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Posted 2 years ago
Alfredo
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Recently I received a communication from a fellow CD member, letting me know that this type of top had been attributed to Richardson (UK) and that it was called "bride's basket" because wedding guests were supposed to deposit coins and bills through the holes. Coincidentally, I happened to have a Butler Brothers 1930 catalog illustration, for which an actual match was found. And here is the clincher: it marches the top on my Kralik tango vase. I think the purpose was, as usual, to hold flowers. I have found several others in different colors, all with that distinctive clear trim over which the grid is placed.
I'd be interested to learn more about the possibly English versions of this particular grid.
Bohemian Art GlassBohemian art glass was made in and around the present-day Czech Republic du…
Would this perchance be the rose bowl to which Charcoal was referring? It always pays to go back through Dr Al's old posts ...
Interesting! Can you post a picture of the picture?