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Heisey Rose Torte Plate--Waverly Shape #1752824

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Heisey Rose Torte Plate--Waverly Shape #1752824
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This Heisey Rose crystal torte plate represents a proud heritage in glassmaking! This stunning plate is in excellent condition!</em></td>
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This Heisey Rose crystal torte plate represents a proud heritage in glassmaking!<p>

A.H. Heisey & Company of Newark, Ohio manufactured what became world famous glassware from 1896 until 1957. Founded in 1895, A. H. Heisey & Company produced some of the best quality elegant glass of American 19th and 20th century glassmaking. Heisey glass owed its beauty to a perfected glass formula and high quality in its raw materials and its finishing, including fire polishing and grinding. The success of Heisey glass also came from its matching of beautiful glass shapes with stunning etched glass patterns.<p>

The best known Heisey patterns include: Rose, Orchid, Lariat, Saturn, Pleat & Panel, Cabochon, Chintz, Empress, Greek Key, Minuet, New Era, Octagon, Old Colony, Plantation, Queen Ann, Ridgeleigh, Stanhope, Victorian, Waverly, et al. Many Heisey glass colors are rare today: Alexandrite, Cobalt, Dawn, Tangerine, and Zircon (or Limelight).<p>

This torte plate is 14 inches in diameter. It has a 4 1/2-inch diameter center ring. It is in the Waverly shape with the etched Heisey Rose design.<p>

The Waverly shape features a wave or a scallop edge which is punctuated every so often with a cluster of "oyster pearls" or bubbles in small to larger sizes with a large central bead. Within the glass itself is a counter-clockwise swirl which accentuates the direction of the overlaid etched rose spray design.<p>

Beyond 1-2 areas of (very minor) surface scratches less than 1/8-inch each, which takes ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1949</td></tr>

<tr><td>Maker:Heisey</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title:Heisey Rose Torte Plate--Waverly Shape</td></tr>


<tr><td>Type:Heisey Rose</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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