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Large selection of authentic mid-century art glass and glassware in shades of black.  True black glass was one of the most difficult colors for glassmakers to mix.  Before the 1930s, 'black' glass was made with extreme dark greens, purples or reds.  True opaque black glass was achieved around the time of the Great Depression, but the use of dense colors to emulate black was continued to this day.   Black is a great accent color, easily fitting in to most color schemes.             Red Blue Green Purple Amber Orange Pink Black White Clear Multi 1   2    [Next]   Bohemian art glass leaping stag decanter set $210.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Bohemian blown glass double gourd perfume bottle $145.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Bohemian tango glass yellow and black snake vase $95.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Cambridge glass black amethyst vase with frog $60.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Echt-Rauchtopas smoke topaz German bullet vase $45.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Fine blown glass tall ebony tumbler set $60.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Full-size hand-blown smoked optic glass beverage pitcher $65.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Hand-blown black amethyst aventurine art glass bowl $115.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Holmegaard Kastrup 1960s Elsinore cocktail glass set with box $90.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Huge Italian blown optic glass bottle vase $65.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Hyacinth vase by Holmegaard with label $45.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Hyacinth vase in blown glass $40.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Large Modernist pitcher in cased Crepuscolo cased glass $145.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Leather trimmed vintage tumbler set of 10 $150.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Modernist vintage blown glass stemware set of 24 $280.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Murano art glass large folded Tutti Frutti bowl $265.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Oiva Toikka for Iittala glass art Heron $280.00 Calculate Shipping Cost Pair of blown optic glass hock stems $45.00 Calculate Shipping Cost 1   2    [Next]

 

Retro Art Glass offers scarce and unique glass items from the past. Unless otherwise noted, quantities of more than one are not available.

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