Topic: Lovely Quality Uranium Engraved Wine Glass ???

[LEGSY]

Super quality paper thin 19 cm tall wine glasses my nearest i have seen so far were Theresienthal made but as i am not
an expert would love another point of view on it. Very strong glow on it and heat polished pontil scar..Thanks

[Paul S.]

agree, a very attractive glass, though regret I'm clueless as to maker and origin - all you need now are the other five.           Take it the decoration isn't machine acid etched?
Is the heat polished pontil scar unusual on these things  -  I've seen ground/polished depressions and the Y shaped mark where the scissors have cut away the surplus glass.          Unfortunately, the last picture is less than clear so can't see the centre of the foot or the pontil.

Lets hope others might have some better info re origin etc.

[LEGSY]

  Thanks again for a reply Paul
Yes they are really nice and paper thin thy are hand engraved.
The place where the scar should be is very unusual its sort of
ever so slightly proud below the stem not sure whats occurred?
Very little wear and i am searching for one more i have five so far
Thanks

[cagney]

Very similar to so-called "Elegant" glassware made in U.S.A. c. 1920's-1950's.

In her book "The Collectors Encyclopedia of Heisey Glass" 1925-1938. The author Neila Bredehoft denotes 3 different processes in the section on stemware. Possibly your piece made in the same or similar process as "Pulled Stemware".The process as stated in the book is as follows.

"Pulled stemware is always  blown ware. The blower starts a bubble on his blowpipe then pullls the stem from the gather. This bubble with a stem is put into a paste mold where the worker blows the bubble to the final form of the piece. A small glob [ gather ] of glass is then stuck onto the bottom of the stem and the foot is hand formed and flattened. Close examination will show that there is a joining of two pieces of glass just  above the foot where the stem joins it. Often there is a little rounded button of glass formed when the two pieces are joined. Since the piece is formed by hand [ except possibly to form the bowl shape or to add optic ] it is impossible for this item to be marked with the Diamond H. "

What the author describes as a "little rounded button", I would say is more like the very top of a sphere. The bottom of the foot slightly tapers toward the stem, in a smooth transition the center rises slightly to a small somewhat proud circle. Some bi-colored stemware was made using this process.

This process probably practiced in other companies and other countries.

The earliest version of this process c.1917 as far as A.H. Heisey & Co. concerned.

[cagney]

Just realized post 883 by catshome "deco style black and white enameled glass" shows a very nice picture of this effect on the bottom of foot. More pronounced than most American examples i have seen.

[LEGSY]

 
Thank you Cagney for giving a explanation to a none
glass blower as i am really just learning my trade i hope one
day to have a go at blowing my own glass I had not considered American
production as an alternative for these so will look Thank you so much..