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Title: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: Jeff313 on September 28, 2009, 05:08:48 PM

Hi all this is such a neat site, I was wondering if anyone has any info on this item,i believe its glass and the base is about 5 inches around and is quite thick and heavy, there are 6 candleholder stems that fit into the base that are about 8 inches tall. A local antique dealer told me it was a fostoria "frog" and that it was missing a oblong shaped dish that the whole thing sits in, I've done alot of searching on the web and cant seem to find any info on it. If anyone has any info on this piece it would be greatly appreciated if you could pass it along. Thanks so much!

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: sapphire on September 28, 2009, 11:27:20 PM

Jeff, that is an incredible looking candle holder.  Being a newbie at this I really can't offer any advice or opinion, but did find this website. They appear to handle a lot of Fostoria (both selling and collecting).  If no one here can supply you with the info you are looking for you may want to try contacting them with your pictures to see what they say.


http://www.robinsnestantiques.net/robinsnest/

http://www.robinsnestantiques.net/robinsnest/fostoria%20glass.htm

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: cogar on September 29, 2009, 07:30:50 AM

The wife says she don’t ever remember seeing anything like that in her Fostoria books. And she has several, including the “bible”, aka:  Fostoria: The 1st 50 Years, by Hazel Marie Weatherman

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: Jeff313 on September 29, 2009, 10:42:49 AM

Thanks for the link saphire, i think you're right cogar it isnt fostoria i've been searching for a few days and cant come up with anything. Thanks for the help guys. I might start searching the Keisey archives.

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: cogar on September 29, 2009, 12:43:49 PM

Jeff, that's Heisey, ....... and that's what the wife said, "it might be Heisey, look how clear the glass is".

And Jeff, they might be calling that an epergne instead of a frog.

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: D&b antiques on September 29, 2009, 01:07:19 PM

I agree with Cogar. it's not a frog, epergne is more like it. likely it's missing the center piece. I sifted thru a 500 page catalog of Heisy Glass it's not there.

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: Jeff313 on September 29, 2009, 01:53:23 PM

Wow thanks alot guys i appreciate all help, i had a hunch it was heisey, now im gonna start searchin to see if i can find one like it. Thank you all so much.

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: cogar on September 30, 2009, 04:21:39 AM

Jeff and all, I am forced to post a correction to my above post it was I who goofed.

The wife diligently checked another half dozen books, even Heisey books, and then back to “Fostoria – the Popular Years”, by Jo Ann Schliesmann, which I had previously scanned through and ……BINGO.

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: Jeff313 on September 30, 2009, 11:40:34 AM

Cool, I was started to think i was never gonna find this thing. Thanks alot Cogar +rep, Thanks to everybody that helped on this one. I never would have found it by myself.

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: KC on September 30, 2009, 05:39:53 PM

Great job cogar...knew it as an epiergne but wouldn't have guess Fostoria!  Learn something new everyday!

Title: Re: Glass 6 candle holder
Post by: sapphire on September 30, 2009, 07:12:14 PM

Jeff, maybe someday you can complete it !!

http://www.replacementslimited.com/webquote/FOSGAC.htm