VALLERYSTHAL BLUE MILK GLASS SWIMMING DUCK Antique Covered Dish, c1908 #2

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VALLERYSTHAL BLUE MILK GLASS SWIMMING DUCK Antique Opaline Covered Dish, c1908 #2
This is an antique and very collectible VALLERYSTHAL BLUE MILK GLASS SWIMMING DUCK Antique Opaline Covered Dish, c1908, from the Early 20th Century.
This VALLERYSTHAL BLUE MILK GLASS SWIMMING DUCK Antique Opaline Covered Dish:
- has a well-modeled top cover in high relief depicting a sculpture of a duck, with head upright and full feathers;
- graduates down in size from the mid to the bottom, and stands on grassy oval mound attached base; it is moulded in very nice relief;
- has a fitted rim between top and bottom; the cover has a narrow rim projecting downward from the top so that it slips neatly inside the edge of the base to hold it secure;
- is mold formed pressed glass, well modeled in deep relief with very good design and detail, and is Blue Milk Glass, with opalescence and “fire”;
- was listed in the Vallerysthal Sales Catalogue of 1908.
Dimensions:                        4.7 In. Tall x 5.2 In. Wide x 2.8 In. Deep
Weight:                               14.1 Oz.
The estimated date is circa 1908.
This
VALLERYSTHAL
SWIMMING DUCK
BLUE MILK GLASS Antique Covered Dish
#2 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.
Please check out my other listings with 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.
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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