It's Blenko catalog #6427, made through 1968 http://www.blenkoproject.org/1964
Vent holes don't really help that kind of cracking. It is the result of air being trapped between 2 pieces of clay and not completely forced out....
The cracks make me think student. Probably caused by improper handling of the clay before it was sculpted. Firing can reveal where the clay...
IIRC neodymium changes with fluorescent light which operates at a different wave length then blacklights
I agree, looks like Morgantown's Crinkle, http://crinkle.freeservers.com/crinklet.html
The gold encrusted border on the Cambridge center handled server is called Minton. Several companies did this general style of border. It may...
Although I couldn't find another example with the ruffling of this basket, This appears to otherwise be like the Indiana for Tiara baskets....
You didn't ask about the white piece, in case you care, it's Fostoria Heirloom
Are the fan cuts near the top unpolished? If so definitely not Waterford and probably Eastern European combo of pressed and cut glass. It...
Glass Eye Studio vases will have pontil scars, I have 3 of their non paperweight pieces. I did a little looking and didn't find an example of...
I don't know that they did this shape, but I'm getting a Glass Eye Studio vibe from this piece. The decor reminds me of what they do on a lot of...
Sorry, you may be correct, I just usually think of the modern stuff when someone says China. My bad.
It looks like glass to me. I'd say older, probably not Chinese, their glass is mostly "newer" Research "jade glass"
It's unidentified at Chris's site. http://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/resources/unidentified-marks/germany/index.php
Novelty ashtrays were popular about 15 or 20 years ago, but with the continued decline in smoking, the interest has gone down as well. Just...
I looked in Mauzy's book on Depression Glass, and while she has this pattern, she doesn't list a cigarette box.
BTW, I have been using Windows 10 for quite a while and have had no problem with the site until recently
For the past several days I have had problems with the site. The page has alot of white space at the top, and you have to scroll way down the...
I was thinking the same thing as Don, it appears to have been intentionally cut versus broken. I wonder if it was part of a mosaic table top or...
Just as an FYI, not all Fiesta is marked. Colorful dinnerware was popular in the 1930's & 1940's. Several companies made sets of dinnerware in...
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