Topaz Lustre Balloon Wine Set of 12 by Dorothy Thorpe
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Dorothy Thorpe Topaz Lustre Balloon Wine Set of 12
Rare set of Dorothy Thorpe crystal wine balloons. Mid-century designer crystal balloon stem set in Topaz Lustre. Dorothy C. Thorpe was born in 1901 in Salt Lake City, died in California in 1989. She was a well-known artist and designer during the early to mid-20th century with customers such as Clark Gable.
This set of 12 is spectacular. Sets of this fragile glassware are very rare. This set consists of 6 of the largest balloons and 6 small cordial balloons. The cordials are rarer than rare. The 5.75″ tall balloon cordials are in original lustre condition! The 7 1/8″ red wine balloons show some wear to the lustre and some rainbow effects caused by dishwashing detergent used in the past by someone who didn’t know that chemicals should never be used on tender lustres. At first glance the large balloons appear perfect. Looking closer, you can see the very tiny wear areas. Some of the large balloons have more wear than others.
Made of hand blown fine crystal and decorated with a light golden iridescent lustre finish. Nice ring tones. No chips or cracks.
