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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => Murano & Italy Glass => Topic started by: Ivo on March 09, 2008, 10:38:51 AM

Title: Stiver Glass from Italy - some patterns
Post by: Ivo on March 09, 2008, 10:38:51 AM

Here are the most confusing items from the Stiver catalogue discussed elsewhere.  Stiver has been around since 1952; they moved from Poggibonsi to Colle Val d'Elsa in 1981. The pressed glass items we now find confusing have been in production since circa 1965.
- the quality is very high
- colours are infinite
- some items were actually modeled after existing 19th century pressed glass (Baccarat for instance)
- there are various items in a line: goblets, plates, decanters etc.
- finishing techniques include acid polishing and frosting
these lines have the names leonardo, tiffany, liberty, medici

Title: Re: stiver
Post by: Ivo on March 09, 2008, 10:40:34 AM

caravaggio, coloniale and girandola

Title: Re: stiver
Post by: Ivo on March 09, 2008, 10:41:36 AM

and Diamante.

Title: Re: stiver
Post by: Bernard C on March 10, 2008, 07:01:00 AM

Quote from: Bernard C on March 10, 2008, 06:53:10 AM

... It looks as if Gilead's tazza could be from Stiver's Diamante suite, and the wavy-edged black one from their Leonardo suite.   Their various goblets / rummers look familiar as well. ...

Thanks Ivo.   Very useful.

Readers can click on the quotation header above for the link to Gilead's original query.

Bernard C.  8)