Amberina Ice Cream Serving Dish, c 1900, deep color

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Pleasewait for the photos... it's worth it... also see the super sizeimages. Amberina Ice Cream Serving Dish, c 1900, deep color. This is the real thing! I bought this ice cream set on ebay many years ago when vintage, turn of thecentury, amberina was more plentifully available. Now I have to sell it. Eachpiece is being sold individually. This auction is for the main serving dish.The colors are extraordinary: sweet deep red and brilliant golden amber. I'm selling each piece separately so you can fill in your own set or afford justone dish alone. This set is not complete. I bought it with 5 smaller dishes andbroke one. The original set might have had 6 of the small dishes. Ice cream usedto be hand churned and scooped out of the bucket onto a big serving tray. Then itwas placed in the center of the table and guests would take individual servings Amberina - A type of Art Glass that varies in color from amber to ruby red or purple on thesame object. This shaded effect is due to the presence of gold in the batch. The object is amberwhen it emerges from the lehr, but partial reheating causes the affected portion to become red orpurple. Amberina, developed by Joseph Locke (1846-1936) at the New England Glass Company in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, was patented in 1883. Amberina Glass - Is a Collectible Art Glass. Was first developed read more

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