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How do I identify Pairpoint glass?
To identify Pairpoint glass, you can either conduct online research using trusted resources or consult an expert, such as a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. The American glassmaker didn't often mark its pieces. As a result, you'll need to use the characteristics of your type of piece to determine if Pairpoint produced it. One characteristic common among many types of Pairpoint glass wares, such as compotes, wine glasses and wine buckets, is a clear bubble-like feature called a knop. Looking at images of Pairpoint patterns can also help you spot pieces made by the manufacturer. Shop a range of Pairpoint glass on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Pairpiont Vanity Mirror or Table Plateau, 1900
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New York, NY
A rare, substantial, signed, table mirror plate plateau or vanity table mirror, by Pairpoint Glassworks, 1900, America, (MA.) Piece is with markers' mark and date (1900) on underside...
Category

Early 20th Century American Table Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905 Rare oil lamp, USA, c. 1905. obverse-painted glass, patinated metal Measures: 33½ height × 10 diameter in (85 × 25 cm) Provenance: Collection of Edward and Sheila Malakoff Literature: Pairpoint Lamps, Malakoff, pg. 114. This piece is given the" rarity rating" of 1; the rarest of Pairpoint production. Purchase includes a copy of Malakoff text. Pairpoint Glass Company is an American glass manufacturer based in Sagamore, Massachusetts. It is currently the oldest operating glass company in the United States. The company was founded by Deming Jarves in 1837 in South Boston, Massachusetts, as the Mount Washington Glass Works. In 1870, Mount Washington relocated to New Bedford, Massachusetts. In the 1880s, the company primarily produced art glass. In 1885, it introduced Burmese art glass, a translucent, heat reactive glass that shades from yellow at the bottom to pink at the top. The company became known for this type of glass, obtaining a British patent for it in 1886, and presenting a number of Burmese pieces to Queen Victoria. In 1880, British silver designer Thomas Pairpoint (1838-1902) resigned his position as head designer at the Meriden Brittania Company and founded the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Pairpoint Cobalt Blue Engraved Floral Center Bowl Controlled Bubble Pedestal
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pairpoint Cobalt Blue Wheel-Engraved Floral Art Glass Center Bowl with Controlled Bubble Pedestal, New Bedford, circa 1915–1930 A striking example of early 20th-century American art...
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass

Red Cut-To-Clear Glass Vase By Pairpoint
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in New Orleans, LA
This remarkably exquisite cut glass vase was crafted by one of the oldest glassworks firms in the United States, Pairpoint. The elaborate cut-to-clear decoration is brilliantly cut from a striking bright red to clear in a meticulous geometric pattern. Established in 1880 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the Pairpoint Manufacturing Company originally produced coffin fittings and metalwork. In 1894, Pairpoint merged with Mt. Washington Glassworks, resulting in an astounding creative output that included fantastic cut glass objet and lamp and lamp accessories, including both cut glass and the well-known Pairpoint blown glass lamps. Today, Pairpoint cut glass...
Category

20th Century American Vases

Materials

Cut Glass

Matched Pair of Pairpoint Glass Art Deco Ardsley Pattern Footed Vases
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of pairpoint footed vases. In the Ardsley pattern with a "rock crystal" etched design throughout. Designed and manufactured in the 1920s or 30s by Pairpoint. Si...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Art Deco Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Pair of Pair Pont Cut Glass and Silver Plate Tall Candlesticks
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of elegant tall candlesticks with a diamond cut bodies with silver-plate bases with acanthus leaf decoration, signed on the bottom Pairpoint. 16 inches tall.
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Candlesticks

Materials

Silver Plate

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