Excellent Vintage Pre-Owned Condition. Pickup in Olathe. No Holds.
This beauty is a piece from my mom’s limited yellow Depression glass collection. It is a comport which is often shaped like a big, flatter, bon bon dish but can be used to hold food. Color is yellow topaz with a satinized/frosted finish. The octagon shape gives it a great deal of visual interest, as do the square handles, which are cut glass with satinized/frosted base stems and knobbed clear yellow topaz tops. The base is ground and polished. Diameter, handle-to-handle 11”; height 3”; weight 1 lb. 12 oz. The speed at which Depression glass was produced, coupled with the quality of its wares, is what ultimately made these pieces affordable. They also lent way to a significant amount of flaws. Imperfections such as bubbles, molding flaws, and inconsistent coloring are prevalent in these pieces; however, they rarely affect the value of the wares. In fact, many collectors even cherish the inconsistencies. This piece is in excellent vintage condition but as with most Depression glass, there are a few occlusions that are original to the manufacturer and not a result of being over-handled or from use (see photos). Looking almost like art glass, this beauty fits right into today’s modern spaces!
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Lancaster Glass History - 1908-1937
Lucien B. Martin along with his son, L. Phillip Martin, founded Lancaster Glass of Lancaster, Ohio in 1908. An early innovator of color, by 1922 their colors included Gold, Grey, Coraline, Citron, Turquoise, Taupe, Maroon, Iris, Blue, Topaz and Delft. Lancaster became a subsidiary of Hocking Glass in 1924 but continued making its own glassware. Hocking supplied Lancaster blanks to Standard Glass (also a subsidiary of Hocking) and sold blanks to other glass companies, including the Canadian firm, W.J. Hughes, which specialized in cornflower cuttings. Lancaster also had ties to some of the contemporary glass companies of its time like Monongah Glass of West Virginia, which was acquired by Lancaster in 1927 and Lotus Glass Company of Ohio, which put silver overlay decorations on some Lancaster blanks. Lancaster’s glass is unlike other machine-made glass of the Depression era. It was not made in mass-producing mold machines, mostly mold blown and hand finished. By 1937, Lancaster was fully incorporated into Hocking and the Lancaster name was no longer.