This elegantly shaped carafe was cut by Dorflinger in their Marlboro pattern. The blank really lends itself to this pattern and truly puts standard shaped carafes to shame.
The Marlboro pattern consists of several 8-pointed stars with crosshatching between each point.Alternating panels of crosshatching and fan drift down the rest of the perimeter of the carafe which finish out the lovely pattern. The base is finished with a HUGE 24-point hobstar!
The carafe is in perfect condition with no chips or stains and measures 8 3/4″ tall and 5 1/2″ wide. It’s on a beautiful, heavy blank and the cutting is wood polished as you would expect by Dorflinger.
This charming loving cup has many similarities to a certain Libbey pattern featured on watersets and a stickdish. It is also simlar to some of Dorflinger’s notched prism patterns (Chester and Windsor).
The pattern of the loving cup is made up of a chain of alternating hobstar and kite-shaped fan. Extending from this chain are 4 vertical notched prisms and for plane notched panels. The three handles are adorned with double notches cojoined by an “X” shaped motif. The base is covered with a beautiful and sharp 20-point hobstar.
The loving cup measures 5 1/8″ tall and 6″ wide (including handles). The blank is exceptionally clear and the handles are perfectly annealed which is a rarity within itself (most have heatchecks). The rest of the loving cup is also in pristine condition.
This carafe is practically smothered in some of Dorflinger’s finest – the Belmont Pattern. I seldom see this pattern and it’s certainly one of Dorflinger’s nicest.
The Belmont pattern consists of beautiful 8-point stars with crosshatching in between the points. The remainder of the pattern consists of diamond shaped fields featuring a variety of cutting. One diamond has a spread fan cutting. Another is a cross motif mixed with crosshatching. The upper portion of the decanter features fans and the base is covered in a Dorflinger-style 16-point hobstar. The neck of the carafe is fluted and notched. All of the cutting has the wonderful wood-wheel polished cutting you would come to expect of Dorflinger.
The carafe measures 8 1/4″ tall and 6 1/4″ wide. It’s in perfect condition with no chips or stains. This is a beautiful design by Dorflinger and it displays excellently on the ball form of this carafe.
This cologne bottle truely exemplifies what rock crystal can be at its best. Both the stopper and bottle are signed Hawkes and I believe the silver is marked Gorham (photo included)
Since it’s primarily realistic work and there isn’t much technical language for engraving, I will let the pictures do the talking. The copper-wheel engraving is stellar and I particularly like the clear tusk/engraving combination. It makes the piece look like a suspended state of falling water. The St. Louis Diamond only adds to the elegance of this bottle.
The piece is in perfect condition except for a few tiny nicks to the base of the stopper. The cologne measures 7 1/4″ tall by 5″ wide and is quite heavy for it’s size – a very thick blank.
These are 4 very unusual shell-shaped nut dishes? Shell shaped piece have always been very rare and desirable for their whimsical and curious display. These are no exception.
These shells consist of 4 vertical bands of hobnail, divided by notching. The edge portion is covered in crosshatching all the way up to the teeth and the thumb rest is also cut with crosshatching.
The shells are in nearly perfect condition. They measure 5″ long, 5 3/4″ wide, and 1 1/2″ tall.
