Mia Culpa, Twisted wire it is. Still not too old to learn.
No, its not Cloisonné, it's Lacquerware, Oriental, yes.
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They are obviously pressed glass. Since they ping like crystal they are probably eastern European, American makers don't use lead glass for...
Regardless of what Goofus glass was painted with it was never fired on, which would bond the color to the glass.
I can't help....sorry.
I would expect only one shear mark, (straw Mark) I'ts left by the shears cooling the gather on contact when it cuts it from the gathering rod. The...
Without documentation I'd go with Palme-Konig.
I'd guess the color was from Steuben, Carder period, ca 1920-33. The stem is hollow, the base has a folded edge, all quality earmarks.
I can' tell from the pictures, are the stems hollow? That would indicate to me European mfg. P'raps French.
The one time I saw cakes stands being made they were made in two pieces and fused together while still fresh from the mold. I do know that more...
Yes, it is engraved, not etched. The Iris being the national flower of France, that's a good supposition for the source.
The clear one might be Canterbury from Duncan & Miller.
Sorry, Morgantown is out of my time period. The chips around the top (note the crazing on the far side in the bottom two images) may have come...
The company is the Libbey Glass Co. Only the products of the Rock Sharpe Glass Company, when offered for sale by Libbey should it be called the...
The absence of "Made in France" indicate manufacture before 1917 or so. That's when the US mandated all imported goods must be marked in English...
Nice, point of interest, etching is a chemical process, dependent upon a shaped resist applied to the glass, Hand engraving is what was done on...
I'd go with Empoli, myself. ca. 1955-1970. That's Italian.
An 8 foot wide stained glass window in a church.
http://www.eapgs.org/patterns/pattern-details.php?idx=4041 Is this it?
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