Ruby Red Carnival Glass Maker’s #1/1 Sample Vase #E45

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This is a “one of a kind”... Ruby Red Carnival Glass Vase... that was made as a “dealer sample”. Let me give you some of the basics... and then I’ll give you what information I’m at liberty to divulge. This Vase stands 12 3/8 inches tall... and 4 inches across the deeply embossed “star-burst” bottom. I see some remnants of “glass mold marks” on the lower portion of this Vase... but other than that it appears to be in excellent condition. Keep in mind... this Vase was not produced for sale... but rather as an “exercise in shaping”. With more than 50 years of collecting... buying... and selling glassware... it’s not hard to understand that I’ve made a lot of good collector friend... and a lot of good contacts in the “glass world”... with dealers and manufactures. Along with this legacy of exposure comes the opportunity to purchase some of the more rare and unusual pieces of art-glass. Often these items are from extremely short runs... some are experimental or test pieces... while others are either dealers or glassmakers samples. In many cases there’s just one such piece made... and in others there may be as few as a half dozen made. Are these rare pieces???... Will they be even more rare in years to come???... I would think so!!!... At auctions... or during research... it’s not unusual to see pieces of glassware advertised as... “the only example ever found”... and we ask the question... why???... No glassmaker can afford to have an expensive “glass mold” made to produce just one piece of glassware from it. So... how does this happen???... Well... the imaginative... artistic glass workers can form that molten glass into a variety of shapes as it comes from that single mold. Add to this the multitude of glass colors... and variety of surface finishes... and “walla”... the field of shapes... colors and finishes are almost endless. To stimulate business during a “slow-down”... like the one were in now... glass workers have the time to “experiment”... to produce what we often call “whimsical” pieces... hoping to “hit on a winner”. But like most experimental items... very few will ever reach production. However... down the road... after all the “dust has settled”... memories have faded... and records are lost... these “whimsical experiments” surface... to be heralded as that... “rare... only one ever found” ... treasure from the past!!!... Does this “one of a kind art-glass whimsical” Vase fall into this category???... I would think so!!!... In the future... will it be rediscovered... and revered as a historic rarity???... Only time will tell!!!... I’ve heard collectors identify the basic pattern of this Vase by a number of names. Some call it “Zipper”... others “Fan and File”... some “File and Fan”... and still others I’ve heard call it the “Diamond” pattern. I’m not sure which might be right!!!... If unusual... rare... one-of-a-kind art glass items are your “cup of tea”... you’ll not want to miss out on this outrageous “tea party”!!!... To see more interesting and unusual items... both from today and... days gone by... We’ll always do our very best to describe what we have “in hand”... so that you can . And we’ll also do our best to combine your winning auctions... whenever possible... and in the same week... to save you money on shipping. Thanks for stopping by to visit with us... and thank you for your bids. Ed... Cathy... and Paul. read more

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