Featured Glassies, help ID lidded candy dish please.

Hello friends. I picked this up a few days ago with the thought it is Viking. Using Google lens verified Viking but gave me a variety of patterns, most saying Yesteryear, some adding Bullseye to that. Replacements shows this pattern under Yesteryear but none in the dark emerald green. I did find one exactly like mine in avocado green on etsy only identified as Bullseye. Most that came up were Moon & Star. Knowing when it was made would be a wonderful bonus too.

Thanks for all your help. I have a couple other glass mysteries I will put up after I get pics.

Linda

 

Boy that is wonderful piece of Viking Glass!!! Bullseye! Edited to add that I always that Viking made it but you might want to see if L.E. Smith made repro's of it in emerald green. LOVE it!

 

It has the heft and finish of Viking. I don't really think it's Smith, it's better.

 

Oh, my gosh. My Aunt Blanche had one just like it. It was always filled with mixed hard candy.

 

I'm a sucker for green. That is gorgeous. Hope you can get info as to date. If I had to guess, maybe late 60's?

 

I went through my Viking Glass book and found an article on the Yesterday line that I apparently got through a site called vikingartglass.com. Unfortunately, the site is behind a paywall. Anyway, somehow, at one point, I printed out an article on that site entitled "Viking Glass Yesteryear Bulls Eye Limited Production" by Preston Ver Meer. According to the article Yesteryear Bulls Eye was only produced from 1970 - 1971 and the only colors produced were Ruby and Avocado (Avocado only produced in 1970). The shape is one of the candy dish above is Viking but the color is not so I would assume a later production by another company. The Viking shape is #1805 6" Low Candy and Cover. I might be worth checking to see if anyone at the vikingartglass.com site could provide further information.

 

On the Viking Glass site, the Yesteryear Bullseye Ivy Ball was made in Evergreen. Preston listed the covered candy only in Avocado Green and Ruby, but since other pieces were made in Evergreen, I would think it's possible the candy could have also been made in Evergreen. The web site is Vikingartglass.com and they have a Contact Us link. I think it would be worthwhile to contact them to inquire.

Viking Glass is crazy popular right now so if you have a rare piece, it might do well on line. I checked and saw an Avocado example that sold for $25. I think it was on Etsy.

 

Wow! Thanks! I will definitely go to the VikingArtglass website. In the last 6 months or so I've had a huge "Three Foils" bowl, 2 Orb ashtrays and a "Bluenique" lidded candy, all Viking's Epic line, and all have sold relatively quickly. The candy sold almost right away. The manager of the mall I'm in in Iowa posts pictures every day on fb. Sometimes it's topical: "snowmen" "blow molds" flowers, sometimes just some random new things and some days she picks a "vendor of the day" and highlights their whole booth (after they have come in and restocked and/or done a big seasonal change. It's an excellent venue and I take my best finds there. That is where this candy will go.

Thanks everyone! I'll let you know what I find out!

Linda

 

Did a little deeper dive on eBay and found one made in cobalt blue so maybe reproduced. But, dunno yet. Onward!

Linda

 

Good luck, @lvetterli !

 

Lovely green color.

 

It's going out tomorrow. I'll let you know when it sells!

Linda

Thanks for the good wishes!

 

My gosh as well! You just brought back memories of my childhood visits to my grandmother’s house. By funny coincidence I also got her Viking glass candy dish…