09 Tuesday Feb 2016
Posted in Imperial
I am pretty confident that this is from Imperial’s line #728, called Molly, although I don’t know why.
This piece is in satin and has a pretty silver overlay.
I have a number of these servers. Pretty soon we are hosting a baby shower for my daughter-in-law (first grandbaby) 
and I will be putting these pretty pieces to work.
10 Wednesday Jun 2015
Posted in Heisey
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I picked this piece up in Florida (I think). For some reason I thought it was a piece of New Martinsville Line #4200 Radiance. But of course it is Heisey’s Empress blank.
This is what Neila Bredehoft said in her book The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Heisey Glass 1925-1938:
“Dates: 1930-1938
Colors: Moongleam, flamingo, sahara, alexandrite, tangerine, cobalt, marigold
Widely used for Heisey etches and cuttings”
Interesting comment – “Early Heisey ads also referred to it as “Lilies of France” pattern”
This piece is the 5 1/2 inch mayonnaise bowl. Notice the dolphin feet.
The silver overlay is very pretty.
20 Thursday Dec 2012
Posted in Viking
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I picked this vase up some time ago but stuck it in a cabinet in the bathroom basement and forgot about it. Was cleaning the bathroom when lo and behold there it was! Made me curious about it again.
I posted the query on the Elegant and Everyday Glass Forum where someone provided the identification. I had a quick look online. Didn’t find this vase, but learned about lots of other neat stuff including the information that Birks might have made some of the silver overlays for some of these pieces.
If this is a part of this line then the piece was likely made in the sixties. Hard to believe that this is still potentially fifty years old! Sheesh, I still remember the sixties!
Nice heavy piece of glass, although impractical to use without a frog – the flowers kept sliding into the lower lobes.
Don’t know if you are supposed to clean the silver. I’ve read that you are not. Don’t want to ruin it. If anyone knows, please pass on your information.