This chunk of glass was cut by Pairpoint in their Jeanette design. Sure to never by knocked over, this is a very heavy, wide piece with an impressive presence.
Huge 32-point hobstars adorn the front/back of the vase atop a diamond shape of fan cutting. THe sides of the vase have an unusual band of hobnail cutting with a fanned top. These are surrounded by two different types of notching which meet additional fans. The neck has step cutting and is notched and fluted and the base has a hobstar.
This is a whopper at 11″ tall and 7 1/2″ wide and is in perfect condition.
Kensington is hands down my favorite pattern by Libbey. While it’s often used in the same breath as as Aztec, Grand Prize, and Marcella, I find it to be much more intricate. It’s richly cut, without obscuring how insanely clear the blank is. I think this was William C. Anderson’s best design.
I don’t really know where to start when describing this pattern – there’s so much going on. Single bands of cane weave throughout the bowl, framing a host of different cutting. A richly cut 5 sided star fills the center of the bowl and has branches of diamond point hexad coming from all sides. Somehow, the cutters at Libbey managed to wrap this extremely detailed cutting on a sharp angle that makes of the base and side of the bowl. Above the hexad cutting is a clear-button, wedding cake hobstar. The rest of the cane frames two clear button hobstars, crosshatching, and triple miter trellis. Again, there is a lot of masterfully conceived ideas executed on this bowl.
The bowl is in perfect condition. The blank is extremely heavy, thick, and clear. It measures 9″ wide and 4″ tall. It’s one of the most beautiful bowls I’ve had the privilege to offer.
This is a fantastic pair (handled and handleless) decanters with pattern cut stoppers. To find a decanter with a pattern cut stopper is a difficult enough task, but a pair is particularly difficult to acquire. I particularly love how the stoppers mimic the shape of the body of the decanter. The pattern is reminiscent of Blackmer’s work.
The design on teh decanters features bands of hobnail framing deeply cut hobstars and meeting at fields of crosshatching. The base and tops of the stoppers are cut with an incredible notched/cross design. Again, you can see how the stoppers mimic the decanters entirely – the bottoms of the decanters becomes the top of the stopper! The handles are double notched and each decanter has a blown gooseneck.
These decanters are in perfect condition and measure 13″ tall.
Libbey’s Lorraine is a seldom seen design, but it’s even rare on standup pieces – it’s normally found on bowls, trays, and plates. I think it displays beautifully in this form. Lorraine was likely designed by William C. Anderson.
I think the use of crosshatching in this design is particularly effective – they use it not only to frame most of the motifs, but also to create movement – like a shooting star look or a swaying scallop at the top of the pitcher. The rim is obviously particularly unusual with a seamless transition of pattern right up to the edge with clear scallops and straight-line cutting leading to the sway of crosshatching. Two “shooting” stars are cut across the front of the pitcher with two kite-shapped fields of diamond-point hexad dividing them. The handle of the pitcher is triple notched and the base is a rayed star.
This is a true cut glass rarity and should be considered for the advanced collector. The pitcher measures 9″ tall and 5 1/4″ wide and is in perfect condition.
This plate, cut in Libbey’s Florence would make a wonderful addition to someone’s 7″ plate collection. This is one of Libbey’s older patterns and is on a great, wood-wheel polished blank.
The Florence design is arranged particularly well on this piece grouping a cluster of 4 clear-button hobstars right at the center – each separated by clear-channel cutting. Spurring off the tip of each hobstar is a pointed field of crosshatching framed by clear miters. These points run all the way into the rim and are divided by fans along the scalloped rim.
The plate is in perfect condition and measures 7 1/4″ in diameter and 1 1/4″ tall. It’s in perfect, original condition. It’s being offered at an exceptional value for a high quality, early piece of Libbey.
This bowl is a stunner in every regard. Not only is the pattern unusual, but also the the shape of the bowl – completely flat on bottom with a slight rollover to the top. This design is shown in one of the Revi books as being designed by one of the designers are Libbey.
Most notable on this piece are the lapidary frames to the hobstars. I have only ever seen this on this pattern and it’s extremely unusual and beautiful. They frame a 24-point, clear-button hobstar. These deeply cut lapidary areas are surrounded my notching which runs up into a large scalloped tooth. In between each of these formations is a unique crosscut section of three types of panel – a flat hobstar, fanned cane, and hobnail fill octagonal fields. The base of the bowl is covered with a giant 32-point hobstar with a clear button center.
This bowl is very heavy and exceptionally clear – measuring 10″ wide. It is in excellent condition with only some minor pattern roughness.
This pitcher is cut in one of the top patterns in cut glass – Jewel’s Aberdeen. I love how Aberdeen sets up on upright pieces – creating an optical illusion with all the extremely clear windows/scalloping.
The Aberdeen pattern consists of rows of clear button hobstars with crosshatching in between each. A layer of notching surrounds the band of hobstars. Alternating with the hobstars are rows of clear scalloped cutting which provide the most striking optical backdrop to the entire pattern. The base of the pitcher is covered with a 32-point hobstar! The perfectly annealed handle is triple notched.
The blank on this pitcher is exceptionally clear which only makes the cutting pop even more. It’s in perfect condition and measures 10 3/4″ tall and 6″ wide.
This beautiful decanter is shown very prominently in the ACGA Hoare catalog material along with both The American Cut Glass Industry: T.G. Hawkes and His Competitors by Jane Shadel Spillman and Rarities by Weiner and Lipkowitz. While it’s often said to be in Hoare’s Newport pattern this is not true as it’s missing several key components of the pattern. It is however, undeniably an important piece of J. Hoare.
Draped across the front of the decanter is a vesica of deeply cut hobstars sandwiched between two flat hobstars and crosshatching. This vesica is surrounded on all sides by two bands of notching and fans. The notching also frames a long band of cane. The base features a scalloped hobstar foot and the handle is quintuple notched. Two very large, applied neck rings are faceted around the neck and an enormous faceted stopper completes the piece.
The form and mass of this piece are something to behold. The decanter is in perfect condition and measures 19″ tall.
This bowl was cut by California Cut Glass in their Acorn Design. While the piece features realistic work (not geometric), this is all cut, as opposed to engraved. Particularly impressive are the acorns themselves which feature a very accurately scoop or scallop removed from the glass that’s as clear as a bell. The stylistic arrangement or realistic elements really make this a standout piece.
The bowl is in excellent condition and measures 8″ wide and 2″ tall and is on a heavy, clear blank. This is a great example by this seldom seen company.
Very few covered casseroles or sweet meet compotes from the Brilliant Period exist – most are on small squat foots, so to have one this tall, is almost unheard of. Smaller, squatier ones in simple designs like Hawkes’ late Russian sell in excess for $2000. This is priced well below those and is, in my opinion, much nicer. This piece is signed by Taylor Brothers on the base.
The design on this piece features large, deeply cut hobstar. They are arranged in a star of David formation with crosshatched points and fans. The crystal clear stem is faceted in two direction leading to a 24-point hobstar. My favorite part of this piece is the finial – somehow they carved a deeply cut hobstar right on top – where normally you’d see a faceted knob.
The compote is in perfect condition and on a crystal-clear blank. It is quite heavy and measures 9″ tall and a very wide 8 1/2″.
This is the first time I’ve ever had the opportunity to offer such a piece. These are shown in the Mt. Washington catalog with strings or chains to hang them with. They are true cut glass rarities
This cornucopia is done in a clear-button rendition of the Russian pattern. It flairs at the top and comes to a tight, faceted point at the end.
This piece is quite large, measuring 12″ long and 4 3/4″ wide. It is in excellent condition, with one tiny flake at the rim.
This is a wonderful bowl that is reportedly by Meriden. I have always thought it was cut by Hoare and sold by Meriden – you can see this with piece’s of J. Hoare’s Snail also sold by Meriden (often times with their silver). It would seem likely these are by Hoare as they match no other Meriden design techniques. A one-piece punch bowl in this exact pattern sold several years ago for over $20,000.
Deeply cut tusks run throughout this bowl – this was one of the most difficult cutting elements to cut. They frame the pattern like flower petals. A wonderful hobstar formation sits among the tusks with crosshatching between the point s- another old, Hoare technique.
The blank of the bowl is spectacular and all the cutting is wood-wheel polished. It’s in perfect condition and measures 9 1/4″ and 4″ tall.
