Antique Imperial Glass Mephistopheles VaseExceptional vintage vase made from highly iridescent carnival glass with a horned figure on two sides. This is the Mephistopheles design by Imperial Glass company, which they copied from a 19th century design by the French company Vallerysthal. This pattern exists in all kinds of colors and finishes even plain milk glass but its rare to find this color with this level of iridescence. I love the way it flashes green and purple in the light, like a

a founding member of the Arts & Crafts movement

turn of the century antique German bisque girl with black stockings and a precariously drooping nightgown

It may be by Royal Dux

I have also seen it in the UK

The glass is ringed with crochet trim and the entire back panel is a mirror

Measures about 10” at widest and 8” tall

View the last slide for a short history of the Spanish town of Limpias

She measures about 12” long and is in pretty good condition: Her calico dress is ripped at the top and she has a hairline crack at her bust and one leg

turn of the century antique chocolate box with a photo of a woman on the lid

Made of brass with a pink silk liner and a picture of La Havre beneath a bevelled glass lid

The front offers a photo of the widow wearing a crepe veil

two cut crystal inkwells