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AN-TIQUE (an-teek)
An object having
special value because of its age, especially a domestic item, piece of
furniture or decorative arts object esteemed for its artistry, beauty,
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This
edition's
theme:
"Splendor in the Glass"
Volume 15 No. 3
This edition features
articles on antiques associated with antique art glass.
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Cameo Gems
Cameo
glass, a revival of a technique demanding great skills and
known to the Romans, became one of the most important
features of the English glass industry in the latter part of
the 19th century. This particular form of decorating glass
has always been a product demanding great skills.
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Dressing Up the Glass Vase
When anyone mentions Bohemian art glass, many people
immediately imagine the delicate forms of art glass
prevalent in the latter half of the 19th century. But
glassmaking in Bohemia goes back much further to the 16th
century.
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The
Pursuit of Beauty
Louis
Comfort Tiffany was a very special person. He not only
worked with glass, he had a relationship with it. He didn’t
just create art glass, he actually created the type of
glass—favrille—that he used to create his pieces.
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Special Features
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Bejeweled Glass
Enameled glass has existed in one form or another since
ancient Egypt, 1400 years before the invention of
glassblowing. But it wasn’t produced in quantity until the
days of the Roman Empire. After that, it appeared in
medieval Egypt and Syria and through trading with Venetian
merchants, Venice, from where it spread to the Holy Roman
Empire. After a decline of enameled glass from the 1750s,
French glassmakers in the late 19th century revived enameled
glass in newer styles.
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Antique Spotlights
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Collecting Seriously Fancy Glass
The last 30 years of
the 19th century witnessed several new types of decorative
glass. Referred to as “art glass,” it satisfied the
Victorian desire for highly ornate and colorful
decoration.Art glass was, at least in the Western world, an
international style, with centers in England, Bohemia and
other central European areas. Historians find it difficult
to tell whether it first appeared in Bohemia or England.
Both areas, but in particular England, had a strong
influence on its development in America.
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The Museum of American Art
Glass
by Bob Brooke
There are plenty of
museums in the United States that have collections of American art
glass, but none tops the New Bedford of Glass in downtown New
Bedford, Massachusetts. It’s now located in the James Arnold
Mansion, known for being the home of the exclusive Wamsutta Club.
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The Colorful Elegance of Venetian
Glass
by Bob Brooke
The decorative glass industry in
Europe began in Venice. The Venetians established a highly
developed industry with a vast export trade which virtually
dominated the rest of Europe until the middle of the 17th
century. All subsequent development in European glass grew
from the Venetian tradition.
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The Mysterious Glow of Vaseline Glass
My aunt
recently died and left me several things, including two
beautiful twin yellow-green glass vases. I don’t know much
about them but someone said they’re made of Vaseline glass.
Does that mean they use Vaseline to make them? Can you tell
me more about this beautiful glass?
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How to Recognize and
Refinish Antiques for Pleasure and Profit
Have
you ever bought an antique or collectible that was less than perfect and
needed some TLC? Bob's book offers tips and step-by- step
instructions for simple maintenance and restoration of common antiques.
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BREAKING
NEWS
Thy Amphorae Runneth Over with Roman
Gold Coins
Archaeologists discovered 19
amphorae, filled with more than 50,000 late Roman tetrarchic
bronze coins in 2016 in the backyard of a villa in Tomares
near Sevilla, Spain. |
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Bidding Goes on Past
Midnight at Freedom Auction Company
Circus Sale
Circus historians, collectors,
and enthusiasts turned into passionate bidders at the recent
Winter Auction of Circus Collectibles.
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