Speaking of Antiquing – June 2019

Every day we get compliments that our colored glass display window is one of the best windows in town. We have arranged the color scheme so the colors flow into each other. Viewing from the outside or the inside, the rainbow effect is indeed quite striking. Each piece is unique and lovely. While research has been done, not all the makers are noted. Some are familiar to you, and some might not be. I just want to highlight a few.

Taking center stage is a stunning set of 8 ruby red crystal stem goblets. From northern France, Luminarc has been one of Europe’s leading makers of elegant glassware since the early 1800’s. It is very difficult to determine the age of this set, and I don’t expect it to last long.

Hand-cut, elegant, decorative blown glassware from the Czech Republic, is better known as Bohemian Glass. We have a small ruby red decanter and a few pieces of colorful cut glass stemware that will dress up your dining table like nothing else.

Blown glass has always fascinated me. We have several pieces of blown art glass, be they creamers, vases, or paper weights; they are extremely beautiful and again, impossible to determine vintage. The colors range from blues, greens, reds, amethyst, and amber.

Cambridge glassware from Cambridge, Ohio was America’s premier glassmaker. They specialized in elegant glass, thus the era of Early American Pattern Glass (EAPG). It wasn’t until the 1930’s that they introduced color to their glassware. They ran the full gamut of color, Amethyst being one of the most beautiful. We have an exceptionally beautiful amethyst creamer and sugar set from the Krome Kraft line.

Fenton and Fostoria are among the most popular sellers. They dominated the glassware world and created some of the most definable pieces. Fenton cranberry glass is still as stunning today as it was when fresh to the market. Excellent for vases and accessory pieces such as creamers and sugars, they sell very well and do not last long in the shop. Some of the most beautiful green glass of the Depression era was made by Fostoria.

Westmorland, also from Ohio was among the dominate players in the glass industry. They also ran the gamut of colors and lovely patterns.

Early American Pressed Glass, glass items made from molds, dominated the market on and off for many years. One of the most beloved patterns to come from the 1930’s-1960’s is from L.G. Wright Co, who commissioned L.E. Smith Co., Imperial, and Fenton to reproduce the pattern from 1880 called Moon and Star. This pattern, if found in excellent condition, and in vibrant colors, will fetch high dollars. At auction you just don’t know where the price will land. We have several pieces of this in amberina, opalescent blue, cobalt blue, deep green, and amber. Rare is to find it in clear glass.

Also featured are Heisey, Hazel Atlas, and Waterford crystal.

Come in and claim your piece before it disappears.