Showing posts with label Antique Pressed Glass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antique Pressed Glass. Show all posts

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Amberina Pressed Glass Daisy and Button Top Hat Toothpick Holder





Unmarked glass top hat doubles as a match holder.
Possibly Fenton.
This beautiful collectible is in excellent vintage condition,
with no chips, cracks, breaks, or repairs!
Features a daisy and button pattern, on lovely Amberina glass.

At a starting bid of just $5.99, this collectible
Amberina Pressed Glass Daisy and Button Top Hat Toothpick Holder
could be yours! Click the title above to find out how!

And be sure to stop by Fleapirates Plunder for more vintage collectibles!

Monday, August 17, 2009

Contemporary Glass Sherbet Ice Cream Dessert Dish Bowl Stemmed Squat Foot

Contemporary Glass Sherbet Ice Cream Dessert Dish Bowl Stemmed Squat Foot

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Everybody likes a decadent dessert...these would be the ticket...not tiny like the vintage sherbet glasses and not large...they are just right for a decent but not an over-indulgent portion of dessert. Price is definitely right! Check them out!

Let’s ignore diet tips soon. Remember, “tips” spelled backward is “spit.”
That’s gotta mean something.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

EAPG Swan with Mesh Compote 1882 by Canton Glass

I love old glassware! Well, I love old pottery, too, and lots of other old things! I love hunting for antique glassware, and then I love hunting for the patterns in the reference books I have, or researching online. Some glass is pretty easy to identify, like colored depression glass. Identifying Early American Pattern Glass, abbreviated EAPG for short, is much more of a challenge. EAPG is glassware made in America, of course, and made roughly between 1850-1910. The majority of it was made in clear glass, with some pieces made in colors.

I can have a piece of glass in front of me, and search and search, and not find the pattern. Then another time, I will be looking to identify a different piece, and the pattern from the other piece that drove me crazy will pop out at me in one of my books. But some sources say there are approx. 3000 EAPG patterns, so it's not surprising that identification can be a problem.



Featured in this post is a beautiful antique glass compote, in a pattern that is easy to identify. This is the SWAN WITH MESH pattern, made by Canton Glass, circa 1882. This old footed bowl is in very good condition, with some tiny bubbles in the glass, one teeny chip/flake on one diamond (see blue arrow in third picture), and some marks/wear from age/use. Not bad for being over 125 years old! No other chips or damage, and no cracks. This beautiful antique swan compote stands approx. 7-1/2" tall, and has a top diameter of approx. 9" across. This compote is clear glass. More pictures are included in my listing on onlineauction.com.

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