This is an exceptional piece of antique Victorian art glass featuring a vibrant, rich cranberry body with a classic expanded swirl optic mold design. The miniature pitcher stands approximately 3.75" tall and flares into a wide, bulbous base. It features an elegantly applied clear glass reed/celery style handle attached with a finely worked crimped or leaf terminal base.

The glass is hand-blown, demonstrating a wonderful depth of color transitioning from a delicate rosy pink at the rim to a deep, intense ruby-cranberry at the base. The underside displays a characteristic rough, snapped pontil mark from the glassmaker’s blowpipe, consistent with late 19th-century artisanal production techniques.

Specifications

• Material: Hand-Blown Lead Glass (Cranberry / Gold Ruby)

• Height: Approx. 3.75"

• Width: Approx. 3.5" (from outer handle to spout)

• Pattern: Spiral / Swirl Optic

• Handle: Clear glass, ribbed/reeded with shell/crimped lower attachment

• Base: Rounded with a rough snapped pontil mark

Origin & Age

• Origin: United States or England (likely mid-to-late Victorian era production, typical of firms like Mt. Washington, Hobbs, Brockunier & Co., or early Northwood/Phoenix).

• Age: Circa 1880–1900 (Victorian Era)

Condition: Excellent Antique Condition. Free of chips, cracks, or flea bites along the delicate rim and spout. The applied handle is structurally sound and completely intact at both connection points. The interior is clean with no signs of cloudy water staining or sickness. The underside has a completely authentic, rough snapped pontil and displays light, age-appropriate shelf wear consistent with a genuine 19th-century piece.

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