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Monthly Archives: November 2015

Tiffin Jap Lily Needle Etch

29 Sunday Nov 2015

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Depression Glass, Floral Etch, Flowers, Garland, Needle Etch

 

Tiffin Jap Lily (2)It’s funny how events unfold.  I picked up two of these stems recently.  I rarely buy two of anything any more, but they were of interest and I hadn’t seen the pattern.

Lo and behold I came across two more a couple weeks later!  I prefer to have a set of four for use or to sell.  Now…I best make sure they ARE the same.  I think the last two are still in a bag somewhere.

This is the pattern Jap Lily.  The Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum dates this piece from 1918-1934.

Line # could be 14179.

Tiffin Jap Lily (1)

If you want to grow ‘real’ Japanese lilies, check out this article – How to Grow Japanese Lilies by Amanda Flanigan,  

 

Mary Gregory Cranberry Pitcher

25 Wednesday Nov 2015

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Butterfly, Cranberry, Enamel, Mary Gregory, Pitcher

 

These pieces really are a mystery to me.  I sold this pretty red piece some time ago so I don’t have a chance to look for the features outlined in this web article – Unraveling the Mystery of Mary Gregory Glassware:The Lady and Her Glass Decorating Legend by Pamela Wiggins – to gauge its age.

You see “Mary Gregory” glass frequently and in very pretty colours.  I really have no sense of the age, or value of pieces, so no longer purchase them.  But no denying that some of them are pretty.

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November 24, 2012

Mary Gregory 1We went out to an auction last night.  There were many pieces of Mary Gregory in cranberry, blue, green, amber and clear.  All types of pieces in various hues.

I did some online research on recognizing older pieces and how to identify reproductions.

No guarantees I guess, but I am pleased with this piece and hope that I made the right choice as I didn’t want a repro.

I really liked the blue and green colours, but all my reading said that the cranberry was the most valuable.  I did try to get a couple vases, but they went for more than I was willing to pay.

Very pretty.

Tiffin Water Goblet

22 Sunday Nov 2015

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Cordelia, Floral Etch, Plate Etched, Touraine, Water Goblet

 

Tiffin Tourain (1)I picked up another goblet in the same line with a different etch.  This is etch # – Touraine.  I can’t find out why this pretty etch has this moniker, but the goblets are very stately.Tiffin Tourain (3)

 

 

 

 

From Wikipedia:

“The Touraine (French pronunciation: ​[tuʁɛn]) is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, the Touraine was divided between the departments of Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher and Indre.

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The Touraine takes its name from a Celtic tribe called the Turones, who inhabited the region about two thousand years ago. In 1044, the control of Touraine was given to the Angevins, who (as the House of Plantagenet) became kings of England in 1154, the castle of Chinon being their greatest stronghold. In 1205, Philip II Augustus of France regained Touraine. At this time, Touraine was made into a royal duchy. In 1429, Saint Joan of Arc had a historic meeting with the future King of France Charles VII at Chinon. Throughout the late 15th and 16th centuries, Touraine was a favorite residence of French kings, and the dark and gloomy castles were converted to Renaissance châteaux; for this reason the region was titled “The Garden of France”. These same châteaux became popular tourist attractions in modern times. The royal duchy became a province in 1584, and was divided into departments in 1790.”

Doesn’t explain the name of the etch, but is pretty interesting nonetheless!

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May 21, 2105

Tiffin Florence (1)I am back from sunny Florida where I enjoyed trolling through many thrift and antique shops.  I wasn’t able to carry back huge quantities of glass, as we were flying and I was too cheap to ship stuff, but I did find a few treasures.

It was also exciting to run into a couple vendors who were very familiar with the pieces that I keep for my own collections.  I had a great time chatting with them.  I really do have the most patient travelling companion!

I learned from a longtime (40 years) Heisey collector that she was still looking for a headlight and some other esoteric piece, that I have already forgotten.  Headlights!!!!  Who’d think.

I was on the lookout for Cambridge rams head bowls in other colours to no avail.

But …..I picked up 7 of these stems.  I didn’t know what they were but I thought they were very pretty.  Turns out that they were produced by Tiffin Glass in the 1930s.  The stem is #17328.  The etch is called “Cordelia” when created on coloured glass, but called “Florence” when produced on the crystal as it is here.Tiffin Florence (3)

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