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$45.00Mid-century modern hand-blown candle holder.
Hand-blown by artist in three parts. The domed foot is applied to the solid glass ball knop stem. The candle cup was applied to the stem. The orb knop has very tiny trapped air bubbles.
Maker unknown. A good possibility would be Wedgwood of England or Cambridge Glass (USA) Line 3013.
Band of bottom-wear on domed foot rim indicates age. Made in the mid-20th century.
In excellent condition. Measures 5.5″ tall, dome foot is 4.25″ wide. Candle cup fits up to a 2.5″ round votive.
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$65.00Interesting set of Early American pressed glass with a concave circle pattern. It is a ‘Thousand Eye’ type, reflects the circles within the circles. We have not found a positive identification of the pattern.
The bowl was formed with a four-part mold and is in perfect condition. The jug was blown into a two-part mold with pontil evidence on the base. The jug has a horizontal sharp ringed neck. The rim has sharp vertical ridges and a flat 4-corner spout. There is a tiny imperceptible sliver chip on top-flat surface of the 4-corner rim. Both items were finished with fire-polishing.
Bowl measures 7″ round and 2″ tall. Cruet sized jug is 5¾” tall. Cork is not original (lol). The jug probably had a matching stopper when produced.
Circa estimated to the EAPG era, 1850 to 1910. Probably American made, but could be Irish.
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$160.00Victorian glass decanter in emerald green with hand-applied enamel decor. Large Handled jug with original stopper.
Antique decanter with enamel decor, probably of Bohemian (French or Czech) or could be English origin. It is hand-signed in gold on the base with a notched cursive L followed by a floating dot. Victorian Era or older.
To this date, we have not identified the “L” signature and we find that very odd! Perhaps it is not an “L”? We have another very old decanter and goblet signed the same, click here to view. If anyone can help with the ID, please email retroartglass@retroartglass.com .
The stopper is hand-formed and hollow with two intentional teardrop bubbles. The pontil scar is rough ground and inverted. The vessel was hand-blown from optic mold. The base of the decanter has optic panels. The handle was drawn by hand, crimped by tool and applied to the vessel. Stopper insert and neck are ground to fit. Original stopper.
The decanter base does not have calcium deposit damage. In image 7 (showing the rough pontil), notice the interior looks dirty. This is due to the reflections of the air bubbles trapped within the glass, the enamel decor showing through, and the remnants of a base protector. A fine layer of dust inside the vessel base can be seen. This dust, and the remnants of the base protector will be removed. No chips, no cracks. The hand-applied floral decor shows wear with about 90% of the enamel still present.
Large antique emerald green decanter measures 13″ tall with stopper.
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$140.00Art Deco English glass decanter sporting a metal and porcelain Vodka Necklace marked Made in England.
Beautiful shape and alluring color. The heavy bell shaped foot has a big intentional teardrop air bubble trapped inside. The unusual and decorative form of the foot stabilizes the large decanter.
The color is a very light yellow/green, just a hint of color. This hue has been found in glass offered by the Stourbridge glassmakers during the early Art Deco years, 1910 to 1920.
This beautiful Art Deco English glass decanter is in excellent shape. Very clean, no liquid stains. It measures 15¼” tall with stopper. Solid glass stopper is 4½” long. Bottle without stopper is 11¼” tall. Weighs 2 lbs.
The Vodka necklace is made of real porcelain with hand-written letters embedded in a metal scroll of Victorian style leaf and floral. The metal and the porcelain are in excellent condition, showing age patina. On the back side of the pendant is stamped ‘Made in England’. The necklace is original to the decanter.
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$30.00Baccarat Paperweight Cameo Jean Jacques Rousseau Ruby Base
Sulfide Cameo Baccarat paperweight depicting Jean Jacques Rousseau, a philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. Signed and dated on the ruby glass base: “Baccarat France (in circle logo), The Franklin Mint 1976”
Baccarat is famous for its cameo incrustations in glass objects. Many beautiful forms were created with this exquisite artistic decor.
Baccarat Crystal began producing fine crystal objects in France around the mid-1840’s and continues to the present day.
Perfect workmanship and highly detailed cameo’s. More detail can be observed in real life than can be seen in the images. The top layer of crystal is encircled with 6 half moons creating a 3-D view of the highly detailed cameo encased within.
The Jean Jacques Rousseau paperweight is in near perfect condition with mild, expected bottom-wear on the base and 3 slight bump chiggers on side.
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$55.00Small and fanciful antique Victorian whimsy enameled crystal vase.
Petite Victorian whimsy vase was exported from England during a time when the Crown was taxing crystal. Until the mid 1800’s England taxed leaded glass by weight. To continue profitable exports, English glass makers made glass objects smaller to lower the tax obligation. This beautiful little ‘whimsy’ vase is a result of England’s high taxes on export glass.
This beautiful Victorian era vase was made of quality hand-blown emerald lead crystal with delicate hand-painted enamel flowers. Measures 6½” tall on a 3″ wide base. No damage or wear. Some light residue trapped inside near the base. 3/4″ wide neck opening perfect for single rose or 2-3 daisies.
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$220.00Antique Emerald Decanter and Goblets Engraved and Gold Filled
Fascinating antique emerald decanter with 5 liqueur goblets. Hand-blown, hand-cut and hand-decorated with thick gold fill. The floral decor was cut into the glass by hand and then filled with gold impasto (made with real gold). It is stunningly beautiful in style and craftmanship.
Maker is unknown, but suspected to be a French Saint Louis Cristallerie early 1900s liqueur set. The decor was first cut into the glass, then inlaid with gold to the surface (the gold is not raised from the surface) which is a Saint Louis Cristallerie known decor method. It’s a reverse impasto. The Art Nouveau styling is unmistakable. Cut oval ring on the base of the foot, filled with gold, is another feature found on very old Saint Louis glass. Actual maker is unknown, unable to verify at this time.
St Louis glass used paper labels to identify their glass prior to 1925 when they began permanent marking with an acid etch. This set has no labels or markings. You can read more about Saint Louis Cristallerie at Wikipedia. The Widipedia article is in German, so you’ll have to use the translator to read it. See this Saint Louis Cristallerie set at LR Antiques. Notice the decor closeups.
The emerald glass is in perfect sparkling condition. There are no chips. The gold fill ranges from 50 to 100%. See closeup images and captions. The gold fill in the circle of engraved ovals on the base of the foot has mostly worn, but two have much remaining. The rim gold is in worn to very good condition. The entire set was hand-blown, hand-decorated and hand-finished.
The decanter was blown, engraved and filled with gold. The decanter base was made separately and applied to the vessel. The stopper is hand-formed, with a bubble inside, hand-cut and inlaid with gold. The goblet vessels were blown and applied to drawn stem and foot, carved and gold inlaid. Only five goblets have survived of what was once a set of 6.
Stunningly beautiful, historic set. A masterpiece by an early European maker for sure. Decanter is 9.5″ tall, goblets are 4.5″ tall
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$425.00Antique enameled glass decanter and Goblet Signed L.
Well-preserved antique Bohemian glass hand-blown decanter and goblet with enamel decor . Very rare. Very old.
This antique decanter set is probably of Bohemian origin, possibly Joseph Lobmeyr or his son Ludwig (Vienna, Austria) . It is signed in gold with a notched cursive L preceded by a floating dot and followed by a period on the base of the decanter. May be of English origin, as the exact style of palm fan decor on these items match that used by Thomas Webb in the 1870’s. Victorian Era or older…has a Renaissance look to it.
To this date, we have not identified the “L” signature and we find that very odd! Perhaps it is not an “L”? If anyone can help with the ID, please email retroartglass@retroartglass.com. We have another antique decanter in emerald green with the “L”? makers mark, click here to view.
Heavy hand-painted enamel decor of drapes, dots and fans/palms of Islamic inspiration. The thick, bright orange, yellow and white enamel decor is absolutely perfect, 100%, no damage, no wear.
The translucent glass is light amethyst. The very faint purple tint to the glass may be the intention of the artist, but most likely due to a “sun purple” effect which would develop naturally over the decades. The glass glows light neon green under black light.
The hollow stopper (original to bottle), neck, hollow base and goblet stem are in gold luster. The luster shows some wear, some pinholes, some areas of lightening, but is 95% present. Great condition for its age. The small wine glass did not receive it’s final grinding on the outer foot edge, making the rim around the foot rough, not chipped. Fired polished rims are slightly uneven, expected from old hand-blown glass. The pontil scar is rough ground.
The decanter’s inner hollow base has some residue that will come out with further detailing. The glass has NO hazing or calcium deposits. No chips, no cracks.
Large decanter measures 11.5″ tall with stopper. Stemmed goblet is 4″ tall. Stopper and decanter neck are ground to fit. Stopper is hollow. Exceptional.
Victorian Glass Decanter Large with Handle, Stopper, Enamel Decor, Signed L.
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$55.00Rembrandt Portrait Etching Fine Belgium Crystal Signed & Dated 1968
Highly detailed Rembrandt portrait by Val St. Lambert, a producer of high quality art glass in Belgium. This plate is signed “Edition Limited, 1968, Val St. Lambert” in French.
This plate retains Both original labels. It is in excellent condition.
The Rembrandt portrait decor is deep acid etched from a very detailed carving. The surface of the plate is smooth, the deep etch decor shows through from the reverse. Wonderful 3-D effect. Beautiful artwork.
Heavyweight crystal, plate weighs 1.2 lbs. Measures 8″ wide, slightly flared rims .75″ deep. The Rembrandt plate does not have its original box.
Val St. Lambert made a series of these plates with different artists. Van Gogh and P.P. Rubens are shown in image 5 and are available separately. A gift set in its original packaging of Gainsborough and Reynolds is shown in image 6 and is also available separately.Click here to view all Old Masters portrait plates available.
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$55.00P.P. Rubens Portrait Plate in Quality Belgium Crystal with Deep Etching
Artistic P.P. Rubens Portrait Plate by Val St. Lambert. Signed & Dated 1968, Limited Series. From the quality glass maker’s ‘Old Masters’ series.
Val St. Lambert was a producer of high quality art glass in Belgium. Read more about the company at Wikipedia.
Peter Paul Rubens was a Baroque style portrait painter in the 1600’s.
The P.P. Rubens portrait decor is a very detailed deep acid etched carving. The surface of the plate is smooth, the deep etch decor shows through from the reverse. Wonderful 3-D effect. Beautiful artwork.
Heavyweight, high quality crystal plate weighs 1 lb. Measures 8″ wide, slightly flared rims .75″ deep. This plate retains its original label. It is in excellent condition.
Val St. Lambert made a series of these plates with different artists. Van Gogh and Rembrandt are shown in image 5 and are available separately. A gift set in its original packaging of Gainsborough and Reynolds is also available separately. Click here to view all Old Masters portrait plates available.
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$110.00Old Masters Gift Set in High Quality Vintage Belgium Crystal
The Old Masters gift set includes two famous artists crystal art plates by Val Saint Lambert, Belgium. Highly artistic deep sand-blast carvings on quality crystal of English artists Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. Both men were competing in the lucrative portrait business in the Mid-18th Century
Great find in original box with literature. Box is a bit worn from storage. Plates are in pristine condition with both Val St. Lambert labels on each.
The carvings are detailed and interesting/amusing. Artist must have been very grumpy back in the 1700’s. Top-of-the line deeply etched decor with a fascinating 3-D effect.
The crystal is pure, extreme high clarity…not a spot on it. Thick walled, top-quality Belgium crystal.
Both are signed on the base “Edition Limited – 1972 Val St. Lambert”. Pamphlet gives a short bio of the artists and a list (with dates) of others artists in the series beginning in 1968.
More famous artist plates of Van Gogh, Rubens and Rembrandt (without original boxes) are available separately . Click here to view all Old Masters portrait plates available.
Plates measure 8″ round, rims are slightly flared up. Each plate weighs 1 lb.
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$95.00Beautiful late Victorian era glass table centerpiece compote.
Victorian era glass long stemmed banana boat in excellent condition. A bunch of bananas fit perfectly, but works great with other fruits or food.
Similiar to Bryce Higbee patterns of the early 1900s. The flower-like sunrays, fans and zippers do not exactly match Higbee’s published patterns, and the glass feels and looks different. I believe it is older, around 1880 EAPG or possibly European.
The colorless, nearly white, crystal is peppered with hundreds of very tiny bubbles. The glass is heavy with a velvet smooth feel. It glows green under blacklight. Would turn purple if left exposed to ultra-violet light.
This beauty has been well-preserved with no hints of purple at all. The elaborate Sunray foot shows 4 mold lines. The mold lines on the stem are lost in the zippers. The pressed bowl was stretched and finished by hand with no mold lines visible. Looks like Sandwich type glass. The exterior pattern on the bowl is raised and the interior pattern is smooth with slight indents along the pattern.
Measures just under 9″ tall, 8.25″ long and 4.75″ wide. Weighs 2 lbs. Solid circle of bottom-wear on the base as expected on antique glass.
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$55.00Sparkling English Wedgwood crystal with cut decor and platinum bands.
Signed Wedgwood crystal candle stick holder set. Mark is acid etched on base. Circa 1970’s – 1980’s. Quality and elegance for your table.
Both stand 8″ tall. The bowl and stem are drawn by hand from a single gather of crystal, the foot was made separately and applied to the stem. Because the foot bases were made separately and by hand, one measures 3.75″ round and the other measures 3.6″ round.
Both in excellent condition. Small trapped bubble inside one stem. Platinum banding is solid, in perfect condition. Color shading seen in images is caused by camera reflection.
Beautiful for the holiday table, wedding, anniversary or party hostess gift. Authentic lead crystal.
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$200.00Majestic Victorian blown glass vases stand 16.75″ tall.
Offered as a set of two. Victorian blown glass mantel vases, circa 1880’s. Hand blown and hand decorated in a Charleton Rose type decor (very popular in the day).
Both in almost like-new condition. No chips or cracks on the glass. No liquid stains. The enamel is still bright and slightly raised from the surface. There are only a couple, very tiny, almost invisible, enamel misses. The only real wear to these beauties is on the surface of the flat polished beveled rim which had a layer of gold that has nearly worn off.
Hand-blown glass is never identical. These are very close to identical with the only visible difference showing in the bases. One base is thicker than the other. The hand-painted enamel was applied using a stencil as a guide. There are differences in the flowers, because it is hand done, but it is unnoticeable.
The shape was blown and then cut at the rim. A punty mark (where the glass blower held the glass with his tool) is slightly inverted on the base. The bases have a solid band of bottom-wear caused by sitting on a surface for over 100 years, this is expected and not considered damage.
Probably made in Europe. May have been made in America by early Cambridge glass whose designs mirrored those popular in Europe and extensively used the Charleton Rose style decor.
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$35.00French Lead Crystal Gull Bowl for Princess House from the 1960’s
French crystal imported in the 1960’s from Verreries de Vannes for Princess House in America. Princess House (glass distributor) sold quality glass at house parties, much like Tupperware parties.
This beautiful gull dish has no labels. An image of a dish just like it, but with label, is shown in image 4 to establish the maker – BUT this dish does not have the labels attached.
High quality leaded crystal, smooth velvety feel and liquid-like appearance. In Excellent condition. Fine, heavy crystal. Base is polished and beveled.
Stunning dish is perfect for a vanity catch-all, fine candy dish, or floral vase. Measures 8″ long and 4″ at tallest. Weighs 2 lbs.
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$195.00Set of Four Large Antique Ale Glasses with Wrythen Decor
Antique ale glasses blown from a wrythen mold, circa 18th century , probably English made. The decor can be described as wrythen, blown from mold and hand twisted, or it can be described as ‘petal mold’, or mould as they would say in England.
Large antique ale glasses set of FOUR date to the Edwardian period, late 1700’s to early 1800’s. Exceptional find. No chips or cracks. No discoloring or liquid stains. Very heavy bottom-wear indicative of very old age.
Hand blown from mold. The flutes at the base of the vessel are called Wrythen. Also called Petal Molded. Thick glass. Each weigh 1 lb. Tall antique ale glasses measure approx. 6.25″ tall, 2.75″ wide rim, 3″ wide foot. Note the foot is wider than the rim. Measurements on each vary slightly. Foot and stem are applied (made separately, then attached to vessel). Trapped air bubbles, tool marks and cooling lines are present.
Image 9 is a Black light shot, showing one of these goblets with two EAPC goblets. All react greenish/yellow with manganese content. The small crystal (always reflect purple) items between the goblets are there to show the reaction differences.