Rare PORTIEUX WHITE MILK
GLASS SQUIRREL Antique Opaline Covered Dish c1933
This is an antique and very collectible PORTIEUX
WHITE MILK GLASS SQUIRREL Antique Opaline Covered Dish, from the Early 20th
Century.
This PORTIEUX WHITE MILK GLASS SQUIRREL Covered Dish:
- has a well-modeled top cover in high relief
depicting a sculpture of a squirrel, on a stylized pediment top;
- graduates down in size from the mid to the
bottom, and stands on raised attached base with 4-part scrolled feet; it is moulded
in high relief;
- has a fitted rim between top and bottom; the base
has a narrow rim projecting upward from the bottom so that it slips neatly
inside the edge of the top beaded rim to hold it secure;
- is mold formed pressed glass, well modeled in
deep relief with very good ornate design and detail, and is White Milk Glass,
also known as Opaline Glass, with opalescence and “fire”;
- was listed in the Portieux Sales Catalogue of
1933.
Dimensions: 5.0
In. Tall x 5.5 In. Wide x 3.7 In. Deep
Weight:
1 Lb., 1.6 Oz.
The estimated date is circa 1933.
This PORTIEUX WHITE MILK GLASS SQUIRREL Covered
Dish is in very good condition. Condition status includes minimal normal wear
and rubbing. Overall, this work is sound, having no chips, cracks, or major
defects, and having had no apparent repairs or restorations. This item is sold
as is, as described. Please see all photos which are a part of this
description. Please note that this item is photographed in natural light,
shadows that may appear as irregularities are not necessarily chips, cracks, or
discoloration.
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Fleurman- I am selling a personal collection of antique and vintage milk glass
and glass and will be adding new items regularly- interested to sell one item
at a time or as a whole collection.
Portieux and Vallerysthal Glass
Vallerysthal is a glass house with a complicated
history. It all really started in 1836, in Lorraine, as Societe des Verreries
Reunies de Plaine de Walsch et Vallerysthal, which became Klenglin et Cie in
1855. The mix of Bohemian and French glass workers created interesting opaline
and decorative glass, and in 1870, this area became part of Germany. However,
most of their sales had been to France, and as they were no longer within the
French territory, they found it difficult to export their glass to France. One
way around this problem was to purchase Portieux which was in Vosges, and
whilst the head office was in Vallerysthal, they could export through Portieux.
The new name was registered in French and in German, Verreries Reunies de
Vallerysthal et Portieux, and Vereingte Glashutten Von Vallerysthal und
Portieux. Desire Christian was commissioned to design cameo glass with floral
and scenic themes. Sometimes enamel or gilding was added. After the First World
War, the company was returned to French rule. They produced a lot of unusual
lidded animal and bird bowls, such as hens on baskets and standing cockerels.
From the end of the Second World War, it had a difficult time. The Vallerysthal
factory closed in 1977, reopened in 1986. The Portieux factory joined the
French Crystal Company in 1982 but went bankrupt once and then again as Arts
from Portieux. It was bought by Groupe Faience Niderviller in 1996. Portieux
still makes some hand-blown glass ware and glass using old moulds. Vallerysthal
remains a trading name.
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