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Here are a pair of exceedingly rare amethyst Imperial Octagon shakers. These are old shakers, not new and were originally sold in the 1994 auction of the Britts, who were very well known carnival glass collectors.
Also known in Marigold, which are rare but Amethyst is a whole other league. Just very few known and hardly ever sold!
The picture does not do it justice but I took it with my camera phone. I will be doing an updated article on OLD carnival glass shakers and will be taking some real good pictures in the near future. I will add pictures to this post when I take them.
I thought I would add a second picture that I took with a better camera. It gives better detail and color!
Thanks,
As you can see I collect shakers. But I started out collecting carnival glass many years ago. So, when I discovered these very rare carnival glass shakers, I started looking for them. If Im lucky, I find one a year. Very little is known about them and as far as I known Im the only one ever to tackle the subject in articles.
The Imperial Glass #505 Bellaire, AKA: Octagon pattern was first made in crystal in 1912 and therefore this pattern is considered EAPG. Imperial reissued this pattern in various colors and decorations for many years. Haven't seen exactly where the Octagon name came from, tho' it is widely recognized.
Octagon was quite a popular pattern during the vintage era of carnival glass due to the size of their line, and yes it was also reproduced in later years.
I have quite of bit of research on OLD carnival glass shakers, which took very little time because other than a couple of patterns nobody knows too much about them. Ive discussed them with shaker collectors and known carnival glass researchers and auctioneers.
I find this subject fascinating because of my interest in carnival and shakers.
http://ddoty.com/octagon.html
Sorry, forgot to add this
unfortunately Doty is satisfied to provide very limited data on pattern history but does provide very good pictorial and pricing references. Doty is in error on the Heirloom reference as a reproduction, however; as that is a reissue of Indiana Glass #123 Paneled Daisy & Finecut, c.1909, and therefore fairly contemporary with IG #505 Bellaire. I'm not aware of reproductions of Bellaire as Octagon; only reissues for many years by IG. I find it very fascinating to trace many popular carnival glass patterns back to EAPG, as this is my main interest in collecting EAPG cake stands.
Well, I think the simulated cut glass or near cut patterns were popular because they showed off the iridescence so well. However so many pieces in patterns like this did not turn out so well either. I know very little about contemporary carnival glass so I really cannot comment on newer pieces.
Here is my page on Doty's site. The text is carved up a bit, not my doing but you can see a few other unusual examples.
http://ddoty.com/shakers.html
agreed, the old 'simulated cut glass' patterns do showcase the iridescence of carnival glass very well. Imperial Glass was quite successful in this with their NUCUT line.
Yes, that is another line, NUCUT, Cambridge made NearCut
Its a fascinating subject, carnival shakers and its fun when you find one!
But here is the thing. Many of these pieces we don't know where they came from and if they are actually old and iridized later in life. Some pieces are out there that are Victorian era pieces and have shown up iridized. Challinor "square" shakers are a perfect example. They are old shakers but when iridized examples show up they have a clear colored base glass. Extremely rare in non-iridized pieces! Most are opaque and slag examples.
Some are iridized a bit later in life that we do know and were done in a mineral bath spring in Texas, but are a light marigold.
Wow, blown away by your and TC's conversation and the shakers. Feeling not smart now :))
Don't say that, just think about what you are really interested in and all you know.
When it comes to carnival glass shakers Ive done a lot of thinking and studying on these pieces. I have about 20 and the first one I bought was 1994.