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Lustrousstone:
I presume this is an open sugar, but I'm puzzled as to where it originates or how old it is. It's very nice quality.




I think it's moulded, as there are seams under the handles on the outside. The inside, however as been rounded off, as there are no seams to be felt and no hexagonal shaping, just gentle undulations.

The glass is quite thick: 0.4 cm at its thinnest and about 1.5 cm on the points at the bottom ridge. The base has a pressed 36 pt star. It appears to have had some fire polishing - there are no seams to be felt on the top of the handles, just small indentations.

It's heavy 460g and measures 14 cm handle to handle, 7.5 cm across the bowl and 7.5 cm tall. There's wear on the base but no damage. The glass is what I call 'bright', no coloration.

Anne:
Sorry Christine, I was going to answer this earlier and managed to be sidetracked by something or other!  :oops:

It looks to me like a Davidson Chippendale sugar - see this image from a 1930's catalogue...

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3294

ChrisStewart:
Hi,
    It is not Davidson chippendale - the tell tale sign is the arms of the star are all the same length. It is not a Davidson 283 piece either.

I think it must be one of the many chippendale look alikes made during the 20s and 30s.

Regards

Chris

Connie:
It is an American EAPG pattern.  I think by Indiana and only has a number designation.  I am once again traveling for business so don't have access to my books.

I have had this sugar and matching creamer before.

Lustrousstone:
Thanks all. I'd already decided it wasn't Chippendale, it's quite different in the flesh, even the glass seems different to any Davidson Chippendale I've fondled. I shall await Connie's return home.

Anne thank you for your thumbnail lesson, as you see wrestled with applying it to Photobucket,  applied it and written it down for future reference. We could do with having the sticky title edited to be more general - Frank, Paradise Trader?

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