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Art Glass381 of 22787Victorian pale green opalescent glass "orphan" epergne trumpetSommerso perfume bottle, Fifth Avenue brand  by Jay Co.
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    Posted 2 years ago

    kwqd
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    This bottle is about 4.25" high x 3.5" unground diameter x 3.25" flat sides diameter. Ground flat on four sides and the bottom and polished. Very little wear. No wear or grinding in the neck as the stopper had a plastic sleeve. Red and amber sommerso. Outer layer is clear glass. Very heavy, about 3.5 bs. My images do not do a great job of catching the amber sommerso. The clear glass actually looks amber until taking a closer look. No idea of who/when/where this was made. Paid $7 for this and the other perfume bottle I found today. This style and the other piece I found are quite common on ebay.

    Guessing both of these were part of some U.S. product line (Fifth Avenue?) which required producing these bottles in relatively large quantities. They look a bit too nice to be Chinese but I think they are. Glad I do not collect Murano glass as the Chinese have become quite adept at copying it. No idea how they were able to produce these in apparently large quantities.

    Update:

    These bottles were imported in 2004 by Jay Companies under their 5th Avenue brand. Some of these have survived with the original packing intact, which contained a URL to the company web site and other information. Chinese maker not known.

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    1. Newfld Newfld, 2 years ago
      Gorgeous sommerso glass vase, so bright & cheerful - very nice find
    2. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for your comments, Jenni. It does catch the eye.

      Thanks for loving my perfume bottle Jenni, BHIFOS, vcal, fortapache, Cisum and Vynil33rpm!
    3. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks sherrilou, blunderbuss2, Kevin, Blammoammo and dav2no1!

      I think I will try redoing my photos against a white background as the color separation is not too good against a black background.
    4. racer4four racer4four, 2 years ago
      I think these were made in China but they are good glass.
      I never dis Chinese glass until I see it and handle it. There are some excellent glass makers there, they make glass to the standard as requested by the West, and they have been making glass for a long time.
      I have always like these pieces.
    5. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for your comments, Karen! Yes, have found labeled "Made in China" examples.
    6. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks Alfie21!
    7. apostata apostata, 2 years ago
      ooch , my God don,t ostracize me from the cheering session , i make it up to you , i like your beard, are there birds in it ?
    8. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      No worries! Probably are birds in there, maybe a cat or two hunting them, too!

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