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How would you know ......
« on: July 22, 2012, 03:31:06 pm »
I have a lot of glass I inherited. My mom has one green piece which I question is Dorfinger. I have many pieces. I'm curious about the one. I'll post it soon. I want to know the charcteristics of Dorfinger and how you would know?
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Re: How would you know ......
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2012, 03:45:08 pm »
These are the photos.
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2012, 04:09:44 pm »
MIght elaborate a little more on some identification noted in this article
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/travel/a-master-glassmaker-s-legacy.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2012, 04:28:53 pm »
Thanks KC, I just got the Kovels newsletter and a piece sold at auction for a lot of money, so I'm curious.
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2012, 05:54:13 pm »
I was just reading about Dorfinger glass and the funniest thing just happen. Several years ago my husband I went to "Antque Roadshow", and I brought this item because I didn't know what it was. Well I just found it under Dorfinger. http://www.cutglass.org/examples1/fig184.htm  They explained what it was and said it was worth a hundred dollars. I wonder if they knew it was Dorfinger? Sorry about the back drop. ;D
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2012, 05:55:49 pm »
This picture was blurry.
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Re: How would you know ......
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2012, 11:30:10 pm »
Nice!!!  Interesting they didn't give you any more information!

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Re: How would you know ......
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2012, 05:03:44 am »
Can you take a pic with a lighter background ??
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Re: How would you know ......
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2012, 05:17:02 am »
That ruby glass you posted earlier looks like high end cut glass. Hopefully worth alot!
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Re: How would you know ......
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2012, 07:39:39 am »
That cranberry cut-to-clear is nice !!!
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« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2012, 10:00:57 am »
I've been studying American Cut Glass, lol This is European cut glass. The color pieces anyway. I have posted these before, but we never discussed names. I thought one was German, but the other two I wasn't sure.
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Re: How would you know ......
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2012, 10:39:21 am »
Gorgeous finial!!!!!  They aren't that easy to find anymore!
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« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2012, 11:07:33 am »
Thank you, I got it many years ago in a lot of things. For years I didn't know what it was. To me it looked like a funny light bulb. ;D I've always found it interesting. I wonder if the glass was blown like that because there is no seam.
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« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2012, 03:35:58 pm »
It would have been hand blown most likely !! Still can`t tell much about detail, can you leave it where it is and just hold a white piece of paper behind it and snap a pic ?? Being clear its hard to see without a contrasting background !!
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« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2012, 04:05:51 pm »
I'll post them tonight after my son leaves. He's coming for dinner.  ;D I posted this to the "ACGA". American Cut Glass Assoc. They've been very educational. They also liked it. They wanted to know if "Antique Roadshow" gave me an age. All I remember was they used the term antique. so I'm assuming it's at least 100 yrs. old.
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