This set belonged to my Grandparent. They were married in 1915. They were passed on to my parents and I grew up with them in the house. When my Mom moved I asked for them. I’ve wanted to find out more about them for years. Is there a name for this type of glass? Does anyone recognize the pattern or know of something similar?
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Thanks for any help!
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lynnestreasures Reputation: 126 See lynnestreasures' booth |
Wow, this is interesting – never heard of ‘end of day’ design.
But to humble me – it really makes sense and looks like such.
None of the colors match, it looks wild.
I would not say it is Czech.
To me (only) it looks too much “off the wall”.
I would offer it as an absolutely OOAK – Unique, ONE of a KIND
Adding – looking closer –
it seems they had some ‘stuff’ of the Candle holder’s green bases left
and then “at the end of the day” they just put an available bowl on top.
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EuropeanGoodies Reputation: 1165 See EuropeanGoodies' booth |
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They look to me like “end of day” glass or “spatter” glass.
Which literally means glass items that were produced at the end of the day in order to use up any excess material and not waste it. In some of my research I have read that these pieces were made by the employees using their own design ideas, and some pretty neat stuff was produced. You cannot really say there is a pattern cause everything depended on how much excess material they had. Most glass factories practiced this and so unless your pieces are marked, it would difficult to ID a manufacturer. They could even be European.
I think they are great looking
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thevintageflea Reputation: 251 See thevintageflea's booth |
Thank you for your replies. I really didn’t think I’d get an exact answer but what I received is more than I had before.
No the pieces aren’t marked anywhere. I appreciate the help and if you think of anything else, please let me know.
Added on Jan 21st
Again thanks for the responses and I will be happy to agree to the “Czech” glass as the answer to my question. Can’t believe how helpful people have been. Big thank you to HodgePodgeLodge for going the extra distance in checking with other people she knows in helping me understand a bit of my history.
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lynnestreasures Reputation: 126 See lynnestreasures' booth |
I agree that they are more than likely Czech glass. But there is to much of a pattern to be end of day glass. I do not know if there is pattern name or not. Maybe just start looking at Czech glass produced around the years they came into your family. They are great!
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DebbiesCorner Reputation: 78 See DebbiesCorner's booth |
I would bet on Czech also. They did so many beautiful pieces that combined the spatter with swirls. It also appears from your photos that these are cased in clear glass and that was also typical of Czech pieces. The overall shape combined with these details really look like Czech to me too. I did look through my books on Czech glass and didn’t find the set, not surprising, but found many candles and vases shaped like the candles you have. Beautiful set!
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froggieb Reputation: 774 See froggieb's booth |
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