08-08-2018 11:36 AM
Hi- this is a beautiful old pressed glass dish (like a powder jar but twice as big), with a maker's mark on the underside of both the bottom and the lid - looks like a triangle or pyramid shape, has absolutely no letters or numbers or other marking besides this triangular maker mark... I've search and searched without any luck identifying this maker. I bought it at an estate sale and was told it is antique, from France. Can anyone help me id this?
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08-10-2018 06:13 AM
Check Verlys.
08-11-2018 06:09 AM
search: "Verlys Frosted Glass Love Bird Vase With Holophane Makers Mark! Fenton Sticker" on ebay. I did find that in France, Holophane made some art glass using Verlys molds. Looking at the history of Holophane, there is a mark that looks like yours. I could not find anything that definitly connects your dish with Holophane, but that is a Fenton mold, as well as the dish on ebay, that was aquired from Verlys.
Maybe George can help?
08-11-2018 07:06 AM
08-11-2018 07:33 AM
Thanks for replying, George.
Now I have found this from the same seller: ORIGINAL HOLOPHANE BOX! Verlys Satin Frosted Flower Bowl Hexagon Footed
Combining what the seller wrote, and what I have found, Holophane is Verlys, and your mark is Holophane (or is it Verlys? LOL)
08-11-2018 02:03 PM
08-11-2018 03:27 PM
Yes this is definitely Verlys glass - the design name is "Papillon" in "Directoire Blue". Still some mystery about the mark but as a variant it makes some sense - the companies history is fairly complicated. I've been able to determine its from circa 1930s, not yet sure if it was produced in USA or France, but there's resources out there and I think I'll be able to figure it out from here thanks to your help! 🙂 Thanks very much to everyone who replied!