By DON JOHNSON
Indiana Correspondent GREENTOWN, Ind. — An antique show sponsored by the National Greentown Glass Assoc. returned this year during the group’s annual convention. On June 10-11, the free event drew about 15 dealers and offered a heavy mix of glassware. Also available was a selection of general-line items that ranged from fishing lures to postcards. The show last took place in the mid-1990s.
Greentown Glass was readily available. Kathy Jones of Swayzee, Ind., had Holly in Golden Agate that included a nappy at $750; plate, $625; and a pickle dish at $360. In clear Holly were a pickle dish tagged $200 and a cake stand priced $600.
Teardrop & Tassel in emerald green included an 8 1/4-inch bowl at $350, while an amber 4 1/2-inch oval relish was $200. Geneva in Chocolate included a covered sugar for $300; compote, $125; and a spooner was $150.
In Cord Drapery, an amber water tray was $275; amber covered butter, $325, cobalt mug, $400; and a green 8-inch footed bowl was $225.
Sandi Garrett of Kokomo, Ind., was selling from her personal collection of 44 years. Chocolate glass in the Cactus pattern included a sweet meat at $600 and a butter on pedestal at $750.
A Hen-on-Nest in Chocolate was $450, while a Cord Drapery tumbler was $225.
A green Herringbone Buttress tumbler was $285; blue Dust Pan, $150; and a cobalt Shuttle mug was $425.
A clear Dolphin with Beaded Rim, purchased from actor Ken Kercheval, was $625. A Tall Cat on Hamper in amber was $425, while one in opaque white was $650. Teardrop & Tassel in clear included a goblet at $250 and a cordial at $400.
Bill and Betty Augustine of Augustine’s Antique Shop, Kokomo, Ind., mixed a variety of glassware. The best of their Greentown was a children’s Austrian creamer in cobalt blue priced $1,200.
By Joe St. Clair, a red globe paperweight, etched and windowed, was $1,500; green dolphin, $65; small red-and-white bell, $18; and birds in various colors were $25 each.
Joe Rice was represented by a roses paperweight priced $450 and a teal paperweight lamp with a leaded shade at $395, while a Gibson paperweight lamp in blue was also $395.
Clear pattern glass was the specialty of Mark A. Haworth of M. Haworth Antiques, Indianapolis. A Minerva (or Mars) covered compote, Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., circa 1870, was $150, while an Egyptian (or Ruins of Parthenon) bread plate, Boston & Sandwich, circa 1870, was $65.
A Stippled Grape with Festoon goblet, Doyle & Co., circa 1870, was $30; Pineapple & Fan celery, Adams & Co., circa 1890, $45; Seneca Loop celery, McKee, circa 1870, $75; Branded Raindrop relish plate, maker unknown, circa 1880, $45; Dog & Cart novelty, Tiffin, circa 1886, $245; Pilgrim cordial, National Glass Co., circa 1901, $15; Garfield Drape bread plate, Adams & Co., circa 1880, $85; Grape & Festoon with Shield child’s mug, Boston & Sandwich, circa 1860, $50; Feather Swirl goblet, U.S. Glass Co., circa 1908, $35; and a Star & Swag banana boat, Fenton, circa 1907, was $45.
Goblets, pitchers and other functional items attract the most attention, according to Haworth. “Generally we find the useful items sell rather than decorative or obsolete items,” he said.
Glassware offered by Richard Ewing of Lafayette, Ind., included a clear U.S. Coin cake stand by U.S. Glass Co., circa 1892, priced $395. Ewing noted the pattern was made for only about three months.
Cake stands remain popular with buyers, while other forms were also doing well. “I think pattern glass is picking up,” he said.
A Fenton Ming three-piece compote set was $95; Dragonfly vase, Consolidated Glass, $145; Hummingbird vase, Consolidated Glass, $165; Lacy Dewdrop banana stand with applied color, Phoenix, $117.50; and Lacy Dewdrop cake stand was $165.
American art pottery included several pieces of Muncie, with a canoe in pink and blue tagged $225 and a 6 1/2-inch pillow vase in yellow high gloss was $167.
A blue Roseville Cosmos bowl was $295; and a Weller Mulberry vase was $145.
Glassware offered by Cheryl Frost of C & C Antiques & Collectibles, Robinson, Ill., included a Paneled Forget-Me-Not pitcher in blue at $189, while an opalescent Everglades master berry bowl in blue was $225.
Among the clear glass was a Bird & Strawberry heart dish at $30, and a Hobstar Feather pitcher was $275.
Carnival glass included an orange Butterfly & Berry berry bowl at $95; orange Octagon tumbler, $35; and a blue Leaf Chain plate was $175.
Among her Depression glass was a pink Colonial berry dish at $10; clear Mayfair relish, $34; green Cameo juice glass, $29; green Princess cereal bowl, $29; green Block Optic sherbet, $3; and a cobalt Moderntone sherbet was $9.
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