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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 420748, member: 85"]The suggestion to learn the history of glass and how it's made is a good one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have a good library? I would start there. </p><p>If they don't have, ask them to get, books on Cut Glass, European Glass, Victorian Glassware. Once you find books that are helpful to you, then start building your library. You'll be able to find used books at used book stores, abebooks.com and ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I see that you have picked out:</p><p>1. Red glass - Not sure what that is, may or may not be Cambridge (American)</p><p>2. 1890 - early 1900s Bohemian Glass</p><p>3. Cut to clear Cut Glass 1890s to 1930s. </p><p>4. Museum quality, early glass, not something you are likely to come across in a store or estate sale. Although you never know. You might be lucky.</p><p>5. American water pitcher with applied gold. Probably early 1900s.</p><p>6. Probably Bohemian 1890s - early 1900s with Japonica influence</p><p>7. Newer cut to clear, probably European.</p><p>8. Early 1900s Carnival glass</p><p>9. Depression era glass pitcher and tumblers.</p><p><br /></p><p>My conclusion it that you have a good eye for better quality items. The Depression glass set, is collectible, but not high quality glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>And you can always post pictures with questions for us to answer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 420748, member: 85"]The suggestion to learn the history of glass and how it's made is a good one. Do you have a good library? I would start there. If they don't have, ask them to get, books on Cut Glass, European Glass, Victorian Glassware. Once you find books that are helpful to you, then start building your library. You'll be able to find used books at used book stores, abebooks.com and ebay. What I see that you have picked out: 1. Red glass - Not sure what that is, may or may not be Cambridge (American) 2. 1890 - early 1900s Bohemian Glass 3. Cut to clear Cut Glass 1890s to 1930s. 4. Museum quality, early glass, not something you are likely to come across in a store or estate sale. Although you never know. You might be lucky. 5. American water pitcher with applied gold. Probably early 1900s. 6. Probably Bohemian 1890s - early 1900s with Japonica influence 7. Newer cut to clear, probably European. 8. Early 1900s Carnival glass 9. Depression era glass pitcher and tumblers. My conclusion it that you have a good eye for better quality items. The Depression glass set, is collectible, but not high quality glass. And you can always post pictures with questions for us to answer.[/QUOTE]
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