New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Candlestick

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureCzechoslovakian

Dateca. 1925

MediumPressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.4524

Not on view

DescriptionCandlestick of green opaline glass. Dolphin on a square two step base. Tulip top. Made with two molds and connecting wafer. Head is larger and petal top rim is flaring and thinner. Reproduction. One of a pair, see 71.4525.

Published ReferencesR.W. Lee, ANTIQUE FAKES & REPRODUCTIONS, pg. 237-240, pl. 128. Barlow, THE GLASS INDUSTRY IN SANDWICH, Vol. 4, pg. 69.