Topic: Pink & white oil cruet - help!

[eyebath]

Hoping someone can advise me...

Apparently I have a pink and white oil cruet which I am advised (by Angela) is illustrated in William Heacock's
book "Oil Cruets from A to Z" published in 1981. It is shown on page 24 and the text reads:

Maker: Consolidated Lamp & Glass
Y O P (year of production): circa 1894
Name: Criss-Cross 

I have attached a picture.

Sadly it was badly broken in transit from an auction house, as part of a job lot of glass (mainly eyebaths) I purchased. So I now have an insurance claim to make but have no idea of this item's likely value.
Can anyone advise?
Thanks very much.

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[Ron]

I can give you recent eBay values as only two of them have been sold in the last three years. On Sep-21-06 one went for $1325 and on Oct-14-07 another sold for $999.

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Ron
Thanks very much for the info.

Seeing as the last one was in Oct, I may still be able to see the item on ebay if you know the description or item number (I've done some searches but not found it so far).  Alternatively did you keep any pictures or other details from the ebay listings?

(It is a greater shame now I know this, that the auction house packed it so badly it ended up broken. Even if it could be repaired, I doubt it is worth it. I also think they should be ashamed that they had no idea what it was, if it really was worth this much, as they just lumped it in with a lot of kitchenalia. I was after the eyebath that was in the lot - which they also did not realise the rarity or significance of - a rare bi-colour blown eyebath. Hey-ho.)

Thanks very much for any additional info - I need as much evidence as I can muster, to support my claim!

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[Lustrousstone]

Great shame about the cruet  :cry: Can we see a pic of the eyebath?

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Christine
Here you go. Taken in a hurry so quality of picture not so good. Bi-colour hand blown eyebaths are fairly rare and mostly have clear base and stem with coloured bowl. This one has coloured bowl and stem and clear base only.

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[Lustrousstone]

Thank you - I shall keep my eyes open

[Bernard C]

Andrew — Heacock & Gamble, Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass — Book 9 — Cranberry Opalescent from A to Z, Antique Publications, 1987, No. 52 is your cruet, "Consolidated Criss-Cross satin cruet".   The value and rarity guide that came with mine, dated 1992–93, describes it as very rare with a retail value of $1200.

Both of the Consolidated Criss-Cross satin cruets shown have stoppers just like the one in your photograph.

Bernard C. 

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Bernard

(So, I deduce you've been to my site then!)

Thanks very much for the info. I know it is a bit cheeky, but is there any chance that a scan of that page might be made, which I could use to press my claim? (I somehow doubt I'll find a copy of that book in my local public library.)

Regards
Andrew
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[Bernard C]

... So, I deduce you've been to my site then! ...

Andrew — yes, as you've since discovered.   As a Lillicrap devotee, I can hardly have missed it.   Apart from that, I always remember the name as my late brother was an Andrew.

... I somehow doubt I'll find a copy of that book in my local public library. ...

My nice pristine copy is what is jokingly termed perfect bound, publisher-speak for open it out flat and all the pages will fall out.   So I won't be scanning mine for you, although, under these unfortunate circumstances, I am happy to do the value guide.   I was going to suggest contacting CMOG, who will have one or two of copies of the limited edition hardback, and would probably be happy to help you with scans of the title page and p85.   Then I discovered that you are British, so you will be able to borrow it from your local library, using inter-library loan, which might cost you a pound or so.   It shouldn't cost you any extra if the British Library has to borrow it from the Library of Congress, but it might take a day or two longer.   With inter-library loan always check to ensure that the book is complete and undamaged before you take it away, getting a signed note from the librarian specifying any defects, as understandably the British Library can get rather tetchy if they think you've damaged their book.   They've got a copy of Ysart Glass missing four pages, which is how I know.

Bernard C. 

[Frank]

They've got a copy of Ysart Glass missing four pages, which is how I know.

Bernard C. 

  They should have 4 copies. And they can only be removed not fall out.