Preliminary identification
Photo reference
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Overview
This refined cordial glass features a delicate wheel-engraved floral spray with polished leaves on a clear, blown-glass bowl. It rests on a knopped, molded stem and a wide flat foot, combining traditional elegance with mid-century dining formality.
Story
During the mid-20th century, formal dinner parties demanded specific glassware for every course, from aperitifs to digestifs. Tiny liqueur glasses like this allowed hosts to serve potent, syrupy digestifs with understated elegance after multi-course meals.
Maker / Origin
Mid-century glasshouses in America like Libbey and Fostoria, alongside European makers in Bohemia and Scandinavia, specialized in delicate wheel-etched table glass. Skilled engravers used tiny copper wheels to cut soft, satin-finished botanical motifs into thin crystal and glass.
Condition & Value
Appears in excellent vintage condition with no visible chips, flea bites, or severe clouding on the bowl or rim. Pristine clarity retains the highest value for single stemware replacements. Individual stemware pieces without maker signatures or full service sets generally trade at modest values.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.