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Wednesday, August 7. 2013

Antiques Road Show comes to Maggie's Farm

Found a large set of these cups, with saucers, bowls, etc. in my parents' storage room. I know they were via my great-grandmother in Connecticut. I have no idea what they are made of, or by whom.


Any ideas? Appearance is of gold or gold plate, but what do I know?


I will have a jeweler look at them this week.



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Looks like depleted uranium to me............mining it caused global warming:'}
#1 Igy on 2013-08-07 18:07 (Reply)
Are the pieces marked on the bottom?
#2 feeblemind on 2013-08-07 19:14 (Reply)
Not that I can see.
#2.1 BD on 2013-08-07 19:27 (Reply)
I doubt if a jeweler will know.

Dealers in antique glass at a quality antique show probably would know. But even they may not be able to identify the manufacturer without a some kind of mark on the bottom.

Do the items feel like glass or porcelain?

If glass, check out "custard glass, " "carnival glass," and "lusterware" on the Web. (Custard glass is a subtype of "uranium glass.")

If porcelain, check out "gold-plated porcelain" on the Web.

There were a lot of manufacturers (internationally).

I don't know a lot about glass. I know more about collectible art pottery.
#3 DEC (Jungle Trader) (Link) on 2013-08-07 21:02 (Reply)
Actually, the term "lusterware" applies to porcelain and pottery more than it does to glass.
#3.1 DEC (Jungle Trader) (Link) on 2013-08-07 22:03 (Reply)
Send the pictures to David Rago at

info@ragoarts.com

Give him diimensions, any marks on the bottom etc....

Right up his alley.
NJM
#4 NJ Mike on 2013-08-08 09:54 (Reply)
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=gutta+percha&FORM=HDRSC2&id=FD4F7FBECED8BA19A7EE7E0DCC395C4010A9B005&selectedIndex=28#view=detail&id=FD4F7FBECED8BA19A7EE7E0DCC395C4010A9B005&selectedIndex=0

Gutta- Percha ?
#5 buddy larsen on 2013-08-09 02:49 (Reply)

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