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Monthly Archives: October 2015

Westmoreland (?) Milk Glass Lion on Nest/Basket/Base

31 Saturday Oct 2015

Posted by d.b. in Westmoreland

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Animals in Glass, Lion, Milk glass, Milkglass

IMG_4749This is a pretty neat milk glass piece to live in the home of a couple of Leos!  I have not found this in a book, but have seen it identified online as an early 20th century piece of Westmoreland.

My piece is not signed, but has a number “3” in the basket.

It is quite white.  I find it hard to take photos of milk glass, so had to have it ‘shadowed’.  It was obviously painted, but most of the paint is gone.

I love the sly smile.  Do you think real lions lounge around with this expression???????

Unknown Custard Trinket (?) Box with Lid with Unknown Marking

25 Sunday Oct 2015

Posted by d.b. in Unknown Pressed

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Covered Box, Custard Glass, White Glass

IMG_4634Some weeks ago I visited Harvest Antiques which carries an interesting assortment of glass and china.  Much to my surprise they had a fair number of pieces of custard glass.  You don’t see that in this neck of the woods very often.

According to the book I reference below:

“Custard glass derives its name from the creamy yellow-white color in which most pieces can be found.”  …”This lovely colored glass was introduced around 1895 in the United States and originally it was called “ivory” by most manufacturers.  The color often varies from an opaque off white (almost a milk glass), to a rich yellow-green opaque.  the density of the glass also varies, from thick and solid to light and transluscent quality.”

I was intrigued by this little piece.  It obviously was painted at one time.  It is marked with the uppercase “S” in a diamond and I figured that it would be easy to identify with the mark.  In fact, it has not proven to be the case.  I posted it on a couple sites and one response provided these links:S Mark

http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/ChicagoGlassMfg.pdf

https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/southernglass.pdf

Unfortunately the articles only mention bottles and jars.

I was inspired to acquire the Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass Book 4: Custard glass from A to Z by William Heacock.  This particular piece isn’t shown, but there are a number of pieces that I have seen in the past and wondered about their provenance.  In fact I know that I saw a few pieces at Harvest Antiques.  I just may have to visit again.IMG_4637

In the interim this pretty little piece remains a mystery.

Consolidated Lamp & Glass Company, Martele Line – Hummingbird with Roses

10 Saturday Oct 2015

Posted by d.b. in Consolidated Lamp & Glass Company

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Animals in Glass, Custard Glass, Hummingbird, Martele, Powder jar, Puff Jar

Consolidated Martele Hummingbird (1)I have a copy of Florence’s Glassware Pattern Identification Guide, Volume II.  On the cover is a photo of this puff jar in blue with crystal flowers and bird.  I have always thought it was a very beautiful looking piece.  I would love to see it ‘live’.

I came across this piece, in custard, recently.  For more information about the Consolidated Lamp & Glass Company have a look at the Glass Lovers Glass Database where there is a brief history of the company.  This is what is said about this line:

“In 1926 Consolidated’s Reuben Haley designed an Art Glass Line called Martele (Martele meaning hand forged), imitating the Lalique style. It is said that the Lalique Lovebird design was copied exactly; but all other Consolidated designs were original. Initially, Martele was advertised as Lalique reproductions. Consolidated made Martele glass in blue, crystal, green, pink, white, or custard glass with added fired-on color or a satin finish.” Consolidated Martele Hummingbird (2)

Very pretty.

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