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Cranberry Glass....any value?

19 years ago

it's a really gorgeous piece. the only piece of CG that i have. just wondering if it has any value, other than asthetic.

thanks,

maryanne

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  • 19 years ago

    Of course it has some value! But it's not an old piece of cranberry. Most likely it's flashed or painted rather than the color being in the glass as in old cranberry. Can you see if the clear rim is a separate piece that has been applied to the glass? Note the piece in the picture....the clear handle is clearly a separate piece of glass that has been fused to the colored piece.
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    Estimated value of your piece? $25 or so.
    Linda C

  • 19 years ago

    Maryanne------I bought two pieces almost Identical to yours several years ago over at a little shop in Trenton N.J.----I think at that time I paid $4.00 for each.
    the design on mine is a little different---I love the color and have a window full ---some good cranberry glass and some just that color.
    Here are a few of my favorite pieces--
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    You can see the one like yours on the left---this is part of my rose bowl collection.

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    Florence

  • 19 years ago

    Cranberry glass describes glass that has gold salts in it to aquire that color...it's in the mix.
    There have been other rosey colored glasses over the years and the old glass has been reproduced...notably by Fenton.
    Almost none of the glass of the era you are talking about would have been marked. Off the top of my head, the only glass ware that would have been marked would be Heisey, Hawkes, Orrefors, Baccarat and a few others. And, your glass is certainly none of those.
    It's not a repro, because that form was not made in the old cranberry. It's a "gift shop" piece of the 1960's. Might have cost $6 to $10 then and in a nice shop, might have a $25 price tag or might be a lot less at a yard sale.
    I guess it could be called "cranberry glass" because of the color, but it is not the old valuable cranberry nor one of the new fine repros by Fenton. One of the dead give aways on old cranberry glass is the weight and feel of the glass. When I first started going to auctions, those Fenton repros were beginning to show up and were worth very little at that time. A coupole of little old lady glass collectors gave me some very good instruction on telling the old and good from the new and cheap. For learning, there is nothing like seeing and feeling someone's personal collection and having her tell you what each piece is and how she knows that....as well as mistakes she has made and seeing the pieces that fooled her.
    Linda C

  • 19 years ago

    Hi Maryanne------I love this cranberry colored glass---I only have a couple "real" cranberry pieces which are made with the gold----most of my pieces are just the colored glass but I do love that color.
    Good luck in your search.

    Florence

  • 19 years ago

    hi zeffy. i agree, the color is very pretty. i just can't start another collection LOL. i do have a good bit of blue glass though. this one, i wasn't looking to get rid of/sell, i was just curious about it. it is a really pretty piece and looks lovely in one of my many curio cabinets.

    be well,
    maryanne

  • 19 years ago

    Maryanne---great minds think alike---I also have a lot of cobalt blue glass in my kitchen and family room windows---and Blue willow dishes- and then the collection of things with roses------I really do have too much STUFF but I love it all---LOL

    Florence

  • 8 years ago
    Not sure if this is true cranberry glass or if it has a high value. Came across it and love it. I have no where to put it, but have 10 children who would each like to have it.
  • 8 years ago

    Top picture doesn't look like cranberry....doesn't even look translucent....but when you light it wow!!
    It's beautiful! Looks like 1900 to 1920....would love to see more pictures.


  • 8 years ago


    I have these two pieces of cranberry glass and would like to know how much they are valued at

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