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2.75" DARK AMETHYST CRACKLE GLASS TOP HAT VASE #990623

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2.75  DARK AMETHYST CRACKLE GLASS TOP HAT VASE #990623
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AMETHYST BLENKO TOP HAT FOR PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ IN YOUR CRACKLE GLASS COLLECTION, TOP UP OR DOWN IN A SUNNY WINDOW FOR A TOUCH OF GLASS!</em></td>
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WONDERFUL, VINTAGE, RARE, DARK AMETHYST CRACKLE GLASS TOP HAT VASE. PROBABLY BLENKO (BUT WITH NO LABEL). 1940's to 1950's. Several things make this piece valuable: 1) The dark amethyst color, rare during the era of this fine piece of crackle glass; 2) the vintage age of the piece; and 3) the uniqueness of this piece. Facts: Condition: Very Good, Used, Old, Rare. One can feel some appropriate age-wear on the very bottom of the piece, typical for a piece of this age. Other than that, I can find no damage, chips, scratches, repairs, or the like that I am aware of. This is a very unusual piece because it has the larger Blenko-like crackle in a Dark Amethyst Top-Hat design, a rare color for the time period. It has a deep pontil. Approx. size:
Height (at highest part of the hat brim) = 2.75 inches; Width (at widest part of the hat brim) = 3.375 inches; Width (at bottom) = about 2 inches
Reference: Crackle Glass From Around the World, Identification and Value Guide, 2005 Hardback Edition, by Stan & Arlene Weitman, page 234, plate 789 (in topaz, not as valuable as in dark amethyst), with values listed for the topaz at $50 to $75.
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<td>Reference
#: CG320_362</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1940's - 1950's</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United States</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Blenko</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:2.75</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:3.375</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:3.375</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:2.75" DARK AMETHYST CRACKLE GLASS TOP HAT VASE</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Top Hat Vase</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Dark Amethyst Crackle Glass</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:BLENKO</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Avon, IN USA</td></tr>
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