Gardner

The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner

p. 75 – Intarsia

All Intarsia pieces sold were signed with a facsimile signature, “Fred’k Carder,”

engraved on the lower side of the bowl above the foot or stem, not on the underside of the foot as in the case of Aurene and other pieces. There are a few unsigned pieces, which were either trials or not made for sale. Production was limited. Probably only about one hundred pieces were made, all around 1930, most of them being vases or bowls. A few goblets and wineglasses are known. Black, blue and amethyst are the most common colors for the floral and arabesque designs always encased in crystal glass. Three bowls in the Corning museum with Pomona Green foliate designs and one French Blue vase with amethyst floral pattern have no signatures and may be experimental pieces. They are the only known Intarsia pieces in these colors. In the Rockwell collection there is a heavy Intarsia vase about one-half inch in thickness with applied crystal leaves, probably a variant of No. 7041. (See Color Plates XX & XXI; Ills. 112-119.)

Question on Yellow Cintra

I have a Cintra lamp or at least I am told. It was obviously made to be a lamp. It has an ornate Cintra finial. The base is lit from within. Will try to photograph it, not my forte. Was Cintra a one of the many yellows.

Rick Tremont Evansville Indiana

Rick Tremont’s Yellow Cintra Lamp

Yellow Cintra–see this color and technique on Cardersteubenclub.com website