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This bowl, cut in Hawkes’ Aberdeen, has so much sparkle and brilliance that it will draw your eye across a room instantly. The cutting and polish are both exemplary and the glass quality is top-notch.

Aberdeen features an 8-pointed star formation with a hobstar center. In between each point of the central star sprouts a vesicas featuring strawberry-diamond cutting. Each of these vesicas has a deep miter cut down the center of it. Hobstars sit perched in between each strawberry diamond vesica. The hobstars are deeply cut and the pattern extremely crisp and sharp.

The blank of the bowl is extremely vibrant and clear. This piece measures 9″ wide and 3 5/8″ tall. The condition of the bowl is very good with just a few tiny rough spots around the rim and one chip to a tooth that results in about 1/4″ loss to the interior of the tooth. Offered here at a bargain price.

Showy Hawkes Aberdeen Bowl SOLD
Showy Hawkes Aberdeen
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This decanter was made by J. Hoare in their 5417 design. In addition to the wonderful cutting, the decanter has a silver flip top that has a chain running down to the body of the decanter which is held in place by a looped portion of glass. The silver was made by Whiting.

This decanter features some of J. Hoare’s best cutting. The first thing one notices when examining this piece is the huge clear tusk cutting. It is supposedly one of the most difficult motifs to cut and this piece features them so prominently. Two almost lean on each other and house a field of strawberry diamond cutting which runs its way across the base. The other portion of the pattern features meticulous Russian cutting encircled in notched cutting. The neck of the piece is fluted and notched. One thing particularly unique about this piece is the full pattern extension across the base – something seldom seen on anything, whatever the shape may be.

The decanter is in perfect condition with no issues or stains. The blank is exceptional and better than many of the earlier blanks. It measures 10 1/8″ tall and 5 1/2″ wide and is on the most beautiful blank. One of these decanters, with the chain, in Hawkes’ Chrysanthemum sold on eBay a few months ago in excess of $1000. This one is priced less, yet features a rarer and more skilled design. This will surely be the highlight of a collection.

First Rate J. Hoare Decanter with Silver Top – SOLD
First Rate J. Hoare
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This dazzling pitcher is cut in American Cut Glass’s Samantha pattern. It was attributed and named to the company by the Anderson Study Group and features much of Anderson’s design attributes. There isn’t one area that isn’t cut to death on this piece, including the handle – please look at all the photos to gather what a terrific piece this actually is.

The main motif of the Samantha pattern is a large hobstar cluster which features 8 clear button hobstars surrounding a larger, deep hobstar. Each of the clear button hobstars is topped with a field of crosshatching. The clusters are divided on the front end of the pitcher by a large, pinched field of crosshatching banded together with three horizontal nothces. This field is perched atop a large, clear button hobstar. What is most impressive about this pitcher is the cutting around the base. Wherever there would have been clear area, there are tons of brilliant clear, button hobstars! It’s an incredible feature and extremely visually appealing. The handle is completely cut in pattern as well. The base is finished with a huge 32 spilt-point hobstar. Phenomenal!

The amount of detail and cutting in this pitcher is virtually unprecedented. It floors me every time I look at it and it will impress even non cut glass collectors. It’s in perfect condition and measures 8 7/8″ tall and 5 1/8″ wide.

Meticulous William C. Anderson Samantha Pitcher – SOLD
Meticulous William C.
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I think that this blank, cut by Straus, is one of the best stem blanks of the Brilliant Period. Cut in their Imperial pattern, Straus adapted the design perfectly to the form. Please note the remarkable amount of detail just to the stem of the piece.

The Imperial pattern is a design composed of alternating panels of crosshatching and a hobstar with a fanned center. Each field is flanked on the lower portion with notched cutting while the fans flank the upper portion. The stem of the goblet is made up of three portions of glass which are each cut with multiple facets. The center knob and juxtaposition of all the components really stands out. The base is finished with a 16-point, clear-buttoned hobstar. It’s also worth noting that the mouth of the goblet flairs.

The stem is in perfect condition with the original rim. It is wood-wheel polished to perfection and measures 6 1/4″ tall and 3 1/8″ across the base.

Gorgeous Straus Imperial Goblet – SOLD
Gorgeous Straus
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This jar is more than impressive – it combines some unique and skilled cutting and a silver top featuring a stag horned handle. The jar is likely made by J. Hoare or even Dorflinger as it features the type of work that they were masters of employing. The jar is wood wheel polished to perfection.

The pattern on the jar combines two swirling motifs. The first motif is deep, precisely cut cane. The second is an enormous clear tusk. The tusk swirl really highlights the clarity of the glass and you can see clearly through each one. The clear tusk is one of the most difficult motifs in the brilliant period. The were cut nearly free-hand and few cutters had the skill to achieve this technique. The silver top’s understated elegance matches the glass perfectly and has a stag horn to use as the handle. The base is finished with  16-point hobstar.

The jar is in perfect condition and measures 8″ tall and 5 3/4″ wide. The glass is of the highest quality, which is necessary for a piece with such wonderful clear tusks.

J. Hoare Stag Horn Cookie Jar – SOLD
J. Hoare Stag Horn
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Good luck ever finding another example in this pattern. Not only is Libbey’s Grand Prize on of their rarest, but it’s also one of their most desirable. I’ve only ever seen a handful of pieces in this pattern and every owner was still ecstatic about having the chance to own a piece. In 2008, a pitcher in this pattern sold for $15,000 at auction and a flower center recently sold for over $20,000. The carafe is signed on the base by Libbey.

Aside from the incredible cutting on this piece, the design is equally impressive. It is perpetual in that it wraps seamlessly around the perimeter of the carafe. The first section of the pattern involves an unusual six sided hobstar formation. It’s surrounded by crosshatching and topped vertically with cane cutting. A large loop of clear button hobstars engulfs the formation and weaves over a band of cane. This band of cane engulfs a large, ovoid hobstar. Divided only by clear-button hobstars. Sitting between the two bands is a fanned formation featuring one flat hobstar, crosshatching and fans. The base houses a fanned star and the entire neck of the carafe is finished with large scallops (not quite punties) and crosshatching.

The carafe is in nearly perfect condition and on the most gorgeous of blanks. It measures . Again this is probably the only chance you will have to own a piece in this pattern so don’t wait – someone is going to snatch it up!

Rarity – Libbey Grand Prize Carafe – SOLD
Rarity – Libbey
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This gorgeous bowl encapsulates Hawkes’ incredible ability to use blow-out blanks and fit a pattern perfectly to the challenging shape. The bowl is signed clearly on the edge (where Hawkes always signed this blank).

The bowl has eight extremely deep protruding blown-out panels. Almost like eight giant tusks on the underside of the bowl. Each one of these is cut with either a chain of hobstars or a row of notched prism topped with a fan. The amount of work it must have been to cut on this type of blank is astounding. Each of the blownout portions extends almost ½” and creates a pocket on the interior of the bowl. The blank is quite thick and very heavy.

The wonderful piece is nearly perfect with only a few fleabites to the cutting. It measures just under 10” wide and 3” tall. I’m offering the bowl at much less than these go for typically.

Heavy Hawkes Pocketed Blowout Bowl – SOLD
Heavy Hawkes Pocketed
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This ice cream tray is in Sinclaire’s extremely rare and highly sought after Snowflake and Holly pattern. It is signed Sinclaire in the center. This is actually the second of these that I’ve had the chance to offer and this one is ever so slightly larger than the last.

The Snowflake and Holly pattern is one of the best examples during the Brilliant Period  of combining realistic engraving with brilliant cutting. A border of holly follows the edge of the piece. The central portion of this tray, which almost dips inward from the edge, is covered in “snowflake” cutting – tiny, rich hobstars with clear panels floating in between them with a little unpolished, rayed star in the center. The overall effect is nothing short of stunning!

The blank on this piece is outrageously clear and slightly thicker than most other pieces of Snowflake and Holly I’ve seen. It’s in perfect condition and measures 14″ by 10″.

Incredible Sinclaire Snowflake and Holly Tray – SOLD
Incredible Sinclaire
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The Windsor pattern embodies what a designer like William C. Anderson and a maker like Libbey were able to acheive. Stylistically, it reeks of the most extreme Anderson nuances. It’s all there and it’s no mystery why this pattern’s popularity continues to soar. A plate in this exact pattern just brought $8250 plus 16% in buyer’s fees on 5/24/12! The pitcher is signed on the handle.

A major theme in this pattern are clear-button hobstars. Two enormous ones adorn either side of the pitcher and are linked with a diamond-shaped field of cane. The cane on this pitcher is impressive in its own right. It’s extremely deeply and precisely cut. So deep in fact, you can run the edge of your fingers between the points of the cutting. The next portion of the pattern is made up of three more clear button hobstars. One large one lies in the center and is flanked on either side by a smaller, clear-button hobstar. These smaller hobstars have some incredible depth between the point of the clear-button and the interior of the hobstar. Fields of crosshatching top both of these. The front of the pitcher features another large clear-button hobstar and much more of the deeply cut, precise cane. The base of the pitcher is cut with a 20-point hobstar while the handle is cut in a manner that Libbey reserved for its best pieces – deep scallops on either side and fields of crosshatching running down the center.

The pitcher is in near mint condition with just a few areas of tiny roughness in the cutting. It measures 8 3/4″ tall and 5 3/4″ wide. This is the type of pattern that will continue to appreciate in value – the cutting and design are unarguably stellar and the quality of the glass itself is top notch.

Meticulous Libbey Windsor Pitcher – SOLD
Meticulous Libbey
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Large round trays like this one are hard enough to find, but when you add a pattern that displays this well on this form, well they’re downright scarce. The Hindoo pattern by J. Hoare shows so particularly well on this 14″ platter – it looks as if a star has burst over the entire tray.

A large 30-point hobstar covers the center of the plate. Extending from that hobstar are elongated scallop cutting. This scallop cutting is separated by notched prism and zipper cutting. The scallops run directly into the border of the tray which is made up of richly cut hobstars in diamond formation. Each on of these diamonds is tipped with tiny amounts of crosshatching. The quality and display of the tray are really something to behold.

The blank of the tray is exceptionally clear, heavy and thick. It measures just under 14″ and is in perfect condition. It’s getting harder to find these large, round platters especially one of this quality.

Massive J. Hoare 14″ Hindoo Platter – SOLD
Massive J. Hoare
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The DuBarry pattern, by Quaker City, was the company’s crowning achievement in design and cutting. The precision and combination of motifs laid out on the best blanks really sets this bowl apart from all others. Only a handful of pieces in this pattern are known and it was probably due to the price at the time of manufacture – it was the most expensive pattern Quaker City produced. In my experience, the blanks that Quaker City chose for this pattern are extremely thick and clear, and this bowl is no exception.

The DuBarry pattern revolves around four large, deeply cut circles. The circles engulf four hobstars dispersed among cross cutting of crosshatched fields and fans. Each of these circles sits nestled above a tightly cut field of crosshatching. The center of the bowl features hobnail and four vesicas of a single, tiny hobstar each. The detail in cutting such a small hobstar is astounding. Bands of cane curve forth from the center and meet the base of a large hobstar. Resting above each hobstar is a small hobstar flanked on either side by crosshatching.

The blank is not only extremely thick, but also very clear. The heavy bowl measures 8″ wide and 3 3/4″ tall. It’s in pristine condition with no damage. This is one of the rarest and most well done patterns of the Brilliant Period – a pattern every collector should strive to get a hold of.

Extremely Rare Quaker City DuBarry Bowl – SOLD
Extremely Rare Quaker
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This pitcher, in Dorflinger’s 99 pattern, is stunning. Dorflinger reserved the 99 pattern for some of their best pieces – including many in color.

The cutting on this pitcher is particularly crisp and accurate. Two clear button hobstars are draped down the front of the pitcher. Flanked on either side are panels of deeply cut cane. Notched prism “ties” the entire pattern together while crosshatching fills in the rest of the spaces. The base of the pitcher is adorned with a large 24-point clear button hobstar. The handle is cut with large hobnail surrounded on either side with notching – this technique was saved for Dorflinger’s best quality handled pieces.

The pitcher is in perfect condition with just one very tiny flake at the base. It meausres 8 1/2″ tall and 6″ wide and is wood-wheel polished to perfection!

Dorflinger No. 99 Pitcher – SOLD
Dorflinger No. 99
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