SIGNED LIBBEY "COMET" PATTERN BOWL

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SIGNED LIBBEY "COMET" PATTERN BOWL

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Sold Date: 10/03/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Glass

AMERICAN BRILLIANT CUT GLASS

Signed Libbey "Comet" Pattern Bowl

This is a great American Brilliant Cut Glass Bowl. This piece was cut and signed by Libbey in their rare and desirable Comet pattern. This design was inspired by Haley's Comet of 1910. This pattern is rated 1-1 (1 for Rarity - "Rarest - Highest Category" and 1 for Quality/Price Range - "Highest Category") in the Relative Value Chart by J. Michael Pearson in "The Encyclopedia of American Cut and Engraved Glass". A picture of this pattern is taken from page 131 of Vol 1 of Pearson's book. An important observation is that this bowl was undoubtedly designed by William C. Anderson, based on the design attributes described in "Chain of Evidence - Observations on the Life and Work of William C. Anderson" by the Anderson Study Group, an independent research group associated with the ACGA. The Anderson design attributes of this bowl include: 1. Plain Button Hobstars; 2. Crosshatched Field Adjacent to Plain Button Hobstar; 3. Conjoined Motif - this very usual and rarely found motif is best described as two hobstar miter cuts that meet to form the boundaries of another motif; 4. Flashing; 5. Flat Hobstars

This bowl measures 8 inches in diameter and 3 1/2 inches in height. The center of the bowl is cut with a large hobstar. T are eight flashed hobstars cut around the bowl just below the rim. T is a tail that extends from two miters of each of these hobstars and swirls around to the center of the bowl. The tails are encased by two additional hobstars with clear buttons, feathers and crosshatching.

The condition is outstanding with no cracks, chips, flakes, stains or repairs. It is cut on a water-white, off-hand blown blank and hand-polished. The flourescence is consistent with American Brilliant Period.

This bowl has so much going for it; a rare and important piece whose design was inspired by a historical event, encompassing many William C. Anderson design elements, and in outstanding condition. All of this making it worthy of any Advanced American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Collection.

The Libbey Cut Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio was one of the foremost producers of RICH CUT glass during the Brilliant period. It was noted for the brilliance of its glass, the high quality of its cutting, and the variety of its patterns. It was also a large supplier of blanks to other cutting companies. The famed New England Glass Company, established in 1818 and closed in 1877, was leased to William L. Libbey and operated as "New England Glass Works, Wm. L. Libbey, Prop.". In 1888, Edward Libbey started operation in Toledo, Ohio and soon changed the company's name to the Libbey Glass Company. In 1893, Libbey built a complete glass factory on the grounds of the Chicago World's Fair which proved to be one of the Exposition's most popular attractions. It was a huge financial success, and the publicity generated from it and advertisements made Libbey Rich Glass a household word. William C. Anderson was one of the most prolific designers of the American Brilliant Period. As Libbey's head designer, he created seventeen patented patterns for the Libbey Glass company (and it predecessor, the New England Glass Company). It is widely accepted that he designed many more patterns that were not patented. He later went on to form the American Cut Glass Company.

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