Iridescent red moom and stars candy dish9/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Smith is still in production and currently selling the turkey, early Smith turkeys are highly collectible. The green turkey, however, was plainly marked.Īlthough L.E. If you didn't know exactly where to look and use a 10X loupe, you would not find the mark. We say "most" have the mark because the sample milk glass turkey purchased for this article was marked so faintly as to be invisible. Most Stewart turkeys have a molded "S" up under the base, the S a factory mark of Smith Glass, not Stewart. The covered turkey dish was available in milk glass and Jadite from Stewart for $25 each. Pieces posing the biggest problems are discussed item by item below. Many of the new pieces were never originally made in Jadite and in many cases, knowing the color quickly identifies the reproductions.Ī more serious problem is with pieces made in milk glass like the covered turkey dishes and clear glass reproductions like the storage jars with ground glass stoppers. This green is a pale Jadite similar to Fire King Jadeite or early Fenton Jade Green. The majority of new Stewart pieces are made in a Jadite-type light green opaque glass. ![]() In this article we will describe the new pieces, show you what marks are used and advise you on potential problems. Like many other new goods which begin as legitimate decorators items, Stewart's new glass has gradually filtered into the antiques market and is causing some confusion. Most new pieces were available in the late 1990s. New pieces included a wide range of styles from depression era kitchen jars to Victorian table wares. ![]() Martha Stewart's mail order operation, Martha by Mail,offered a large variety of confusing reproduction and lookalike glassware. It's not only a violation of ebay policy, it's not fair to other bidders who wanted the item that you purchased, and then didn't pay for.Confusing Kitchen Glass by Martha Stewart Not a "Good thing" We then notify ebay of the Non-paying bidder-who receives a non-pay strike on their ebay account, and we leave a negative on feedback. ![]() If there is no contact or payment by the 10th day, we will relist the item or offer it to the next highest bidder. We generally do NOT pay return shipping.If you receive a piece from us that has damage that is not described in the auction, it has been damaged in shipping-that is why insurance is generally place on each shipment!NON-Payment:Payment must be made by 10 days of auction end-unless other arrangements are made. We charge shipping fees, insurance to value of the items, and $3 packing/handling fee. Shipping costs are calculated for all items by weight. We are honest people, and try to keep ebay a pleasant and fun place to shop.SHIPPING:We're happy to combine shipping, so please.shop away! But please limit items to no more than 5 days apart in auction closing dates. If you see anything that concerns you, BE SURE TO ASK ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING.All sales are final-we will not accept returns on pieces due to buyer remorse.If you feel we did not describe something well enough, please email us first, and let's see if we can't work something out. We DO NOT make a point of mentioning normal wear unless it detracts from the appearance or value of the piece but, we are not experts, we are selling items from our own personal collection.We try to describe all visable damage-we spend extra time on several photos of each item-so please use them as a visual addition to our written description. THE PATTERN IS MOON & STARS.THIS IS BEAUTIFUL PIECE TO ADD ART GLASS COLLECTION.-BE SURE AND CHECK OUT ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS FOR OTHER GREAT ITEMS!PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS!PLEASE READ FOR IMPORTANT TERMS:The items we sell are mostly in age between 20 - 150 years old and are NOT NEW, unless marked as such, and may have minor fading or scratches, traits of older glassmaking like airbubbles, straw marks, mould marks, etc. UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A VERY NICE L. ![]()
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