Question: The cut-glass bowl shown in my photo is 7 1/2 inches in diameter and 4 1/2 inches high. Purchased at a thrift shop for $6, it has a metal pan insert with a ring on each side. "Taylor Bros.

Have you noticed bowls or vases with irregular jutting edges and wondered why they weren’t symmetrical? Many antique glass bowls copied Victorian clothing fashions such as ruffling. Imitation of ...

The lid’s finial is shaped like an acorn, but the best clue to its age is the engraving “A.G. 1780.” It is very difficult to identify early blown glassware from the 18th century because talented ...

Is it called a fruit bowl, berry bowl, fruit stand, fruit dish, epergne, basket or bride’s basket? A search of 1880s and ’90s catalogs of silver and glass tableware manufacturers had similar pieces ...

There are three bowls in the set, each in a different color. The 4.5-quart mixing bowl is blue, the 2.3-quart bowl is green, ...

Old kitchens often hold more than family recipes. Many everyday objects once used for cooking, storing, or serving food have ...

Last month an antique cut to clear ruby glass decanter set was sold at auction for more than $7,000 The popularity of antique cut glass soared during the American Brilliant Period from 1876 to 1917 ...