the United States in 1863. His career began as a foreman for glass factory Hoare and Daily in Brooklyn, New York moving with the company to Corning, New York in 1868.Once in Corning, he soon opened his own cutting shop which was incorporated as T.G. Hawkes & Company in 1890. This on the heels of success the year before when Hawkes famously won acclaim and Grand Prize at the Universal Exposition in Paris.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes European taste for sparkling cut glass at this time was emulated in the United States in what was called the Brilliant Cut Glass Period. Over 1,000 cutting shops were founded to meet the demand and T.G. Hawkes & Company flourished. The company was in operation for 82 years.

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c1890 Kelva American Art Glass Hand Painted Box5.5" wide x 3.5" tall with no<br>cracks, chips, restorations, or wear to decoration, nice strong hinge. Great<br>box.<br><br>Decorated Opal ware was at the height of its popularity from 1890 to 1910, and<br>the C. F. Monroe Company was one of the largest producers of this type glass.<br>Charles F. Monroe opened his shop first shop in 1880; is was located at 36 West<br>Main Street in Meriden, Connecticut and he dealt primarily in imported<br>glassware. By 1882, Monroe was operating his own glass-decorating studio, and<br>was soon employing highly talented local artists as decorators. When the 1890’s<br>arrived and the demand for finely decorated glass was its height, the Monroe<br>company was located in several large buildings on the corner of West Main Street<br>and Capitol Avenue, and employed such fine artists as Carl V. Helmschmied,<br>Walter Nilson, J.J. Knoblauch, Joseph Hickish, Carl Puffee, Flora Fiest, Gustave<br>Reinman, Florence Knoblauch, Emil Melchior, and Alma Wenk, Blanche Duval, Gussie<br>Stremlan, Elizabeth Zeibart, and Elizabeth Casey, The decorators often went back<br>and forth between the G934C Wavecrest Jewelry Box – Helmschmid Swirlcompanies,<br>and sometimes poses a problem of attribution. As is always, the case, public<br>tastes changed, and the demand for decorated Opal Ware began to decline after<br>1910. The C.F. Monroe Company went out of business in 1916. –<br>tw243

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c1890 New England Peachblow brides basket. 12" total height x 8" wide with<br>holder, no damage.

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9 Hawkes Eardley #7240 Water Goblets 7 5/8" tall x 3.5" wide at rim. Selling 9 with no cracks, chips, or restorations. Very high quality American crystal that rings like a bell.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes, born in County Cork, Ireland in 1846 to a prominent family with a glassworking heritage, emigrated to the United States in 1863. His career began as a foreman for glass factory Hoare and Daily in Brooklyn, New York moving with the company to Corning, New York in 1868.Once in Corning, he soon opened his own cutting shop which was incorporated as T.G. Hawkes & Company in 1890. This on the heels of success the year before when Hawkes famously won acclaim and Grand Prize at the Universal Exposition in Paris.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes European taste for sparkling cut glass at this time was emulated in the United States in what was called the Brilliant Cut Glass Period. Over 1,000 cutting shops were founded to meet the demand and T.G. Hawkes & Company flourished. The company was in operation for 82 years.

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9 Hawkes Eardley 4 5/8" x 2.25" bowls. Selling 9 with no cracks, chips, or restorations. Very high quality American crystal that rings like a bell. Uncommon shape in this pattern.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes, born in County Cork, Ireland in 1846 to a prominent family with a glassworking heritage, emigrated to the United States in 1863. His career began as a foreman for glass factory Hoare and Daily in Brooklyn, New York moving with the company to Corning, New York in 1868.Once in Corning, he soon opened his own cutting shop which was incorporated as T.G. Hawkes & Company in 1890. This on the heels of success the year before when Hawkes famously won acclaim and Grand Prize at the Universal Exposition in Paris.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes European taste for sparkling cut glass at this time was emulated in the United States in what was called the Brilliant Cut Glass Period. Over 1,000 cutting shops were founded to meet the demand and T.G. Hawkes & Company flourished. The company was in operation for 82 years.

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7 Hawkes Eardley #7240 Claret Wine Glasses. Difficult to find shape in this pattern 6 5/8" tall x 2.75" wide at rim. Selling 7 of the 11 shown with no cracks, chips, or restorations. Very high quality American crystal that rings like a bell. I sold 4 of these so there are only 7 available.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes, born in County Cork, Ireland in 1846 to a prominent family with a glassworking heritage, emigrated to the United States in 1863. His career began as a foreman for glass factory Hoare and Daily in Brooklyn, New York moving with the company to Corning, New York in 1868.Once in Corning, he soon opened his own cutting shop which was incorporated as T.G. Hawkes & Company in 1890. This on the heels of success the year before when Hawkes famously won acclaim and Grand Prize at the Universal Exposition in Paris.Thomas Gibbons Hawkes European taste for sparkling cut glass at this time was emulated in the United States in what was called the Brilliant Cut Glass Period. Over 1,000 cutting shops were founded to meet the demand and T.G. Hawkes & Company flourished. The company was in operation for 82 years. TW229

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c1890 Victorian Art Glass Collection, Rainbow blown mold vase, Brides bowl, Uranium Vaseline satin Rose bowl, Amberina mug. Selling the 4 pieces shown with no cracks, chips, or restorations. There is a gilt over factory chip on top rim of the amberian mug which is 3.25" tall, vase is 6.5" tall, rose bowl is 3.25" wide, brides bowl is 10 5/8 x 2.5" tall with a 3 5/16" footrim. TW203

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Jeremiah Lotton Multi-Flora art glass vase. 8 3/8" tall x 4.25" wide with no damage or detectable wear. Shallow vase with convex bowl that makes it look really cool from up top.Jeremiah Lotton was born in 1982 into a family of successful glass artists. Fram an early age, Jeremiah was facinated with glass and learning the art of working with his hands to create beautiful things. At 13, Jeremiah worked in his father's studio learning to build and maintain glass furnaces. He also learned how to use glass and polishing equipment and began to gain a general understanding of how a glass studio functions. At 15, he began working with hot glass itself, and by 17, he had developed his own line of designs.Following in the tradition of his grandfather, father, and uncles, Jeremiah strives to produce the highest quality glass. These standards show through his designs and are evident in how quickly his is progressing. Being the first of the third generation, hold much responsibility. It is extremely important to Jeremiah that he lives up to the high standards associated with the Lotton name. Jeremiah continues to develop his talents by working at the bench daily creating new and exciting designs with increasing enthusiasm. Watching his work evolve and expand will be exciting for all of Jeremiah's numerous collectors. pwdrawer

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c1890 Mt Washington decorated burmese toothpick holder. 2 3/8" tall x 2.5" wide with no damage, some dirt/rust in bottom of interior.MT. WASHINGTON AND PAIRPOINT GLASSMt. Washington and its successor, the Pairpoint Corporation, was one of America’s longest-running luxury glass companies (1837-1957), one that rivaled its better known contemporaries, Tiffany and Steuben. It constantly reinvented and re-invigorated its business through creativity in texture, decoration, pattern, and color - developing a variety of styles and decorating techniques which were so technically complex that few are even practiced today. The Mt. Washington Glass Company was founded in South Boston in 1837, and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1870. In 1880, Thomas J. Pairpoint, an English silversmith, was hired to run the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, another company in New Bedford which Mt. Washington’s owners established to produce ornate silver-plated mounts for Mt. Washington glass.In 1894, the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company absorbed Mt. Washington, and the company was renamed the Pairpoint Corporation in 1900, which remained the company’s name until it went out of business in 1938. It was revived briefly as the Gundersen-Pairpoint Glass Company but closed permanently in 1957. The company’s most successful years were from 1880 (in the height of the opulent Gilded Age) to 1930 (the end of the exuberant Roaring Twenties).MT. WASHINGTON ART GLASS AND CUT GLASSEnglishman Frederick Shirley was hired in 1872 to run Mt. Washington’s chandelier department, and two years later was put in charge of the entire company. Shirley was entrepreneurial and litigious, quick to adopt new designs and quick to complain if he thought any other firm was copying his wares. By the time he resigned in 1891, he had amassed a total of 27 patents and five design patents for various types of glass, most of which were quite successful.In 1885, Shirley introduced Burmese glass, a translucent glass that shaded from yellow to pink, which was highly decorated in the elegant and sophisticated style characteristic of the day. It became an immediate success on the Art Glass market. Shirley was a good businessman and took advantage of the dawning age of advertising to promote Burmese glass extensively.Mt. Washington’s large decorating shop specialized in enameling. The decorators who worked on Burmese glass also applied their skills to a variety of other decorated glasses with exotic names like Royal Flemish, Crown Milano, Colonial, and Pearl Satin Ware. By 1890, the company was advertising itself as “Headquarters in America for Art Glass Wares.” toothpickdrawer

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Jerry Heer Lotton Art glass perfume vial. No damage or detectable wear 6.5" tall x 4" wide. Signed and dated as shown.

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c1890 Hobbs Brockunier Wheeling Peachblow cruet. No damage to base, a few miniscule "chigger bites" to facets, bruises and small chips to bottom of stopper as always. 7" tall x 4" wide Guaranteed authentic and original late 19th century American art glass.In 1886, a Chinese porcelain vase with "Peach Bloom" glaze sold at auction for $18,000. The tremendous price and the phrase Peach Bloom were widely publicized. Within months, American glass companies developed new formulas to capitalize on the Peach Bloom name. This glassware is now collectively referred to as "Peachblow".One type of Peachblow, shading from yellow at the bottom to deep red at the top, was made by the Hobbs, Brockunier and Company of Wheeling, West Virginia. It is now called Wheeling Peachblow after the town where it was made. Wheeling Peachblow is a two-layered glass or cased glass. The inside layer is white; the outer layer shades from yellow at the bottom to deep red at the top. Original Wheeling Peachblow was made in two finishes, shiny and satin. tw273

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c1890 Mt Washington decorated burmese vase. 4.75" tall x 5" wide with no damage.MT. WASHINGTON AND PAIRPOINT GLASSMt. Washington and its successor, the Pairpoint Corporation, was one of America’s longest-running luxury glass companies (1837-1957), one that rivaled its better known contemporaries, Tiffany and Steuben. It constantly reinvented and re-invigorated its business through creativity in texture, decoration, pattern, and color - developing a variety of styles and decorating techniques which were so technically complex that few are even practiced today.The Mt. Washington Glass Company was founded in South Boston in 1837, and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1870. In 1880, Thomas J. Pairpoint, an English silversmith, was hired to run the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, another company in New Bedford which Mt. Washington’s owners established to produce ornate silver-plated mounts for Mt. Washington glass.In 1894, the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company absorbed Mt. Washington, and the company was renamed the Pairpoint Corporation in 1900, which remained the company’s name until it went out of business in 1938. It was revived briefly as the Gundersen-Pairpoint Glass Company but closed permanently in 1957. The company’s most successful years were from 1880 (in the height of the opulent Gilded Age) to 1930 (the end of the exuberant Roaring Twenties).MT. WASHINGTON ART GLASS AND CUT GLASSEnglishman Frederick Shirley was hired in 1872 to run Mt. Washington’s chandelier department, and two years later was put in charge of the entire company. Shirley was entrepreneurial and litigious, quick to adopt new designs and quick to complain if he thought any other firm was copying his wares. By the time he resigned in 1891, he had amassed a total of 27 patents and five design patents for various types of glass, most of which were quite successful.In 1885, Shirley introduced Burmese glass, a translucent glass that shaded from yellow to pink, which was highly decorated in the elegant and sophisticated style characteristic of the day. It became an immediate success on the Art Glass market. Shirley was a good businessman and took advantage of the dawning age of advertising to promote Burmese glass extensively.Mt. Washington’s large decorating shop specialized in enameling. The decorators who worked on Burmese glass also applied their skills to a variety of other decorated glasses with exotic names like Royal Flemish, Crown Milano, Colonial, and Pearl Satin Ware. By 1890, the company was advertising itself as “Headquarters in America for Art Glass Wares.” isshelf

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c1910 Fenton Carnival Glass Plate Pair in Concord Grape Amethyst. These are pretty rare to find one, to find a pair is really amazing. There's a tag on the back indicating they were sold as a pair sometime in the last quarter of the 20th century. Just over 9" wide each with no cracks, chips, or restorations. I have photographed each plate separately in a series. While there are slight variations I couldn't really decide which one was better. TW230

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1920's Steuben Etched Glass compote in Selenium red. Engraved pattern on stem making it rare if not one of a kind. 8" tall x 8" wide, acid stamped Steuben on base, no damage or detectable wear.Steuben Glass WorksSteuben Glass is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Frederick Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York, which is in Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning. Carder was an Englishman (born September 18, 1863) who had many years' experience designing glass for Stevens and Williams in England. Hawkes purchased the glass blanks for his cutting shop from many sources and eventually wanted to start a factory to make the blanks himself. Hawkes convinced Carder to come to Corning and manage such a factory. Carder, who had been passed over for promotion at Stevens and Williams, consented to do so.In 1918, Steuben was acquired by Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben Division.In July 2008, Steuben was sold by Corning Incorporated for an undisclosed price to Schottenstein Stores,[2] which also owns 51% of Retail Ventures, a holding company for DSW, Filene's Basement, and formerly Value City Department Stores; Value City Furniture, which changed its name to American Signature Furniture; 15% of American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB Capital Group, some 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes, furniture and crystal.On September 15, 2011, Schottenstein announced it was shutting down Steuben's Corning factory and Manhattan store, ending the company's 108-year history. Soon after, Corning Incorporated repurchased the Steuben brand. In early 2014, The Corning Museum of Glass announced that it would work with independent contractors to reproduce Steuben using a new, lead-free formula and their classic leaded crystal.Carder period (1903-1932) Steuben Glass Works started operation in October 1903. Carder produced blanks for Hawkes and also began producing cut glass himself. Carder's great love was colored glass and had been instrumental in the reintroduction of colored glass while at Stevens and Williams. When Steuben's success at producing blanks for Hawkes became assured, Carder began to experiment with colored glass and continued experiments that were started in England. He soon perfected Gold Aurene which was similar to iridescent art glass that was being produced by Tiffany and others. Gold Aurene was followed by a wide range of colored art glass that eventually was produced in more than 7,000 shapes and 140 colors.Steuben Glass Works continued to produce glass of all sorts until World War I. At that time war time restrictions made it impossible for Steuben to acquire the materials needed to continue manufacture. The company was subsequently sold to Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben Division. Carder continued as Division manager without any real change in the company's operation except that he now had reporting responsibilities to Corning Glass Works' management. Corning's management tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to limit the articles that Steuben made to only the most popular. Production continued until about 1932.In 1932, there was a major change in Steuben management. The nationwide depression had limited the sale of Steuben and there was a lessening of public interest in colored glass. In February 1932, John MacKay was appointed to Carder's position. Carder became Art Director for Corning Glass Works. Steuben then produced primarily colorless art glass.Steuben still produced colored art glass, but mostly to fill special orders. A few new colors were added after Carder transitioned into his new role with Corning Glass Works, but the last known sale for colored art glass by Steuben was in 1943isshelf

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c1890 Mt Washington decorated burmese rose bowl. 2 5/8" tall x 3" wide. No cracks, or chips. I cannot be 100% sure as this is a rare form but there is a chance that 130 years ago this had a top that extended a little higher, I'm not sure.MT. WASHINGTON AND PAIRPOINT GLASSMt. Washington and its successor, the Pairpoint Corporation, was one of America’s longest-running luxury glass companies (1837-1957), one that rivaled its better known contemporaries, Tiffany and Steuben. It constantly reinvented and re-invigorated its business through creativity in texture, decoration, pattern, and color - developing a variety of styles and decorating techniques which were so technically complex that few are even practiced today. The Mt. Washington Glass Company was founded in South Boston in 1837, and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1870. In 1880, Thomas J. Pairpoint, an English silversmith, was hired to run the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, another company in New Bedford which Mt. Washington’s owners established to produce ornate silver-plated mounts for Mt. Washington glass.In 1894, the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company absorbed Mt. Washington, and the company was renamed the Pairpoint Corporation in 1900, which remained the company’s name until it went out of business in 1938. It was revived briefly as the Gundersen-Pairpoint Glass Company but closed permanently in 1957. The company’s most successful years were from 1880 (in the height of the opulent Gilded Age) to 1930 (the end of the exuberant Roaring Twenties).MT. WASHINGTON ART GLASS AND CUT GLASSEnglishman Frederick Shirley was hired in 1872 to run Mt. Washington’s chandelier department, and two years later was put in charge of the entire company. Shirley was entrepreneurial and litigious, quick to adopt new designs and quick to complain if he thought any other firm was copying his wares. By the time he resigned in 1891, he had amassed a total of 27 patents and five design patents for various types of glass, most of which were quite successful.In 1885, Shirley introduced Burmese glass, a translucent glass that shaded from yellow to pink, which was highly decorated in the elegant and sophisticated style characteristic of the day. It became an immediate success on the Art Glass market. Shirley was a good businessman and took advantage of the dawning age of advertising to promote Burmese glass extensively.Mt. Washington’s large decorating shop specialized in enameling. The decorators who worked on Burmese glass also applied their skills to a variety of other decorated glasses with exotic names like Royal Flemish, Crown Milano, Colonial, and Pearl Satin Ware. By 1890, the company was advertising itself as “Headquarters in America for Art Glass Wares.” toothpickdrawer

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David Lotton Art Glass Birdhouse. 10.25" tall x 4.25" wide, unused with paperwork and take, signature shown in last pic. No cracks or chips but roughness in inner rim of factory ground base, likely always been like that.DAVID LOTTON David Lotton is a second generation American glassblower. He is the oldest son of Charles Lotton and was introduced to the world of glassblowing at a very young age. In 1970, Charles started building a furnace and began blowing pieces of glass from melted down pop bottles in a shed behind their house. David was there in this infancy and he was Charles first assistant at the age of ten. David has vivid memories of his childhood working in the shop with his father. When most children were playing childhood games he was spending time after school and on the weekends helping him at the bench. By the age of 14 he started learning how to do finishing work, polishing the bottom of the glass flat. David eventually followed in his fathers' footsteps and by the age of 15 began making paperweights. That ignited a passion to begin glass blowing.David has been creating his one of a kind vessels since 1978. His unique handcrafted works are designed with precise attention to detail. Developing his own glass formulas, David has created a complex palette of colors, giving him the ability to create his multi-layering and sculpting style. Each year David continues to study and refine the techniques he uses in creating his art.David's Clematis Reflection Series, Hollyhock Paperweight Series and Mixed Bouquets Series all reflect his floral patterns which capture his love for detail. He combines color and layering to create depth and beauty. His Organic Sculptures reflect movement and rich hues of a summer sunset. David is inspired by all nature. He has a successful ranch in the hills of Kentucky where he is inspired to evolve, change, and grow continually. He commutes back and forth to fulfill both loves.

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c1890 Mt Washington decorated burmese Shot glass. 2.75" tall x 2.25" wide with no damage.MT. WASHINGTON AND PAIRPOINT GLASSMt. Washington and its successor, the Pairpoint Corporation, was one of America’s longest-running luxury glass companies (1837-1957), one that rivaled its better known contemporaries, Tiffany and Steuben. It constantly reinvented and re-invigorated its business through creativity in texture, decoration, pattern, and color - developing a variety of styles and decorating techniques which were so technically complex that few are even practiced today.The Mt. Washington Glass Company was founded in South Boston in 1837, and moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1870. In 1880, Thomas J. Pairpoint, an English silversmith, was hired to run the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, another company in New Bedford which Mt. Washington’s owners established to produce ornate silver-plated mounts for Mt. Washington glass.In 1894, the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company absorbed Mt. Washington, and the company was renamed the Pairpoint Corporation in 1900, which remained the company’s name until it went out of business in 1938. It was revived briefly as the Gundersen-Pairpoint Glass Company but closed permanently in 1957. The company’s most successful years were from 1880 (in the height of the opulent Gilded Age) to 1930 (the end of the exuberant Roaring Twenties).MT. WASHINGTON ART GLASS AND CUT GLASSEnglishman Frederick Shirley was hired in 1872 to run Mt. Washington’s chandelier department, and two years later was put in charge of the entire company. Shirley was entrepreneurial and litigious, quick to adopt new designs and quick to complain if he thought any other firm was copying his wares. By the time he resigned in 1891, he had amassed a total of 27 patents and five design patents for various types of glass, most of which were quite successful.In 1885, Shirley introduced Burmese glass, a translucent glass that shaded from yellow to pink, which was highly decorated in the elegant and sophisticated style characteristic of the day. It became an immediate success on the Art Glass market. Shirley was a good businessman and took advantage of the dawning age of advertising to promote Burmese glass extensively.Mt. Washington’s large decorating shop specialized in enameling. The decorators who worked on Burmese glass also applied their skills to a variety of other decorated glasses with exotic names like Royal Flemish, Crown Milano, Colonial, and Pearl Satin Ware. By 1890, the company was advertising itself as “Headquarters in America for Art Glass Wares.” toothpickdrawer

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c1890 Mt Washington Crown Milano Melon Ribbed Muffineer Sugar Shaker. 5.75" tall x 2 7/8" wide with no cracks, chips, or restorations. TW214

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1920's Steuben Gold Aurene Calcite Compote. 3.5" tall x 6.75" wide, guaranteed authentic Carder Era Steuben Unmarked. No cracks, chips, restorations, or significant wear. Steuben Glass is an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Frederick Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York, which is in Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning. Carder was an Englishman (born September 18, 1863) who had many years' experience designing glass for Stevens and Williams in England. Hawkes purchased the glass blanks for his cutting shop from many sources and eventually wanted to start a factory to make the blanks himself. Hawkes convinced Carder to come to Corning and manage such a factory. Carder, who had been passed over for promotion at Stevens and Williams, consented to do so. tw210

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