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Bohemian glass

Europe tradition · 4 examples · indicative market tier: $500–5k (accessible antique & fine living craft)

Cranberry glass or 'Gold Ruby' glass is a red glass made by adding gold salts or colloidal gold to molten glass. Tin, in the form of stannous chloride, is sometimes added in tiny amounts as a reducing agent. The glass is used primarily in expensive decorations. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Cup
Cup, c. 1720
Cleveland Museum of Art
Looking Glass
Looking Glass, 1790–1810
Art Institute of Chicago
Goblet
Goblet, late 16th century
The Met
Goblet
Goblet, late 16th century
The Met

Where to buy

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