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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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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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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 striking antique opaque blue glass tureen by Reich & Co., dating to the 1910s or possi...
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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 striking antique opaque blue glass tureen by Reich & Co., dating to the 1910s or possi...
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

Honey Pot Beehive Portieux or S. Reich & Co, Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Opaque Blue Glass Tureen by Reich & Co., Circa 1910s A striking antique opaque blue glass tureen by Reich & Co., dating to the 1910s or possibly earlier.
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

Egg Cup Set & Salt Pepper Pot Portieux Vallerysthal or S. Reich & Co, Antique
By Portieux Vallerysthal
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Opaque Blue Glass Salt Pepper Pot and six Egg cups by Reich & Co., Circa 1910s A striking antique opaque blue glass set by Reich & Co., dating to the 1910s or possibly earli...
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Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Glass

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Glass

Large Italian Design Murano Pulegoso Decanter Opaque Blue Bubble Art Glass 1950s
By Venini
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A highly decorative decanter carafe made of blue opaque art glass in "Pulegoso" technique, very similar to works by Carlo Scarpa.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

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