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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: horochar on February 26, 2013, 12:51:42 PM

Title: Tall Column-Shaped "Milk Glass" and Brass Lamp
Post by: horochar on February 26, 2013, 12:51:42 PM

I'm hoping someone can help me to identify this large column-shaped white glass lamp.  I'm assuming it is circa 1940s/1950s. I'm not sure this technically would be a "milk glass" piece.

Thanks,
Charles

Title: Re: Tall Column-Shaped "Milk Glass" and Brass Lamp
Post by: horochar on February 26, 2013, 12:59:46 PM

I'm not sure mine is "opaline" as such.  Hard to tell.  http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/two-similar-brass-mounted-white-opaline-faceted-glass-5457505-details.aspx (http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/two-similar-brass-mounted-white-opaline-faceted-glass-5457505-details.aspx)

Title: Re: Tall Column-Shaped "Milk Glass" and Brass Lamp
Post by: horochar on February 26, 2013, 01:02:19 PM

Another clue? http://www.etsy.com/listing/92800148/hollywood-regency-opaline-glass-lamp-in (http://www.etsy.com/listing/92800148/hollywood-regency-opaline-glass-lamp-in)

Title: Re: Tall Column-Shaped "Milk Glass" and Brass Lamp
Post by: Ivo on February 26, 2013, 01:32:36 PM

Looks like milk glass not opaline.

Title: Re: Tall Column-Shaped "Milk Glass" and Brass Lamp
Post by: Paul S. on February 26, 2013, 02:01:38 PM

have a look at some of the recent discussions on this Board regarding opaline, it might help.            As a generalization milk glass should appear as a more solid opaque white colour.......whereas the opalines/opalescent pieces should have some noticable translucence, and to appear as a less dense white.             Belnap qualified milk glass as 'opaque - the best of which is of a chalk whiteness'.

Title: Re: Tall Column-Shaped "Milk Glass" and Brass Lamp
Post by: Ohio on February 26, 2013, 03:37:19 PM

On the subject of attributing glass lamps & I am speaking of the U.S. only here…95% of all lamp manufacturers did not manufacture the glass components of their lamps…they subcontracted with existing glass manufacturers, Cambridge, Tiffin, Heisey, Duncan, etc. whereby they sent the molds to the glass manufacturer for the pours & then had the molds & glass parts shipped back to them for assembly so identifying whom did what for whom is pretty much impossible since subcontracted job records were not kept by glass manufacturers. There were exceptions of course, Pairpoint, Aladdin, Jefferson, etc. had total manufacturing operations, metal & glass, but that’s the exception. This gives you a better idea of what you are up against when it comes to lamps in many cases as they are largely (90%+) pieces parts assembled into lamps.