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Title: How would you know ......
Post by: greenacres 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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Post by: greenacres on July 22, 2012, 03:45:08 PM
These are the photos.
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Post by: KC 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 (http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/travel/a-master-glassmaker-s-legacy.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm)
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Post by: greenacres 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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Post by: greenacres 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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Post by: greenacres on July 22, 2012, 05:55:49 PM
This picture was blurry.
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Post by: KC on July 22, 2012, 11:30:10 PM
Nice!!!  Interesting they didn't give you any more information!

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Post by: mart on July 23, 2012, 05:03:44 AM
Can you take a pic with a lighter background ??
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Post by: ghopper1924 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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Post by: mart on July 23, 2012, 07:39:39 AM
That cranberry cut-to-clear is nice !!!
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Post by: greenacres 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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Post by: KC on July 23, 2012, 10:39:21 AM
Gorgeous finial!!!!!  They aren't that easy to find anymore!
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Post by: greenacres 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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Post by: mart 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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Post by: greenacres 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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Post by: greenacres on July 23, 2012, 05:33:10 PM
The first picture is on the base. The second picture is laying down, and the thrid is upside down off the base.
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Post by: mart on July 23, 2012, 08:19:32 PM
Much better !! Looks like it was just a decorative finial !! Don`t see that it was ever attached to anything !!
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Post by: greenacres on July 23, 2012, 08:59:46 PM
There's a base that comes with it. It sits on top of wood I took it off. It was loose when I got it.
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Post by: mart on July 24, 2012, 09:24:43 AM
Yes, I saw that !!
http://www.dorflinger.org/legacy_dorflinger.html
 This should help you a bit !! Why do you think this finial is Dorflinger when they did mostly cut glass ?? Or did I misread the post ??
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Post by: greenacres on July 24, 2012, 09:56:18 PM
You must not have looked at my shortcut. It's in the catologue. I wasn't looking for it I just happen to stumble upon it.
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Post by: mart on July 25, 2012, 06:58:56 AM
Does yours have the cuts on the bottom ?? Didn`t see on that page who made it !
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Post by: greenacres on July 25, 2012, 07:42:53 AM
That was a Dorfinger catalogue. What do you mean by cuts?
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Post by: mart on July 25, 2012, 08:34:25 AM
Your link says that the one that looked like yours had cuts at the bottom !! Are you sure it was their catalogue,, I could not find one that could be read online !! And looked everywhere and could not find another example of Dorflinger Finials !!  The Dorflinger website gave a list of companies that bought blanks from Dorflinger to cut their own design !!
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Post by: greenacres on July 25, 2012, 10:32:19 AM
Go go to the home page. The American Cut Glass Assoc. seem to think it was right!
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Post by: greenacres on July 25, 2012, 10:46:06 AM
Look up examples.
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Post by: bbc-antiques.co.uk on July 31, 2012, 11:20:00 AM
Quote from: KC 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 (http://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/travel/a-master-glassmaker-s-legacy.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm)
looks bohemia eggerman   nice ! quite fashionable at the moment   value £80-150 http://www.bbc-antiques.co.uk