This is quite an interesting piece. I feel strongly that it’s a toasting champagne flute, however it could be argued it is a bud vase. I think the shape and size is undeniably that of a champagne flute and the fire-polished rim (the typical treatment for all drinking vessels of the period) further supports my argument. Either way, this piece can handily hold your nicest garden flowers or finest  Dom Pérignon.

The Harvard pattern is setup is elegantly on this stem. Starting from the bottom, 4 fields of croshatching setup the rest of hte pattern. Large fields of deeply cut fan sit in between each of the crosshatched fields. Above each of these are alternating panels of crosshatching with a mitered frame and strawberry diamond. Fan adorns the top portion of the pattern. What extremelyl nice about his piece is the scalloped, hobstar base!

The stem is in perfect condition (it does have a couple of tiny air-bubbles in the base). It measures 8″ tall and 3″ across the base.

Libbey Harvard

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•   $ 250 

Such a beautiful stem in an extremely rare pattern by Hawkes. This pattern was also cut by Dorflinger but due to the base treatment on this stem, I attribute it to Hawkes.

The Cobweb pattern literally looks like a cobweb dangling from fields of strawberry-diamond cutting. Many miters come together to form deep channeled hobs. The stem is particularly nice with a lapidary know and an air-trap stem! The base is finished with a beautiful 14-point hobstar with split points. The smudge you see on the last picture is actually just stickum’ from a label and is not part of the glass.

The cordial measures just under 4 1/2″ tall and 2 1/8″ across the top. It’s in perfect condition with the original annealed rim fully intact. The glass is extremely clear with a beautiful wood wheel polish.

Hawkes or Dorflinger

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•   $ 100