posted on March 18, 2007 02:38:21 PM new
I cannot read the maker's mark (if this is truly a mark, not just scratching). Anyone? (A friend wants me to sell this bowl, but I have no idea whether it has any value. The glass isn't heavy, feels lightweight.)
I tried reversing the mark's image but don't come any closer to seeing a real maker's mark.
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[ edited by roadsmith on Mar 18, 2007 02:45 PM ]
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posted on March 18, 2007 03:12:36 PM new
Looks like an amberina or variant. Hard to tell from photo if new, old, Amberina or Dollar Store glass -- but lightweight is often a trait of an older piece.
posted on March 18, 2007 03:15:44 PM new
Aha! Amberina. The word was escaping me. And I didn't know that lightweight could mean older. A friend in his 60s said the bowl was from his mother's stuff, so I imagine it's fairly old. Thanks, you two.
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posted on March 18, 2007 03:15:44 PM new
It could be Viking - they made glass in this color and style. You may want to use Mid Century Modern Eames in you title - that's the kind of buyer that will want this piece.
posted on March 18, 2007 03:24:45 PM new
Guys! I just squinted at the mark and it came to me in a flash--Blenko! They made amberina, so I have enough to list the bowl.
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posted on March 18, 2007 03:43:45 PM new
And now, further research tells me the Blenko mark was only etched (sandblasted) on Blenko glass in 1959 and 1960.
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posted on March 18, 2007 04:30:43 PM new
I don't know why I didn't think of Blenko - I just sold a piece this color - Blenko calls it Tangerine as well - I think.
