Thursday, September 6, 2012

Tommy Dreiling appreciates his response to the making of orange in Cintra.

Hi – Marshall is correct, I can’t believe I never noticed this before. You learn something new everyday. Although that still leaves me wondering why Carder never did make an orange glass? Tommy

Then Helaine Fendelman of NYC responds to how to find a qualified appraiser.

Alan:

There are a number of appraisers who are qualified to handle evaluations of Steuben. I would suggest that an interested party might review members of the Appraisers Association of America and the American Society of Appraisers for qualified certified members of these organizations also. I, with an area of expertise in American decorative arts and Folk Art, have evaluated a number of pieces of Steuben.

Best regards to you, Helaine

Rande Bly of Birmingham tells us he is about to address the Color Purple

I do however have a bunch of new information on Steuben purple. There seems to be 4 different purples. Royal Purple, Rose, Canterbury, and Amethyst. In the past we have just called them all amethyst. I have enough info with a little work we can begin to buy or identify the 4 different kinds of purple. Two of the purples were part of the gold ruby family and are really beautiful with the cranberry color that comes from gold mixed in them. I will write some articles on them and share the info I do have so we can enjoy separating and collecting the 4 purples. This does not include the purple we find in Wisteria or Moonlight.

One very important fact about Window Glass Green. Do not display it in direct sunlight such as a window sill. You could easily end up with “Window Glass Purple” and destroy the value of your piece. Just like the good early American pressed glass pieces that turn purple from their manganese content their value is destroyed. The process is irreversible and your WGG will be WGP forever…

Rande Bly

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2012 Carder Steuben Club annual Symposium will be held at The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY from September 20-22, 2012.