Lg Antique Early 1900s ABP Cut Glass Pairpoint Bowl Flowers & Leaves 10x4.5 EXC

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Lg Antique Early 1900s ABP Cut Glass Pairpoint Bowl Flowers & Leaves 10x4.5 EXC:
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Large Antique ABP Cut Glass Pairpoint Serving Bowl - Flowers & Leaves Pattern - 10x4.25 - EXC
Authentic antique, classic Pairpoint serving bowl in a deep round shape, deeply carved for intense sparkle. Made in the early 1900s. The top edge has 25 pairs of saw-tooth scallops. The sides and bottom are embellished with leaves on delicate, curving stalks punctuated by daisy-like flowers with 8-point stars at the centers.
The glass is a hefty 3/8\" thick, the bowl measures 10\" in diameter and 4 1/4\" deep. Lot weight is 7 lbs. 11 oz., estimated package weight is 12 lbs. Will be thoroughly padded and carefully packed for secure, intact delivery.
U.S. Shipments: Please compare shipping options on drop-down menu for best rate for your ZIP code &/or preferred arrival date.: will be insured and shipped either USPS Priority or Parcel Select. Adapted from the Collectors Weekly website: American Brilliant Period (ABP) cut glass came out of the shadows of European cut glass in 1876, at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the exposition, representatives from eight American glass manufacturers showed off their leaded-crystal goblets, tumblers, decanters, and serving plates, each of which had been deeply cut by hand on a succession of metal, stone, and wooden wheels to create elaborate, interlocking, refractive patterns such as stars within stars, fans, hatching, hobnail and caned effects, florals, and saw-tooth and/or scalloped edges.
During the Brilliant Period, roughly 1,000 cutting shops were founded to meet consumer demand. The shops would turn thick, unadorned blanks into multifaceted confections whose cut and engraved surfaces splashed refracted light around a room. ABP’s heyday lasted from the nation’s centennial until the early years of the 20th century when changing tastes and less-expensive pressed glass replicating the look of cut glass pushed the real thing to the sidelines. By 1910 many cut glass floral, fruit, and geometric patterns were pressed first and then cut, making them less costly to produce and less desirable to contemporary collectors. In 1917, when the U.S. entered WWI, manufacturing priorities changed and ABP glass production ended.