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Covered Candy, Aquamarine Satin Glass.

This is a pretty piece, and the color photographed well.  A spray of daisies is hand painted on the lid of the deep aquamarine glass, which is satin finished, all but the top of the finial.  There is a maker's tag inside the lid that has faded to invisibility, but I left it there for you in case you wanted it.  It measures 6 1/4" tall with the lid, and is 5 1/4" at the widest point.  It is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks, and it is $28.00.

Aquamarine Glass Console Bowl, Fruit Bowl.

Possibly Viking Glass; it has their look, but I can't be certain.  This is very fine glass, thin, with striking color and an elegant shape.  It is the sort of glass that will sing if you run a wet finger around the rim.  The scrolled feet have deeply saturated color, and lend just the right amount of contrast to this beautifully simple bowl.  It is perfect and unharmed, and measures 8 1/4" across and stands 4" tall.  It is $45.00.

SOLD Crystal Bud Vase.

Simple and sweet, this vase is in perfect condition and stands 7 1/2" tall.  It is deeply cut with buffed edges, and as you can see in the photos, it tends to reflect the colors of nearby items; the blue you see in the photos is the reflection of some blue glass that was on the table while I was shooting the pictures of this vase.  Utterly silver-clear, no fogging, it is $18.00.

UV-Reactive Glass VS Vaseline Glass.

Here is a photo of Depression Green, UV-reactive glass and also Vaseline Glass.  The tumbler, cup, and oval pin tray are Depression Green, and are definitely UV-reactive, but of course they are NOT Vaseline glass; see here for full explanation of the difference.  The bud vase is Custard Glass, which is also UV-reactive, and is creamy yellow, translucent and glossy.  The ruffled hat whimsy with the hand painting is Burmese (once upon a time called Peach Blow) which is also creamy yellow, but satin finished with a coral-pink edge; also UV-reactive, also NOT Vaseline Glass.  The pair of candle holders that you see far right ARE Vaseline Glass; matter of fact, they are Vaseline Opalescent, and even in this poor picture, the differences between the types of glass are obvious.  See below for items in this picture.

Custard Cut Glass Vase, UV Reactive, Souvenir of Alamo.

This is really kind of bizarre; it is a very pretty vase, sort of an Hobstar & Arches pattern with gold trim, and there is hand painting on one side of the bell of the vase showing the Alamo, and proclaiming itself as a souvenir of San Antonio, TX.  Turning the painting to the back will allow you to display the vase without seeing the painting, if you choose.  The gold paint is rubbed off the high points of the ruffled top edge, and some from the hobstars too, but this does not diminish the vase.  It is UV-reactive custard glass, which means that it glows like crazy when exposed to black light.  In this color, if it were clear instead of translucent, it would be considered Vaseline Glass.  It is in excellent condition, and measures 6 1/8" tall.  It is $45.00.

SOLD Vaseline Opalescent Glass Pair of Candleholders.

It could be Beatty Rib, Fenton's 220 Stripe, Model Flint's Many Ribs, Northwood/Dugan Stripe, or several others, but I believe this pattern to be Fostoria's Heirloom, which is very late opalescent from around 1959.  This pair of candle holders is an extraordinary example of Vaseline Opalescent, even though the opalescent effect is not obvious in the photos.  Truly beautiful, they measure approximately 2 3/4" tall, are in excellent condition and glow like mad in a black light, as evidenced by the black light photo shown higher on this page.  The pair is $45.00.

Milk Glass Covered Square Box.

This is a simple pattern of X's or diamonds, depending on your point of view.  Nice translucency, as evidenced in the pictures, and just enough detailing, such as the descending tiers (shown center left) of the box at the lower edge.  No chips or cracks, and this was most likely a cigarette box before it became politically incorrect to sell anything related to tobacco products; we all know how little I care about being politically correct.  It measures 4 3/8" square and is 2" tall with the lid.  It is $16.00.

Pressed Pattern Milk Glass Vase, Hazel Ware, Hazel Atlas.

Here is a fun and basic Milk Glass vase for you.  It has a molded pattern like cut glass, and the typical 'chrysanthemum' rayed base.  The original paper tag is present, although no longer attached to the vase; it will be included for you.  The vase is unhurt and measures 5 5/8" tall.  It is $12.00.

Cased Glass Whimsy Vase, Red, White, Crystal.

I have no idea who is specifically responsible for this one, but I would still guess the Murano district in Italy as the source.  This is a very entertaining vase; the white glass covered by the red glass, which is in turn covered by the heavy crystal clear outer shell.  Where the branches of the vase are 'folded' toward the center, the glass shows slightly orange.  There is a factory flaw on the bottom of the vase where the pontil was incompletely ground away.  The rest of what you see on the base is sticker residue that I did not see until I uploaded the photos!  This is in excellent condition, and measures 11 1/4" at the tallest point.  It is $45.00.

Amberina Hobstar Bowl, Seamless.

I haven't a clue as to the maker, but it has the feel of Viking; just one of several possibilities. The serrated edge is flawless, and if there were ever any mold seams, they were polished out, because I can neither see nor feel them.  This one is slightly rose bowl shaped, curving inward at the top.  The graduation of color is much nicer in person than in the photos; no obvious zoning; just a clean gradual change from the very golden at the base to the deep ruby at the top.  By the way, this is not flashed or sprayed; you probably already knew that, but I had to say it.  The base diameter is 4" and the widest point measures somewhere between 6 1/4" and 6 1/2".  Due to the face that I cannot identify the maker, it is only $28.00.

Hazel Atlas Cobalt Blue Glass Cocktail Shaker, Etc.

This is from the group called "Sportsmen" out of Hazel Atlas.  As you know, Hazel Atlas went out of business in 1956, and a great many of their patterns are highly sought after; this being one of them.  No one did Cobalt Blue as well as Hazel Atlas, and this group is a prime example of that.  The blue of the glass is clean and consistent, with none of the muddiness or color zoning you see in some of the Cobalt.  The transfers on the shaker have some darkening, and I am not sure what to do to remove it; perhaps a peroxide bath while being slowly heated, which is how brown crazing is removed from old pottery and porcelain?  No matter; the actual reason that I show close up shots of the transfers is to show you  how incredibly intact those transfers are; no blunting of corners or eroding edges on them.  Even the tiny sea birds are beautifully intact.  The shaker's metal cap has two small indentations on the top of the dome; can be pushed out if you know how and have the patience to do so.  I thought this rather minor in the face of the fact that the cap is still there; it is the first thing that goes missing on one of these.  The shaker is 10" tall with the cover on; the glass part of it is just under 8 1/4".  The single roly poly tumbler is just over 2 1/4" tall, the ice tub or ice bucket measures 4 1/8" tall and 4 1/2" OD.  There are 5 swizzle sticks, and they are each 6" long.  The group is $75.00.

SOLD Iris & Herringbone Footed Tumblers, Crystal.

Here we have a pair of tumblers for you; Iris & Herringbone in the Crystal, which is more sought after than the iridized, or Marigold version.  These two are in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks.  They are original crystal, meaning that they don't have the fogginess of the irises created by running the Marigold pieces through a dishwasher over and over until the iridizing is removed.  They stand 6 1/2" tall, and the pair is $44.00.

Carnival Glass Vase, Imperial, Morning Glory.

This is one of the few pieces of Carnival Glass that I will handle in the Marigold color; the Morning Glory vase from Imperial.  The color on this one is top notch, with lots of nice overtones in the iridizations; pink, gold, and purple are the dominant overtones with a hint of green too.  The color in person is deeper and richer than it appears in the photos.  There is none of the fading of color that you sometimes see in the vases, where the closer you get to the base, the less color is actually present; this one has great color all the way to the base.  There are no chips or cracks, of course, and if there is any rub marks at all on this vase, I can't find them.  I did not do a full wash in deference to the tag on the bottom; I just carefully wiped it down with a damp cloth.  The tag on the bottom says "CASPER WYOMING MAY 1940" which is evidently when the vase was acquired by the original owner; it would have been old stock when it was purchased, as all of the REAL Carnival Glass (not the new stuff made in the '40s and on forward from there) was manufactured between 1905 and 1930.  At the tallest point, it is only 7 3/8" tall; in some books that makes it a bud vase, and in others it is referred to as a miniature.  I will let you decide how you want to call it.  This vase is $55.00.

SOLD Dugan Cobalt Blue Carnival Vase, #501 Pattern.

I couldn't find this one in any of my carnival-specific books, but I did find the correct mold shape in the Dugan Diamond book under the green iridescent glass section showing the number 501 vase in green and pearl.  The pattern was made circa 1913, which makes a good deal of sense for this piece, as all of the genuine Taffeta glass (later misnamed carnival) was made between 1905 and 1930.  There are a few tiny nicks in the iridizing, shown in the pictures, that are not terribly distracting, and the two pictures, left and right, third level down, show a base flake in the picture on the right, and the picture on the left of precisely the same area shows how it is not visible with the vase correctly displayed.  The very rich cobalt blue glass from Dugan is always amazing, and this one is no exception.  The base measures just under 2 1/2" each way, and the vase is 6 1/4" tall at the top of the folded flutes.  It is $65.00.

Depression Green Bowl, Hazel Atlas.

Here's a nice pattern for you; I don't know what it is called, but I like the geometry of it.  A series of diamond shapes is complemented by rhombus shapes to give a look of cut glass where no cutting exists.  Marked in the center with the H A of Hazel Atlas, it is in very nice condition with no chips or cracks.  The edge is done in a wide flute, and the bowl stands 3" at the top of the flute, is 8" wide, and 3 1/4" across the base ring.  It is $45.00.

SOLD American Sweetheart Cups & Saucers, Monax.

I have two of each the cups and saucers, all in excellent condition.  The two bottom pictures show that these are the actual saucers with cup rings, not the small bread or dessert plates commonly substituted when the saucers are not available.  The cups are 2 5/8" tall, and the saucers are 6" across.  The two sets together are $35.00.

Matching Pair of Nutmeg Stain Vases.

Measuring about 11 3/8" to the top of the up-folded ruffle, and about 5" in diameter at the widest point, this is a charming pair of hand painted, likely hand blown vases.  As you can see in the pictures, there is some rubbing to the cold paint and to the nutmeg stain; more so on one than the other.  There is no actual damage to the vases however; no chips or cracks.  The rarity of acquiring a matched pair excuses the paint and stain wear on these.  A number of people have ascribed Consolidated Glass Works as the maker of these, but I do not think so.  I think that Fenton is a more likely bet, and NOT because of the ruffling, but rather because of the nutmeg stain and the style of painting.  They are $28.00 each, but I think they need to remain together as a pair for $50.00.