Absolutely stunning & harder-to-find vase made by Cambridge Glass Co. & hand decorated by Abels, Wasserberg & Co.:
- Trumpet-style vase with Cambridge’s iconic Keyhole stem
- Beautiful pale pink shade of Cambridge’s popular Crown Tuscan opaque/semi-opaque glass line
- Hand decorated with Charleton decor, featuring oval scene of pink rose w/ leaves & fuchsia & purple flowers, surrounded by gold gilt frame & floral details on vase front; flower garland & gold gilt on vase’s round base; gold gilt flourish band around vase top; & gold gilt accents to raised parts of keyhole
- Original Charleton gold foil sticker, with “4407” (presumably model/pattern number?) hand written, on vase bottom
- Estimated ca. 1932-1954
- Stands 12” tall
- In excellent used, vintage shape w/ no cracks, chips, flea bites or repairs; hand decoration has virtually no wear or paint/enamel loss; but please enlarge & examine all photos as item’s best representations to determine design, colors (appearance of which may vary by screen/monitor & lighting) & condition by your standards & ask any questions you may have prior to purchase
- I’m not a store, reseller or expert; vase is from my personal collection that I must unfortunately downsize. Careful & experienced glass packer; buyer may choose USPS Ground Advantage or Priority Mail at checkout. Vase shipped insured for value of full sale price.
About Cambridge Crown Tuscan:
“The words Crown Tuscan immediately bring to mind the beautiful opaque glass manufactured by the Cambridge Glass Company, Cambridge, Ohio. Used by Cambridge for a period of some 20 years, this extraordinary lovely color can be found in varying shades from light pink to dark tan, and in a depth range that varies from nearly translucent to opaque.
First introduced to the public via an announcement in the September 1932 issue of the trade magazine China, Glass and Lamps, Crown Tuscan continued in production by Cambridge until the factory closed in 1954. Evidently it was not produced during their reopen period from 1956 to 1958.”
- Source: https://www.cambridgeglass.org/articles/crowntuscanarticle.php
About Charleton rose pattern:
“One of the more beautiful and collectible decorations found on Crown Tuscan pieces was not done by the Cambridge Glass Company. Rather, these decorations which included various flowers and picturesque scenes, called "Charleton," were the product of a decorating company headquarted in New York City. "Charleton" was the registered trademark for this group of hand decorations done by the Abels, Wasserberg & Co., Inc. of New York. This company purchased glass pieces from several of the glass factories of that day - including Fenton, Fostoria, Jeannette, Westmoreland, Aladdin, and Cambridge - and applied their own hand decorations before selling them under their own label and in their own showrooms.”
- Source: https://www.cambridgeglass.org/articles/crowntuscanarticle.php