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What is black glass?

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What is black glass?
Black glass is a color of glass achieved by adding manganese to the glass batch. Although named black glass, when held to light, black glass is more of a reddish-purple.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Mid-century vintage Italian Murano opaque blue glass table lamp
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid-century vintage Italian Murano opaque blue glass table lamp. This lamp features a mid
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Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Table Lamps

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Glass

Antique Pair of Opaque Blue Glass Dolphin Candlesticks by Reich & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of antique opaque blue glass dolphin candlesticks by Reich & Co. of Czechoslovakia
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Early 20th Century Czech Candlesticks

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Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Turquoise Opaque Blue Glass Foo Dog Sculptures on Bases
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of mid-century turquoise opaque blue glass foo dog sculptures on wood bases, circa 1970s
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

Beautiful Bowl with Lid Catchall Trinket Box Portieux or S. Reich & Co, Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Opaque Blue Glass Tureen Catchall or Trinket Box by Reich & Co., Circa 1910s A
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

Beautiful Bowl with Lid Catchall Trinketbox Portieux or S. Reich & Co, Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Opaque Blue Glass Tureen Catchall or Trinket Box by Reich & Co., Circa 1910s A
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

Butter Dish with Cow Lid Portieux or S. Reich & Co, Antique
By Portieux Vallerysthal
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Opaque Blue Glass Butter Dish by Reich & Co., Circa 1910s A striking antique opaque
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

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