Posts Tagged ‘Vases’

Amphora Porcelain

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)The Amphora Porcelain Works in Bohemia produced Art Nouveau styled vases and figurines during the latter part of the 1800s through the first few decades of the 20th Century. They marked their wares with various stamps, some incorporating the name and location of the pottery with a crown or [...]

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Goofus Glass

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Thought to have started around 1900, and was all but effectively ended by 1930, Goofus glass is pressed glass which was cold, unfired paint decorated. It was made in considerable quantities in America by several prominent glass factories, and sold originally for very little. It was given as premiums, awarded [...]

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Irish Belleek Porcelain

(All Auctions Shown are Ebay Results)Belleek is a very thin translucent porcelain that takes its name from the village in Ireland where it originated in 1859. The glaze is a creamy ivory color with a pearl-like luster. The tablewares, baskets, figurines and vases that have always been made there are still crafted today. [...]

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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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vaseline glass – Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions regarding vaseline glasses? Here’s our bullet list of the top 5 frequently asked questions on vaseline glasses.  
What are Vaseline glasses? Vaseline glasses are distinct types of glass which glow with luminescent shades underneath a black light source. That is because Vaseline glasses contain uranium oxide. This is the one glass that glows [...]

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