Question: When is a comport something else? Answer: When the glass company calls it something else Let's look at a few examples. Comports or compotes are stemmed bowls, shallow with wide … [Read more...]
Prices Over Time for Block Optic Pink Depression Glass
From my perspective prices and demand for depression glass peaked in the early-mid 2000s, after collectors collectors started buying online and before everyone rushed to clear stuff out of their … [Read more...]
Availability Over Time – Block Optic Pink Depression Glass
We've been looking at pink Block Optic depression glass as a pattern that has lots of interesting pieces and variations and is attractive with its Art Deco styling. Let's consider availability. I … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Ask for Glass Pattern Identification Help
I'm glad to help people find their depression glass or etched patterns when I can. Here are 5 tips to ask for help. For valuation I recommend you research eBay completed sales and … [Read more...]
What Pieces Did Hocking Make? Block Optic Pink Depression Glass
Hocking made Block Optic for 4 years and it must have been popular because they produced a plethora of pieces. Gene Florence lists 56 different pieces in his Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression … [Read more...]
Block Optic Pink Depression Glass – Timeless Pattern Inspired by Art Deco
Art Deco was a huge influence on styles and designs in the Roaring 20s, and just as with today's trends, style choices from the with-it crowd reached the mass markets a little later. In the … [Read more...]
Collecting Fun – Block Optic Green, Yellow and Pink Depression Glass from Hocking
Let's continue our series on depression glass patterns that are fun to collect with Block Optic depression glass from Hocking. Remember we have 5 criteria for collectability: Pattern … [Read more...]
Hazel Atlas Fruits Depression Glass Pattern and a Mystery Piece
I was glad to find this Fruits green depression glass luncheon plate at an estate sale last month. It's a pretty piece, in perfect condition, and the design is clear and easy to see Center … [Read more...]
Decorate with Warmth and Style – Vintage Candle Holders
What is more welcoming than a glowing candle? Now put that candle in an etched crystal candle holder from quality maker like Cambridge Glass - Wow. Imagine how these little glass flares … [Read more...]
Let’s Reduce Confusion! Cut or Pressed?
Let's Reduce Confusion! Cut or Pressed? It can be hard to tell cut glass from pressed sometimes. Here are tips I use to tell them apart. Tips to Tell Cut from … [Read more...]