Dimitroff’s Description

Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff

Fig.10.154

Verre de Soie, Aquamarine, and Cyprian are often confused with each other. Aquamarine is simple Verre de Soie with a faint greenish tint. Cyprian is Aquamarine with applied Celeste Blue rim and/or ornament. This piece combines many different levels of rarity, including the glass type Cyprian the fact that it is covered, the presence of ring handles and finial, and the fact that these rings are two-color.

Shape: 5051

Form: Covered Vase

Color: Cyprian

Component Colors: Cover: Cyprian

Type: Iridescent

Decoration: Rim, Celeste Blue

Size: 14.75 in high