joycel
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posted on September 26, 2000 05:44:14 PM
Hi--I purchased this lovely very heavy glass bowl at an estate sale recently and would like to list it on e-bay but figure I can do a lot better with it if someone can help me to identify the style--age--brand, etc. It is very heavy glass and weighs 4 1/2 lbs. The fruit on the outside is 3-dimensional and painted in soft pastels. There are four vertical seams on the pedestal base. I can find no maker's mark or identification, and other listings of "painted glass" on e-bay don't turn up anything like this. Any help from you experts out there would be appreciated!
PS--I'm not so great at posting pictures on this site, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I've done it right this time!
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jozi
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posted on September 26, 2000 05:51:07 PM
Just signing in for email updates! I LOVE this piece! It's beautiful! It would have caught my eye too.
Can't wait to hear what the 'pros' here have to say!
Jozi
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secondmouse
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:08:01 PM
Hi!! Westmoreland Glass Company had a pattern like this in the 20's and 30's called Della Robbia. I don't know if they had the ruffled bowl. You might try a search under Della Robbia (yes, 2 b's!) and see what turns up and if it looks like yours!!
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CleverGIrl
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:10:13 PM
Ooooh, how pretty. I'm jealous  .
What you've got is a Westmoreland piece in the Della Robia pattern, late 20s - 40s. I might be able to help you with book value if you give me dimensions -- diameter, height.
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joycel
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:16:20 PM
Thanks for your help! This is the description I had prepared to put with the bowl: (any suggestions for improvements are welcome!)
This beautiful bowl is made of clear glass and has painted 3-d fruit on the outside. It is square at the top (8 1/2 inches in diameter) and round at the bottom (5 inches in diameter.) It is on a slight pedestal which is 1 inch high. The entire bowl is 5 1/2 inches high. It is very heavy and weighs 4 1/2 lbs. It is in almost excellent condition with the only flaw being a light hairline crack from the top rim down 1/2 inch. (This may only be felt with your fingertips on the outside of the bowl.) There is a vertical seam on four places on the pedestal. The paint on the fruit is in pretty pastels of pink, blue, yellow and green and shows no signs of wear. No maker's mark.
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glassperson
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:34:56 PM
Heloo!
This bowl is Della Robbia only if it has no BANANAS! Not a joke. Westmoreland made Della Robbia glass in the late 1920's-1940's. There is another pattern by Jeannette, I believe, that does have bananas!
A hairline crack is a crack. A stress mark is a slight indent in the rim of the bowl. If it is Della Robbia (no bananas!) and it measures 8", and DOES NOT HAVE A CRAcK, then the book price is $45-$60.
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ShellyHerr
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:36:00 PM
ohhhhhhhh I want that bowl!!! 
Its beautiful!
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rarriffle
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:46:02 PM
Even with the crack this is one gorgeous piece. After you describe the crack put something in the description like this. "If you collect this pattern and need this piece, it will work perfectly until you find a flawless one." I did this on a very badly damaged piece. Got one heck of a price out of it, almost book value. The buyer was tickled pink when they got it. Left great feedback comment.
 
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glassperson
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:52:39 PM
Oops! The bananas bowl was made by Indiana not Jeannette. All else holds true.
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joycel
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posted on September 26, 2000 06:57:43 PM
Yes, it has bananas. They are very pretty yellow bananas, but definitely bananas. When I purchased the bowl I thought it had no flaws, but under a closer scrutiny to list it I found the little one along the top rim. But, even though it is very light, a crack is a crack. So--how should it be listed since you all think it is not a Della Robbia? As a Jeanette?
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glassperson
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posted on September 26, 2000 07:24:43 PM
The Indiana bowl - with BANANAS - is called "Garland", and is pictured on pg. 195 of Weatherman's Book II. "This pattern was made in 1935 in crystal with painted vari-colored decoration, and in milkglass as late as 1950."
You must show the "crack" in your pics, and let the customer decide. As a glass collector, a stress mark is acceptable, a crack is not as it can split at any time. Hope this helps!
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joycel
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posted on September 26, 2000 07:48:02 PM
This is it--the dreaded CRaCk. I can only feel it from the outside of the bowl, and it's hard to spot unless you're looking for it. It's 1/2 inch in length.
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NetProfits2
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posted on September 27, 2000 08:51:02 AM
joycel-
would you please tell me what type of camera you are using to take these pictures?
Thanks!
Suburbia: Where they tear out all the trees and then name the streets after them!
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carinibaby
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posted on September 27, 2000 08:57:04 AM
I have a question...did Westmoreland also make plates with flowers that were also painted like the bowl? I bought 10 dishes last weekend at a garage sale and haven't been able to find out who made them or what to call it. But it looks very similar to the bowl pictured here. And man!! Are they heavy! I was shocked at how much one plate weighs.
I hate to "be pushy" on someone elses thread...but I had to ask. I hope no one minds.
[ edited by carinibaby on Sep 27, 2000 08:57 AM ]
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joycel
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posted on September 27, 2000 11:49:40 AM
Netprofits--It is a Sony MVC-FD73. I really like it because it takes nice closeups, has a rechargeable battery and has a zoom lens and flash on it. I purchased it for $479 in a camera shop (on sale!) but I've seen it since at WalMart for about the same price. It's also very easy to operate.
Carinibaby--The more the merrier!
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carinibaby
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posted on September 27, 2000 11:59:42 AM
Thanks Joycel! Your pictures are awesome! Great camera! I hope you get big $$ for your bowl. I can't believe how similar it is to my plates...even the weight! Mine are more "nubby". The flowers look like roses or dogwood. Jeez...I have to go get the Mavica. It is hard to describe things
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