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Monthly Archives: April 2014

Unknown Center Handle Server with Floral Etch

05 Saturday Apr 2014

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Blue Glass, Center Handle Server, Coloured Glass, Dessert Tray, Floral Etch, Lancaster, Sandwich Plate, Westmoreland

Center Handled PlateI know that I always say that a piece is particularly attractive.  Broken record!  But…..this piece IS particularly appealing.  It’s not breathtakingly beautiful, nor is it unique.  But, there is just ‘something’ about this server.

I think it might be the shade of blue which highlights the floral etches that makes it stand out.

I posted this online for an ID.  I didn’t receive much feedback – some comment that it might be a Westmoreland piece.

Center Handled Plate (2)I took a peek at the website of the National Westmoreland Glass Collectors Club to see if I could find a match.  I did not, but I did find a link that allows you to seek a glass ID.  What a wonderful service – very prompt.  This is what I was told:

“I  believe the server blank was made by Lancaster Glass Company and not Westmoreland because Westmoreland never made a server with the straight handle.  Westmoreland’s servers always had a slight curve.  If you check the 1929 sales catalogue in the album section of the page you will can locate what the Westmoreland server looked like. ”

How great was that?  Very accommodating customer service.

I only have one Lancaster text, and couldn’t find it in there.  So…..this pretty piece has to remain an unknown for now.

 

 

Unknown Rippled Vase in Amber or Topaz

01 Tuesday Apr 2014

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Amber Glass, Coloured Glass, Rippled Glass, Topaz Glass, Vase

Rippled Amber VaseThis piece reminds me, in a non-gross way, of the gross shots of the Alien in the Alien film series.  There are some shots of rib like waves that are obviously some part of the Aliens’ bodies.

Having said that…this is a pretty piece.  I’ve had it for awhile and just got around to photographing it.Rippled Amber Vase (3)

I think there are a number of companies that may have made this piece.  It is not marked.  I suspect it was made in the fifties or sixties.

Pretty sure I’ll never identify it.

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