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The Mount Washington Glass company is located in Bedford, Massachusetts. The glass vase maker was founded in 1837 in South Boston and moved to its current location in 1870. Shop a collection of authentic Mount Washington Glass pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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12 Pairpoint Very Tall Water Goblets, Wickham Pattern
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Litchfield, CT
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Vintage 1930s American Crystal Serveware
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Crystal
Pairpoint - Etched Glass Compote with Controlled Bubbles - U.S.a. - circa 1930
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Chatham, ON
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Glass
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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.
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Antique Early 19th Century American Art Deco Vases
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Art Glass
Pairpoint Vienna Hand-Painted Neo-Classical Wedgewood Blue Chandelier, 1920s
By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pairpoint vienna hand-painted neo-classical wedgewood blue chandelier, 1920s.
Ceiling chandelier with brass chains and fixture featuring Wedgwood decoration with white enamel outline on the exterior. Vienna shade...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
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By Pairpoint Glassworks
Located in Toledo, OH
Pairpoint reverse painted eight panel table lamp. Two sockets with acorn pulls on silver plated engraved foliage base. 16" shade decorated with floral desi...
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20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
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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...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Table Lamps
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Art Glass, Blown Glass
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