Featured Uranium Glass Vases

I am hoping that some one can help me ID these two uranium glass vases. They look to me like celery vases, but that would make them Victorian. I usually think of uranium glass as depression glass. They are 7" tall and 3.5" in diameter at the rim.

 

LOVELY !!! ... Joy.

 

Nice...these look very Art Deco, probably 1930s. Vases were bought and marketed in pairs. Not sure on maker but Depression era for sure.

 

I think they’re not vases but parfait glasses.

 

I agree depression era parfait glasses. Looks like some type of block optic pattern if I'm seeing it correctly.

 

Perhaps Elegant glass rather than depression?

 

I would agree that they are most likely from an Elegant Glass maker, made during the Depression era.

 

I'm not familiar with the term Elegant Glass. Please explain. Thanks.

 

Elegant glass is a term dealers and collectors use for glass that has been hand finished. Mold lines were fire polished out, decorating was done via acid etch, or cutting. The term spans glass made in different eras, including the Depression era. The glass would have been sold in "nicer" stores such as large department stores or jewelry stores. Fostoria, Cambridge, Heisey, and Morgantown are a few names of companies that produced "Elegant" Glass. Your mother or grandmother might have referred to the glass as their good glass or crystal, and it would have been used on special occasions.

Depression Glass generally refers to inexpensive glass produced during the 1930's. The glass saw very little if any hand finishing, the designs were molded in and the glass was sold in "Dime" stores or given away in bags of flour or cereal, etc. It would likely have been used on a day to day basis. The glass was produced by makers such as Hocking, Federal, Jeannette, Hazel Atlas to name a few.

When trying to ID glass, it is helpful to recognize the type of glass, as it can help limit the pool of possible makers.

 

That's so interesting. I really appreciate your sharing of knowledge! Thank you.

 

I've found a few identicals, but none have the maker or pattern name. Here is one, $24.99...

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-ice-cream-parfait-glasses-1721520903

and another, $17.99

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vtg-green-depression-glass-ice-cream-1864999663

last but not least and the most recent, $14.99...

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-glass-green-uranium-parfait-1937892397