Topic: Orange carnival (?) glass - vine pattern

[Glen]

There you go then, Andrew, proof of the era of each of your two items. The water pitcher is Imperial Grape from the Classic, early era of production, and the butterdish is classed as Contemporary Carnival from the later production of Imperial.  Both are considered to be the Imperial Grape pattern.

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Glen
Thanks so much for the help. As you may have read elsewhere, this was all part of a job lot I came by and onlywanted one specialist item from. Any idea as to likely value and best way to dispose of these two? (Or is ebay the answer to all such questions these days? Apart from the 'for sale' board here, of course!)
Regards
Andrew

[Lustrousstone]

Ah but even reissued - not repro, there's subtle difference - can't be newer than 1983, because that's when Imperial closed

[Glen]

The butter dish shape is certainly not a reproduction, nor is it a re-use of any of Imperial's earlier moulds. The butterdish is classed as Contemporary Carnival from the later production of Imperial (circa 1960s). The pattern most certainly IS a re-issue. The IG logo dates from that time.

Actually Imperial ceased a decade before 1983. In the early 1970s it was sold to Lennox Inc. Logos on the glass from that era are LIG. Then in 1981 the company was sold to Arthur Lorch, and yet another logo appeared on the glass -ALIG. One more change before bankruptcy when it went to Robert Stahl, and the doors at the Imperial factory closed in 1985. There was a final flutter (Maroon & Pioneer Enterprises) for a couple of years, but then that was it.

Value? Ah well Christine has already pointed you to Dave's site. Values are a movable feast of course. Neither item is a big bucks piece, though.  But on the bright side, there are plenty of Imperial collectors and the butterdish, though newer, is possibly less available than the marigold water pitcher.

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Thanks, Glen. I think I'll leave it there. Other (carnival) glass stuff to photograph and find out about ...
Andrew