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Comment by vicki hufstetler on May 14, 2019 at 6:56pm

Absolutely Bonnie - Most of the French designs are kinda-sorta stolen from the very famous Rene' Lalique!

That is why I had the "it might be French" idea at first, but the quality is very different between fine French and basically ANY other glass, lol. Which I've had the luck to learn from seeing and owning a few pieces here and there. :)

Comment by BikerBonnie on May 14, 2019 at 8:20am

seen a comparison to Lalique

Comment by BikerBonnie on May 14, 2019 at 8:16am

wow, thanks

Comment by Molly on May 14, 2019 at 8:10am

Permalink Reply by vicki hufstetler 14 hours ago

Hi and a Happy Belated Mothers Day to all! 

My "object de Art" above and up till now a mystery to me!

 So, I learned something interesting, and I wanted to share with our Glass Hounds. I've owned this really pretty, pressed glass thing (see above) that resembles a Window Box. It's impressed with several butterflies on a white frosted ground, with a machined, or fire polished base.

It has the looks of something French to me, but the quality, somehow just wasn't there. So this pretty thing has been bouncing around my office for at least 6-7 years because I didn't take the time to figure it out. I finally did!

Heisey-Veryls Glass and Verlys America! Who knew these terms? I've never heard of either one in 30 plus years of glass-hounding!

It turns out that the very beautiful Verlys France Glass that is known for it's beautiful designs and the blue/white opalescent in it's glass, that's only rivaled by Sabino imho anyways, did indeed make glass in the USA under the name Veryls America in the 1950's. They only offered some of their famous patterns.

Gorgeous Sabino Iridescent glass Goldfish- Art Deco era.. 

 Example of Veryls America Glass Sold in USA in the 1950's.

 In 1955 Heisey - one of the best makers of USA Elegant glass did "lease" several molds from Verlys. Again it was very limited production, and I understand limited molds as well. In 1957 these molds were returned to Verlys and the Veryls America was closed not long afterward. Then (There's more to this story!)

After the dissolution of the Veryls America factory, Fenton - one of our Favorite American Glass makers did Purchase some ( or most - not clear on that point?) of the molds that had been used either by Heisey and or by Veryls America. (Neither of these points were very clear in what I've found so far) Anyways, Once Fenton owned some of these amazing molds they went Full Tilt Fenton - and did them in Amazing Fenton colors!

Example of a Fenton piece using formally owned by Verlys mold!

How bout that? Did any of you already know about this? And if so why didn't you tell me? LOL In any case, if you didn't know before, now you do! Keep your eyes pealed when out in the wild folks, you might stumble upon one of these beauties! Oh, PS  - I'm pretty sure most of these designs are not marked. Mine isn't, I might have discovered it's origins much sooner, if it had been!

Happy Hunting!

Comment by C. Dianne Zweig Editor's Desk on December 2, 2018 at 11:35pm

Join us in our companion FB Group. Here is the link 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/327133184409134

Comment by C. Dianne Zweig Editor's Desk on June 25, 2018 at 8:32pm

Join us on Facebook in our very own I Antique Online GROUP, https://m.facebook.com/groups/327133184409134

You can post directly in that group. 

Comment by vicki hufstetler on June 24, 2018 at 4:40pm

Hiya Molly, I don't know how I missed this post, but the bugs were quite some time ago. Thank fully all seems to be running smoothly again, so if you have some glass to post, please post away! :)

Comment by Molly on June 21, 2018 at 8:22pm

Hi!

I am posting something new here and reading about glitches you guys have been experiencing over the past couple of months.  This is a TEST, TEST...to see if the bugs have been worked out.

If so, please have a look at my post.  Thanks!!

Comment by C. Dianne Zweig Editor's Desk on June 27, 2017 at 6:27pm

Did you miss it?

I set up a NEW Facebook group that YOU can now post in directly.

Called I Antique Online.com: Collectors of Antiques and Collectibles

Here is the link https://www.facebook.com/groups/327133184409134/


The GROUP is buzzing with activity .....where are YOU?

Hop over now.

Dianne
Editor

Comment by paula on December 3, 2016 at 2:19pm

I am a cobalt glass addict  I have over 3000  yes 3000  pieces none of which are plates  I own over 70 antique or vintage cobalt vases and at least 20 ashtrays  all different I started collecting cobalt glass over 40 years ago when it was as cheap as dirt   So I get ya babe

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