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Here is a 6 1-2"H yellow glass scallop shell bookend with an inner swirl, from Blenko Glass of Milton WV. Silver label dates this pre-1982 but they were also made into the 1990s
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Posted 3 years ago
Newfld
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Here is a 6 1-2"H yellow glass scallop shell bookend with an inner swirl, from Blenko Glass of Milton WV. Silver label dates this pre-1982 but they were also made into the 1990s
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The swirl is cool in this! Great piece
Very Unique..Here In Florida, Shells Of Anything Are In! Lol!
Thomas.
Almost as if its recreating Monticello's birth of Venus. Its a masterpiece no doubt !~
That's one fabulous shell and another great bathroom piece! It would look great with a statue of Botticelli's Venus standing before it! Or where the sun can shine through the golden yellow shell- it would look STUNNING then!
I love this scallop shell bookend Jenni!! Simply beautiful!!
If not for the label, I wouldn't have thought it was Blenko! I have never seen a Blenko piece with an inclusion like this. Nice find, Jenni!
Many thanks everyone for the love
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Thank you MrsT for your super comment, I agree the swirl is a really cool feature inside the glass, it adds to the ocean look, perhaps a special signature of the Blenko artist
Thomas thank you for your wonderful comment, it's so great that you are now living in sunny Florida with all that sea & sand beauty - my stepdaughter & family live in Cocoa and she adores seashells, has alot of very fancy ones & pretty ocean coral sculptures as well. Glad you enjoyed this unusual shell bookend
Thanks Phil for your fab praise & seeing the birth of Venus here, you have the artist's eye for sure! That is such a lovely image & Blenko did do a very pretty sculpting of this scallop shell it is very nuanced
Lauren thank you for your awesome praise & ideation, I actually do have a marble Botticelli Venus figure somewhere (it's posted here with a JJ Jonette mermaid brooch in combo), will have to look around for it & pair it with this shell near a sunny window, that sounds beautiful! You always give me such creative inspiration
Thank you Scott for your fantastic praise for this shell bookend, I had this on a "wish list" for months and am just glad nobody else bought it because I'm delighted with it. It's such a heavy glass piece I had to be careful it wouldn't tip over while taking the pix
Kevin thanks so much for your terrific comment and yes, the inner swirl is very uncharacteristic for a Blenko, I just think the glassmaker wanted to either add some unique flair or put his/her personal mark on the piece as I've seen others without it. Finding this in yellow was especially nice for me as Blenko's hue is always bright & sunny, I have their turtle in this yellow and it really lights up a room
Many thanks Mary for the kind love for this Blenko yellow glass shell, this was an unusual find for me & I'm very happy that you liked it
Love this beautiful shell!!!
Thank you vintagelamp for your wonderful comment/love for this seashell, finding this was very special & I'm truly happy that you enjoyed!
Thanks kivatinitz and rancherswife for the love for this Blenko glass shell, it's so nice of you both and always warmly appreciated
Thought the yellow swirl was mermaid when I first glanced at it .. lovely..
Penny I honestly thought that was a mermaid on first glance also! Sometimes I'm accused of overactive imagination so didn't mention it, but I'm so glad you saw that form too :) Maybe the glassmaker wanted to make it more ocean looking, in any case I'm glad to have this unusual Blenko shell & I thank you for your kind comment & love
Thanks also Daisy for loving this yellow glass shell, glad you liked!
I always like Blenko and I haven't seen this before. It's almost a pre war shape but with extra!
Blenko is so cool right Karen, their glass pieces like bookends & paperweights are not only pretty but really original. They are so high priced I was lucky to find this shell pretty reasonably, perhaps because it's a singleton. Thank you for your extra fabulous comment & love
Thank you Bruce for the kind love for this Blenko glass shell, I'm so glad you liked it and very grateful for your thoughtful support
aura thank you so much for this and all the other kind loves for my posts, you have been sorely missed around here and was worried about you, so glad to see you back here again!
Thanks so much sherrilou for the love for this Blenko glass shell, I'm very glad you liked it and really appreciate your kindness
Thank you for the love post for my Christmas Santa collection.
Matruji welcome to CW, I hope you enjoy it here & really liked your posts, hope we will see more to come. You are very welcome for the love, and it's so nice of you to give your thanks
Thank you rancherswife for the kind love for this Blenko shell, I'm so happy that you liked it & appreciate your thoughtfulness