10 Thursday Apr 2014
Posted in Northwood
This pretty marigold piece has lots of neat detailing. There is the scalloped edge, the rayed interior, the floral design on the exterior, beads on the exterior and little feet that look like twigs.
Both Carnival Heaven and David Doty’s Carnival Glass sites show photos of a number of samples. Some of them are quite beautiful.
This little bowl is in great shape for having been made in the early years of the twentieth century.
07 Monday Apr 2014
Posted in Bohemia Crystal
Could be Bohemia Crystal in the Etoile pattern. Another identification to consider (March 23, 2015)
Original Post – April 7, 2014
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I have posted this pattern a few times. At one time I wondered if this could be a pattern that I have seen called Cleo, and also called Massenet, through online sources. The company to which it was attributed is Saint-Louis Crystal.
I have few resources about European glass/crystal manufacturers, so I poked around the ‘net a bit. This is what Saint-Louis’ site says:
“By letters patent dated 1767, Louis XV gave Münzthal the prestigious name of Verrerie Royale de Saint-Louis (Saint-Louis Royal Glassworks). Fifteen years later, the formula for producing crystal was discovered by François de Beaufort. The Verrerie Royale de Saint-Louis was renamed the Cristallerie Royale de Saint-Louis.”
The decoration on this decanter is fine, but I don’t think the glass nor the decoration are particularly high quality. So…the mystery continues. I still think this pattern is Bohemian Queen’s Lace…..or close enough!
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Original March 3, 2013 posting.
I have posted this etch before as I have the pattern in a number of pieces. These two are recently acquired.
However, over on the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum there was an interesting discussion about the various companies, American and European, that made very similar etches.
As you can see, from the label, these are definitely European. I will have to look at my pieces again as they are on different blanks/shapes.
The Great Glass website identifies the label as coming from:
GlassExport, Prague, Czechoslovakia (19502-1970s), (known to have exported glassware from Železný Brod).
Always something to learn!
06 Sunday Apr 2014
Posted in Fenton, L.E. Smith, L.G. Wright
Tags
Amberina, Coloured Glass, Compote, Fenton, L.G. Wright, Moon, Pressed Glass, Red Glass, Stars
Already updated (later same day).
Nice man, Neil, from the Moon and Star Glass Club has identified this piece as, ” a Sherbet made by Fenton for the L G Wright Glass Co in the 50-60’s. Some what hard to find in ruby. It could also be a small covered jelly if it had a lid.”
Nice of this gentleman to take his time to ID this for me.
Last week I wrote about going to the wonderful shop Around the Block in Toronto. This pretty red piece was one of the items I picked up.
I have long sold the amberina compote below. It was a gorgeous combination of red and yellow. This piece is strictly red, but it has shades of yellow in it, visible when the sun shines.
I guess this is a claret or whatever – but regardless of the beverage that is intended to be poured into this glass, it appears to be another piece of Moon and Stars.
However the ID is unknown. A post/photo of a similar glass has been added to the gallery of the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum (a fab website!). The post indicates that L.E. Smith never made a solid red – just the amberina as seen below. The post further says that the L.G. Wright Glass Company produced a moon and stars pressed glass, but not of this shape.
My searches for information on this piece led me to the website of the Moon and Star Glass Club. Very interesting piece on the history of this pattern. They list the companies that have made this pattern:
Check out the site for more great information, including a link to the Moon and Star Glassware – Yahoo Group.
This ebay guide Moon & Star Pattern Glass, written by Simple Pleasures is also interesting.
I am going to continue to try to track down the provenance of this pretty piece. Keep you posted!
Original post – September 30, 2012
I picked this pretty piece up in the States somewhere. The colours attracted my eye and it looks very nice with a display of either red or yellow glass. It has all the markings of a piece of Moon and Stars, but I’ve not seen the pattern produced on a blank with a ruffled edge, so don’t know for certain that L.E. Smith made it. I’m not sure it’s a compote either. It’s a big large for a goblet, but somewhat narrow for a compote.
On ebay I see lots of goblets and the sellers date them as 1940-1960.
I’d love to verify the provenance. If anyone knows…..please share.
This is what Kovels has to say about amberina glass:
“Amberina, a two-toned glassware, was originally made from 1883 to about 1900. It was patented by Joseph Locke of the New England Glass Company, but was also made by other companies and is still being made. The glass shades from red to amber. Amberina is usually red at the top because it is much easier to reheat the top of a piece than the bottom. Similar pieces of glass may be found in the Baccarat, Libbey, Plated Amberina, and other categories. Glass shaded from blue to amber is called Blue Amberina or Bluerina.”