Milk Glass Candle Stick Holders

I've scoured the internet and couldn't find anything about this candle holder. Any help with maker or age is greatly appreciated.

 

Very Interesting piece.........

Ok.....I'm not a milk glass enthusiast, however over the years I have picked up some "insights" about milkglass. First of all there have been TONS of it made, as far back as the 1600's, however for our purposes, lets deal with the 1900's on.
If your piece is not marked by a maker (and your's doesent appear to be,) the chances of a correct attribution is slim.

But what I look for in a saleable piece of Milkglass, is The "fire" around the edges when held up to a strong light. This is usually red, blue , green or goldish Yellow.
Your's looks like it is either Blue or Green (red is most desireable with collectors).
The just solid opaque white is least desireable in UNMARKED pieces.
Many collectores will refer to these pieces as "Blue Milk Glass or Red Milk glass etc...." I'm not saying it is correct, I'm saying it happens. Firey edges help sell a piece, and also indicate age. I'm guessing your piece is depression era.

A good piece for milk glass should be silky smooth, and not rough to the touch.

Your piece looks to me like it might have been originally made in an ashtray form, and then redesigned into a candle holder ( Again a wild guess), but you may look for similar ashtrays to help in maybe getting an attribution.

I know this is long winded, but milk glass is tricky, and I have made many a mistake buying Milk Glass, and I avoid it completely now UNLESS it has nice fire when held up to light, or it is signed.

Here is a blurb from a milk glass collecting site........


“Milk glass should have a wonderful silky texture. Any piece that is grainy is probably NEW.”

She further reveals, “The best test is to look for ‘the ring of fire,’ which will be easy to see in the sunlight: Hold the piece of milk glass up to a good light source (I prefer natural light) and see if there is a halo of iridescent colors right around the edge, look for reds, blues and golds. This ring was caused by the addition of iridized salts into the milk glass formula. If this ring is present, it’s probably an old piece.” She does caution, however that 1950s-era milk glass does not have this tell-tale ring.

- See more at: http://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/collectibles/vintage_milk_glass#sthash.9hKoVQ77.dpuf

 

I admit my 2st thought was candle holder but as I lok at it I begin to wonder as it looks shallow. Have you tried a candle in it?