Steuben Gold Aurene & Calcite Sherbet and Underplate (1930's)

This is a beautiful Carder-era Steuben Calcite and Gold Aurene Sherbet with under plate. It dates from anywhere between 1915 and 1925 and is signed "Steuben" on the bottom.

The Sherbet is 3 7/8" tall and 3 7/8" across the top. The underplate is 6" in diameter. It is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. The item will weigh approximately 2 lb. 8 oz. when packed. Shipment will be made by UPS Mail with no handling or packing fees.

According to Pamela Wiggins, noted author and co-counder of the Costume Jewelry Collectors International, a global educational website, Steuben Glass was...

... Named for the county in New York where the company was located, Steuben Glass Works is widely recognized for producing a plethora of fine art glass in the early 1900s. The firm took shape in 1903 when Thomas Hawkes, president of T.G. Hawkes and Company, and Frederick Carder joined together in Corning, New York.

John A. Shuman III, states in The Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Art Glass: "This new firm would change the entire glassmaking industry, and etch Frederick Carder’s name forever in the annals of gifted glass masters."

Steuben produced many blanks decorated by Hawkes' firm until 1918 when it became part of Corning Glass Company, as well as making decorative and colored glass in Art Nouveau styles. Some of Steuben's lines were completely innovative and others competed with iridescent wares made by Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Austrian glass company Loetz. Tiffany sued Steuben after seeing Aurene pieces believing his Favrile glass was being copied.

Enjoy this piece of an opulent era in our history... and perhaps purchase the first of your own unique set of Steuben Aurene Calcite Sherbets for your own enjoyment!