Topic: Need help in identifying this gorgeous goblet - I know nothing!

[terri232]

This gorgeous goblet is 7 1/2" in height but, woe is me - I do not know the country of origin or anything about it. Can someone kindly provide me with some information? Thank you so much!

[dirk.]

Hi,
I think we need some close-ups - especially of the cup. Not really my field, but my gut feeling says french or belgian perhaps.
Is the cup cameo? Does the clear show a hatched structure?

[terri232]

The clear shows a type of frosted hatching I believe - I am not too good at this type of description. The stem has twisted glass in its interior...

[dirk.]

Like I thought it would look like. 
This and similarly etched structures can be found on items made by Baccarat / France and Val St. Lambert / Belgium.
Now we need a real expert, who´s more familiar with this type of glass.... Ivo? 
Or some google skills and some luck.

[dirk.]

I was so intrigued by your indeed gorgeous glass I forgot my manners. 
Welcome to the GMB! 

[terri232]

Dirk:
Any other suggestions as to how I can ID this goblet??? Would so appreciate it.

[Ivo]

To me that looks very vsl - timewise I would say 1890 thru 1910. Cannot look it up right now , sorry.

[terri232]

SO sorry - what does vsl mean? And is there someplace on line you can suggest my looking it up?
Thanks.

[dirk.]

VSL is Val St. Lambert / Belgium.
If Ivo (thank you!) can look it up it seems best just to be patient and wait until he´s near to his books. 
Otherwise you can try to do some detective work yourself and find books on this topic or old catalogues.
Some VSL reprints e.g. are available on ebay.fr if I remember correctly or you need to find a good library
with interlibrary loan or visit Corning Museum....
 

[terri232]

I did write to Val St Lambert - sent them an image which they do not recognize. They want to know why I think it is VSL and if it is glass or crystal...