A very interesting glass goblet...

[Peaceman]

Goodwill find for $3/ea (Four). These must be handmade as some of the other glasses are slightly smaller/taller in height.  The "Bow tie" stem is somewhat different on each as well under a loupe.  The texture of this glass is very weird as it feels "chalk-like" as if they didn't polish it once it was done.  

[wendy177]

Beautiful !! This is what would be called Satin Glass started production around 1880, more so later. The dull finish is caused by hydrofluoric acid vapor treatment. And many say it feels like satin cloth. These appear to have a slight ruff broken pontil which tells me hand blown! Love them!!

[sugarcube5419]

Peaceman--love the glasses--wish I could add to some info just wanted to tell you I like them lots.  GREAT pics

Wendy--how long have you been studying glass?  You amaze me with your knowledge

[wendy177]

Thanks Sugar    I have been studying glass for  almost 40 years and still don't know close enough as to what I would like to. Many times I just don't have the answers or am wrong   . So much vast information and tiny details that I don't think I could ever keep  half of it in my head!!  These took a lot of work by the artist the base of the stem was blown, shaped and created then the top of the stem blown and shaped,  the 2 joined, after which the bowl was created and attached. Then all treated.  All done and tried to replicate working with a medium such as molten glass is just amazing to me!! 

[cogar]

This is what would be called Satin Glass

 



That's what I couldn't think of earlier this morning.

[frogpatch]

Italy produced a great deal of what is referred to as scavo glass. It means excavated and was designed to appear as it were were buried for years. It was used for lighting and also decorative wares. Much of it was made in Murano and hand blown. Later on the other glass places caught on and made bad copies of it. This looks like the real thing to me. It was produced in the 70s but peaked in popularity in the 1990s and was expensive. It was crude and "chalky" in comparison to satin glass and often had a slight iridescence. The green is unusual. That is what these look like to me. But Wendy is the glass expert, not me. I worked for an Italian owned lighting importer/retailer aside from being an antique dealer. So you have two opinions from different backgrounds. Here are a couple of examples.
http://img2.etsystatic.com/010/1/6565705/il_fullxfull.438635858_8a84.jpg

http://afterglowretro.co.uk/2013/03/16/scavo-art-glass-vase-made-by-seguso-vetri-darte-murano-venice-italy-circa-1970s/

[KC]

Satin Glass!

Do like the reminder on the Scavo Glass, frogpatch. 

[wendy177]

Frogpatch I did think of Scavo glass but When it was used in colors it was not so solid as this green they were always faded, shaded or very mottled and textured looking. As was what they were trying to do. Like you said buried for years look. This looks to refined for that.   And I could not hold a candle to your knowledge from working for an Italian owned lighting importer/retailer I would have loved that job!!

[Peaceman]

Thank you everyone for your feedback   I'll use the new found knowleged to search some more to try to find out who made it.  I'm sure it isn't a one-off...  Looks difficult to make actually.  So I'm not looking at a deco piece I take it...

[cogar]

Imperial produced "Cathay" in a frosted crystal which looks similar to the satin.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Imperial-Glass-Cathay-Crystal-Line-Candy-Jar-Signed-Virginia-B-Evans-/190858171519

And an ashtray ....

[wendy177]

Cogar love the Ebay Link very reminiscent of  work done by Lalique

[frogpatch]

The Italian artisans produced every type of blown glass that they could dream of. There are so many one of a kind pieces and some are so undervalued. The chandeliers from the 70s and 80s with the stretched glass leaves and flowers and glass arms sell for practically nothing if you can find one that is not damaged.

[wendy177]

Agree Frogpatch so many are so undervalued If I could find some of those chandeliers with the stretched glass leaves and flowers and glass arms that sell for practically nothing my house would be full of them!