Description

You are invited to bid on this vintage estate find. The estate people identified it as Degenhart glass. It is a Christmas greeting paperweight. The plaque says: A. Hartis Merry Xmas 1922 With two red roses. There is red confetti glass in the very bottom. Above that is multicolored confetti. Above that is the plaque. Around the plaque are four icepick flowers with bubbles in the center. Two are pink. Two are yellow. The bubbles in the pink ones have a matte look to them. The weight is 2 lbs. It is flat on the bottom. Approximately 3” tall and 4” wide. There is a pontil on the bottom. And what I believe is the remains of a paper tag on top. Please see all photos, as they are part of the description. I don’t see any chips or scratches on the glass. It is in great shape for an object that is 98 years old! DEGENHART Charles and John Degenhart started their careers in glass working in glass at the Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton Company factory in Findlay, Ohio. Charles, was born in 1882, started his career first and then John, was born in 1884 and started working with glass at the age of around ten in 1894. In 1901, both joined Cambridge Glass in Cambridge, Ohio. John and Elizabeth Degenhart started the glassworks in 1947 called Crystal Art Glass Company in Cambridge, Ohio. Quality paperweights and other glass objects were created and produced. John passed away in 1964 and his wife took over management and production ideas. In 1978, after the death of Mrs. Degenhart, the molds were sold off. The D in a heart trademark was removed, so collectors can easily recognize the true Degenhart piece. Most of their early Works of Art Glass were unsigned. There was also an association with Zack Boyd and his son Bernard, both of whom worked at Crystal Arts. Today in Cambridge, the Boyd family continues to run Crystal Arts. All Degenhart glass is collected. If you would like more information on or about the Degenhart’s please read these two books “American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers” by Jean Melvin (1967 and 1970) and or “Degenhart Glass and Paperweights” by Gene Florence.