Invaluable
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Despite the financial strain on consumers and businesses, a few creative glass manufacturers managed to survive by producing affordable glassware and creating effective strategies for distribution. This inexpensive glassware—commonly known as Depression glass —was mass-produced from 1920 to 1950. Assorted Pressed Depression Glass.
WorthPoint
APRIL 8, 2024
An American Brilliant-period cut glass punch bowl with a sawtooth rim dating to the mid-to-late 19th century. Thrifters and estate sale shoppers often run across molded glass, which can resemble the look of cut glass. The result was a finely crafted piece of handmade glass. Why is it important to know the difference?
WorthPoint
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Once known as the “poor man’s Tiffany,” carnival glass captivates collectors with its rainbow of shimmering colors and variety of forms, from bowls and hatpins to punch sets and whimsies. At its pinnacle, carnival glass offered consumers a sophisticated aesthetic at an accessible price point.
WorthPoint
MAY 31, 2024
At the risk of sounding like an oddball kid, I’ll admit that I was introduced to Sandwich glass patterns while antiquing with my mom around the age of ten. I was drawn to Depression glass colors and patterns and memorized my mom’s book on the topic from cover to cover. A salad plate in the Anchor Hocking Sandwich pattern.
WorthPoint
AUGUST 15, 2024
Read on to learn everything about shopping in France’s famed marchés aux puces to the best French glass and ceramic brands to seek out. Gallé, Luminarc, Mauviel, and More Like ceramics, the glass industry has thrived in France for centuries. Lalique, Émile Gallé, Baccarat, and Daum Nancy are some of the best-regarded fine glass houses.
Old Crows Antiques
DECEMBER 7, 2021
They started offering inexpensively produced, low-to-average quality pieces of glassware as a thank-you gift for the purchase of a new kitchen appliance or a prize for winning carnival games at movie theaters or gas stations. People started buying glass specifically to collect full sets of their favorite colors and patterns.
BHR Appraisal Services
MARCH 20, 2021
Bohemian glass, also referred to as Bohemia glass, is a broad term applied to the fine crystal made primarily in the Czech Republic and surrounding areas. The tradition of fine cut and decorated glass in the region goes back to the Renaissance and archeological excavations have even found evidence of glass making as far back as 1250.
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