Topic: What are these, Clear Iridescent glasses?

[seanbeckaroo]

I came across these in the back of a Goodwill store; I am not sure of the actual name of the style, other than clear iridescent glass. I found 4 wine glasses, 4 of the small bubbly style, and 11 of the little dessert or champagne glasses. I love the clear style, not sure how old it is, or if the hold any value. I would just like to know the name of the style so I can search and add to my collection. I paid $12.58 for all of them. Any help would be great.


Sean

[Anne]

Hi Sean and welcome to the board. As Tinypics tend to disappear after a while, is it OK with you if we add copies of your photos onto your topic here, that way they remain online always and will help provide a reference for others too.

[seanbeckaroo]

Ohh sorry, cerainly you may.

[Anne]

Thanks Sean, much appreciated.   Your small footed ones with the upturned lip saucer base are grapefruit dishes, the saucer was to take the pips from the fruit as you ate it. I can't make out the pattern on the small tumblers too well - we could really do with a shot of each type against a plain dark (preferably matt black) background as that will show us the shape and pattern better. If your camera has a macro setting (marked with a little flower symbol) you may get better results using that setting too.  To show off the pattern of a clear goblet bowl it can help to fill it with a dark liquid such as cola and then photograph it against a white or pale grey background. The cola stops reflections from the goblet and lets us see what's going on with the shape. Hope this helps.