posted on November 16, 2000 07:01:47 PM
Here is a closeup of the other two, still think they are copies. I now think so, just look at the face on the girl & the flowers she's holding. Bad detail.
posted on November 16, 2000 10:53:20 PM
Hi Jane, Don't see shosh around tonight so I'll take a crack at these. I'm almost sure the cranberry is a real Mary Gregory, but have my doubts about the blue. Look at the beautiful detail in the cranberry, seems to be missing in the blue. Nice piece.
posted on November 17, 2000 06:46:42 AM
The purple has good color but the dress on the girl looks to be too modern. I think figures on MG glass are more stylized and have more movement, but a glass person will know for sure.
posted on November 17, 2000 09:30:37 AM
I bought all three pieces about 30 years ago
only because I liked them. I don't know much about glass or what age modern is. If modern is within the last 30 years or so then they are modern. I don't know much about Mary Gregory or even when she did most of her glass paintings.
posted on November 17, 2000 09:57:20 AM
Hi there...Turned off PC early last night...
Well, without seeing the entire piece, it is a little hard to tell, but I would suggest that perhaps the cranberry is also a later remake. In the original pieces, the majority (not all) of items had a more interesting style, and were mostly vases or pitchers, with ruffled edges, or cased glass (white inside, normally powder blue or soft pink outside). This little girl's dress is also out of synch with the earlier time period, so is her hair-do. Little girls are normally represented with mid-calf length dresses, with ruffles of bloomers showing below dress hem, and high, lace-up shoes. Of course, that is only a guide line, not written in stone.
Also, more modern pieces are LIGHTER in weight then the old pieces. Old pieces, because many blanks came from Bohemia, had a finished pontil; so does original Sandwich Glass. Many more modern pieces have a rough underside. Look for sign of wear, under the piece. Years of rubbing against a piece of furniture soon show as a worn ring where contact is made with hard surface.
I apologize in advance if some of these statements are not correct. Have you checked on Ebay? You might want to compare some photos with your pieces.
posted on November 17, 2000 11:43:44 AM
Thank you shosh & reddear. I have no doubt now that I have three fakes. The good thing about it is I didn't pay much for either piece & I do like them. Thirty years ago I didn't have much money to spend. I never saw M. G.
before & didn't have anything to go on, but have really been enlightened today. I looked at eBay & saw some nice pieces & also a lot of fakes. Thanks for your expert advice shosh, I knew you would be able to help me. Without it I would have listed on eBay as Mary Gregory because thats what I thought they were. So glad I asked first.
Thank you again.
Jane
posted on November 17, 2000 11:59:05 AM
Well, I am so glad everyone pooled their resources together.. Good luck with your pieces. Since they do have a "little age" to them, they might bring a little more than today's reproductions. Check in Antique Malls, and compare prices.
