With one exception all Heisey's stars were uniform. The exception pattern was Touraine. That's not a piece of Touraine,
I think you've nailed it, its' supposed to be a flower.
Beautiful Heisey Basket. Beautiful Brilliant Cutting, beyond the cutters at Heisey.
Jet!
It would appear that if you're a glass worker that's one way to put a tail on a ....horse.
The riffles around the perimeter of the bottom are there to help move down the conveyor from the automatic bottle blowing machine. Its...
Thank you Fid, I didn't know how to say that.
I believe that when this piece (pieces) was/were made it was called Canary. I've always thought that 'Vaseline" was a name made up in ignorance of...
A J, please PM me, on another matter?
is is. Isn't the definition of Vaseline Glass yellow glass that glows green under blacklight? That's what this is....isn't it?
It's possibly American Flint Glass, ca 1845, with a high percentage of lead oxide. It appears to be a covered bowl with under-plate, sugars didn't...
Anaother consideration: often the manfacturer and the decorator were separate identities.
That is a very nice piece of Sowerby!
If you tap them with a wooden pencil I'll bet they ring like a bell. Probably ca. 1865-75 These are ruby cut to clear. I doubt there is a 'name"...
The frosted green is a color paint/enamel applied on the cold glass, not a layer of glass. Note the uncolored base.
They were made in different molds, the handles are different, on yours the ribs go to the top, on the others, the ribs stop before the edge and...
Both books are needed, they cover different wares, both are great. The photography is excellent, the documentation as good as cone be done at the...
The quality of the ware indicates that it probably was made during the depression period, but by an elegant glass maker, Among the elegant...
Similar to Fostoria, but different, pitcher has a foot, vase not so much. Certainly a different mold.
In the US of A, crystal is colorless glass. regardless of content. Elsewhere it may mean a high lead content.
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