Lot 442
An expansive and visually captivating curated grouping of vintage art glass, decorative ceramics, vanity collectibles, tobacciana, and children’s china, spanning early 20th century through mid century production. This highly decorative and diverse estate assemblage presents exceptional color, form, and nostalgic appeal, offering collectors and designers a rare opportunity to acquire a wide spectrum of display ready objects in a single comprehensive lot.
Art Glass and Decorative Glass Highlights:
The collection features multiple examples of pressed and molded glass in richly saturated hues, including cobalt blue plates and bowls with concentric ring design, blue hobnail creamer and sugar, a striking blue hobnail cruet with original stopper, emerald green and amber figural horse head bottles, a stacked cube-form emerald green perfume bottle, and a vivid amberina lidded compote with grape motif relief. Additional highlights include a ruby flash style ewer with stopper, cranberry to clear bell with ornate handle, a vintage automobile-form bottle in amber glass, and a mid century blue-green art glass automobile sculpture. The grouping also includes a vintage amber glass tobacco pipe with textured bowl and black stem.
Vanity and Figural Collectibles:
A charming porcelain swan figure adorned with applied pink rose, a bisque-style bride figurine, and a seated girl with dog porcelain group add figural warmth. The lot also includes vintage cosmetic and vanity tins including Pond’s Angel Touch Face Powder tin and a rose-themed powder jar, along with a portrait-style round tin with classical lady motif.
Decorative Ceramics and Tableware:
Notable ceramic pieces include ruby red pressed glass candlesticks with ornate relief decoration, a cream ground floral transferware pitcher, a fine bone china teacup with gilt floral interior decoration, a handled floral serving dish, and a bright yellow glazed pitcher and coordinating yellow bowl. Children’s china includes multiple illustrated plates and bowls featuring teddy bear scenes and the character Gabby the Town Crier, adding nostalgic collectible appeal. A cobalt blue depression glass dinner plate and matching blue scalloped bowl anchor the grouping with strong color presence.
Specialty and Miscellaneous Items:
Included are two vintage drafting or compass instrument sets in original fitted cases, a green glass kerosene or oil lamp base with brass mount, painted wooden maracas, a red molded decorative charger, and a pair of deep ruby pressed glass candlesticks with heavy molded detail.
Overall condition across the grouping ranges from good to very good vintage condition. Typical age-appropriate wear is present including light surface scratching, minor base wear, small finish inconsistencies, and minor paint or gilt loss on select ceramic pieces. Glass pieces appear free from major structural damage such as large cracks or significant chips, though minor flea bites or manufacturing imperfections may be present upon close inspection. Metal components show expected oxidation and patina consistent with age. All items display attractively and are suitable for resale, display, or curated interior styling.
While individual pieces represent accessible collecting categories such as depression glass, mid century vanity bottles, figural porcelain, and nostalgic children’s china, the breadth of color, form, and subject matter in a single estate-fresh grouping is increasingly difficult to assemble. The strong jewel tones - cobalt, emerald, amber, ruby, and cranberry - combined with figural novelty forms such as horse heads and automobiles, significantly enhance decorative and resale appeal. The grouping offers substantial break-up value potential for dealers or a ready-made display collection for collectors of early 20th century American decorative arts.
This lot represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a broad spectrum of vintage decorative arts in one comprehensive acquisition, ideal for collectors, designers, dealers, or curated retail environments.
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