1893 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR - ETCHED RUBY GLASS VASE

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1893 CHICAGO WORLD's FAIR - ETCHED RUBY GLASS VASE An interesting glass vase purchased as a souvenir of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The vase measures 3.6 inches high and has a top diameter of 2.9 inches. The top has a ruby red coating whilst the base is clear with a moulded pattern. One side of the ruby section is engraved with "World's Fair 1893" whilst the other has "To Jennie Aug 5th Chicago". CONDITION:- There are a number of small spots of surface colour loss to the ruby area. The base is a little rough from wear but more importantly has several chips to the outside of the base rim. Most are very small "nicks" but the two shown in picture 4 are the largest, the left hand one measures 0.4 inches whilst the one on the right is 0.6 inches wide. Postage and Packing UK will be £3.20 first class recorded USA/Canada will be £6.00 Europe £3.50 Australia & Japan £6.00 Multiple Purchase Wherever possible we will combine posting to reduce costs. Bidders from elsewhere are welcome to contact me for postage costs. Due to problems with non-paying bidders we have had to take the regrettable decision to block certain Countries from bidding on our items. However, if you are a serious collector in any of these blocked locations please send us an email asking for clearance to bid and we will be pleased to place you on our Exemption read more