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Ohio’s Fostoria Glass Co.

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Fostoria Glass Co. began producing glass in Fostoria, Ohio in 1887, but moved to Moundsville, West Virginia four years later. They were very successful for nearly a hundred years, finally closing in 1986 after being bought by the Lancaster Colony company in 1983. They became the largest producers of [...]

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The Art of Judith Leiber Handbags

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Judith Leiber was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, where she studied the craft of handbag making during the Second World War. After the end of World War II, Judith married Gerson Leiber, a U.S. GI stationed in Budapest. In 1947 the young couple immigrated to the United States, where [...]

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Lady Head Vases

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Lady head vases were manufactured from the late 1940s through the early 1970s and sold by florist for floral design use. These popular collectibles were, for the most part, made of semi-porcelain and the vast majority were produced in Japan. Occasionally one marked USA can be found.
Many of [...]

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The Art Glass of Steuben

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Steuben Glass Works, an American art glass manufacturer, started operation in 1903. It was founded by Fredrick C. Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York. Carder’s great love was colored glass, and he had been instrumental in the reintroduction of colored glass while working at Stevens [...]

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The Art of Max Ernst

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Max Ernst was a German-born painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet. Ernst is considered to be one of the primary pioneers of the Dada movement and of Surrealism. He was born in 1891. After serving in World War I, he became the leader of the Dada movement in [...]

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