Hat With Lid

I got this piece when my Mom died. No idea of the age. Very confusing. Is it Baccarat or junk? My friend has a book on Baccarat that is where I got the pics of the pattern. it measures 4 1/2 inches across the top. The opening is 2 1/2" It is not round but is oval, the body measuring 3" by 2 1/4"

 

Just throwing this out there,but could it be a hair receiver? Love the color.

 

Not without a hole in the top. I have a couple. This looks like it could have been for matches? It may be a basket pattern, but I don't think it's Baccarat. I thought all Baccarat was signed.

 

It might be as I have no idea what it is, age or who made it.

 

Only after the 1920's did Baccarat sign some of their better pieces. I believe they sign it all today.

 

What does the bottom look like?
Any marks on the back metal by the hinge?

 

The bottom has the same design and there are no marks on the metal pieces.

 

Thank you.
So I am curious. Most of the Baccarat pieces I have seen have a polished bottom. Would Baccarat have done a pressed bottom like this?
Asking because I don't know.

 

Found another with a couple of pics that look like your pics. Did you post the following query 4 years ago on the Bonanza website? The poster wanted to know if it is Baccarat. The last reply on the page says:

"Sure is one sold on ebay heres the title

Antique c1850 Baccarat Victorian Opaline Glass Trinket Box Jar * No Reserve !
IN THE BOOK ** Super Rare Green Opaline * Basket Weave

It sure is. If you google that title it should pull up the sold listing"

http://www.bonanza.com/community_help/It_s_Me_Again__Question_About_Baccarat_Glass

Noww I don't know or know enough to even guess if this is the real deal or not.

I couldn't find the one on eBay referred in the reply, but believe I found it on WorthPoint.
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-c1850-baccarat-victorian-412879304

--- Susan

 

Could it be a jam or mustard jar? The size seems right

 

The Barlow & K reference is interesting. I check it later.

 

I just thank you all so much for the help. Susan, I sure will check out those sites

 

Well, I think it is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!!!

 

Barlow & K uses the same diagram in Vol 3 P 199. The colors shown are similar but date 1870-80 which I think is closer than the 1850 . There is no reason for an item like this not to be fully molded in a press. Trinket or possibly a pomade jar.

 

Thanks George. I posted some pics of this a few years ago and someone asked if they could copy my pics. I told them OK, so they must have had one to sell.

 

I was thinking vanity jar of some sort.

artsfarm -
a jam or mustard should have a place for a spoon.

 

Just curious--when did glass companies begin using metal hinges on objects? Although my experience with hinged glass objects is by no means vast, most pieces I've seen date from the 1880's or later. Before that time frame, seems like most pieces had tops that just sit on the bottoms.

 

I do not know when the metal henge attachments became common. but this looks like an after market fitting possibly old stock at a later date. The lid sure looks like a metal frame was not needed or intended when the mold was made.

 

Agree. I'm thinking this may be a sugar bowl. Fanciful sugars or sucrieres were made by a number of companies in the 19th century. The rectangular ones with hinged lids from the late 1800s seem to be the most plentiful and are quite pricey. Most are attributed to Baccarat but I've never seen any proof. Vallerysthal also did some very fanciful sugars, as did other French companies. It's unfortunate that Baccarat has never published a comprehensive guide to its production. They used to have a link on their French website where you could send pics for authentication, but I don't believe it's still there.

 

I'd think it's too small for sugar. Jars with hinged tops were usually vanity pieces.