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How can you tell if glass is vintage?

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How can you tell if glass is vintage?
To tell if glass is vintage, first look for markings, often located on the bottom or inside of glassware. By researching the mark via online resources, you can determine the maker and learn more about your piece. Any glassware produced between 20 and 100 years ago qualifies as vintage, while older pieces are antique. In the event that you can't find any markings, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer can assist you. Find a wide variety of vintage glassware on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
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Art Nouveau Flower Bowl With Violet Decor, Daum Nancy, France, ca 1910
By Daum
Located in Vienna, AT
Round bowl with a quatrefoil-shaped indented mouth rim, colourless glass with flaky white and cobalt blue coloured powder fusions, etched violet decoration painted with coloured enam...
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

Hoffmann and Schlevogt Art Nouveau Malachite Glass Trinket Box
Located in Lucenec, SK
Fantastic example of a I. Heinrich Hoffmann Czech Art Deco malachite glass high relief reclining nude trinket box. It's done in beautiful green Czechoslovakian malachite glass with nudes...
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Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes

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Malachite

6 Carlo Moretti Stem SATINATO Glasses / Vessels, 15.5"H, Leslie Pina Collection
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Carlo Moretti (Italian, b. 1934) Marking(s); notes: label (1) Materials: glass Dimensions (H, W, D): largest: 15.5"h, 5"dia Additional Information: Our...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Glass

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Glass

Large Rostrato Murano Blown Glass Vase by Ercole Barovier, Italy 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Spectacular large mouth-blown rostrato crystal Murano glass vase. This stunning piece was realized during the 1940s in Italy by Ercole Barovier for Barovier & Toso. In amazing condi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Set of 6 19th Century English Bristol Green Glass Wine Glasses
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century set of 6 English Bristol green glass wine glasses. Each showing distinct aspects of hand blowing & finishing (none are perfectly round...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Glass

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Glass

Émile Gallé Art Nouveau Heart Shape Cameo Single Vase, Nancy, France 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Vase with heart-shaped body on an oval base, long, slender, slightly widening neck, colourless glass with pink powder melt inclusions in the upper are...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

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