Glass Ornaments, Boxed Sets at Copperton Lane Antiques & Collectibles

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 6108: Box Shiny Brite Small Figural And Shapes Glass Christmas Ornaments

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6108

Box Shiny Brite Small Figural And Shapes Glass Christmas Ornaments One dozen smaller or feather tree size vintage Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments, all figural or specialty shapes, produced from the 1930s to mid 1950s. The colors are shades of green, pink, and magenta.

There are two different styles of bells, both striped, and three figural grape cluster ornaments. Two ornaments are twisted ovals, one in dark green, almost blue-green, the other is light green. Three ornaments are ringed Art Deco style lanterns, one solid pink, the other two are green and magenta pink with painted colored stripes. One ornament is the scarce Shiny Brite ice cream cone shape in bright magenta pink, another is a ribbed or ringed Oriental style lantern in a bit lighter shade of pink.

Circa: 1930s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5732: Box Mr. Christmas Fancy Yellow Flower Indent Glass Christmas Ornaments

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Box Mr. Christmas Fancy Yellow Flower Indent Glass Christmas Ornaments Three very beautiful 1960s Christmas ornaments with daisy or sunflower center indents, still in their original Mr. Christmas box, made in East Germany. The ornaments are quite large, 3" diameter by about 3-3/4" high to the tops of the caps. The yellow and silver backs have a deeply textured orange peel effect, the centers have deep sunflower or daisy reflector indents in brilliant yellow gold and red. As if they still weren't pretty enough, there is white mica glitter at the openings - worn on two ornaments, but it's really doesn't matter - that's not where your eyes are drawn.

One ornament still has it's silvering, the other two have some loss of the inner mercury, mainly to the top halves. It happens to most old ornaments with real silvering sooner or later and is normal and expected. Otherwise the ornaments are perfect and undamaged. The box is in excellent condition, I see no damage or wear at all other than very minimal discoloration from age and storage. The metal caps are marked Germany East, as is the box. The zip code on the box dates the set to 1963 or later.

Circa: 1963
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Mr Christmas East German Import

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5468: Box 25 Miniature Feather Tree Christmas Ornaments

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Box 25 Miniature Feather Tree Christmas Ornaments 25 multi-colored mini silvered mercury glass Christmas ornaments, perfect for a tabletop or feather tree. They come in a 1950s mini ornament box. The 13 largest ornaments are 3/4" to 7/8" diameter, the 12 small ones are about 1/2 inch. All have metal caps or wire loops for hanging. One ornament is a double indent. They have typical spottiness and wear from age and handling but no chips or breaks.

Circa: 1930s - 1950s
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Pre and Post War Japan Import

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 6006: Box 12 Fancy Shiny Brite Mica Indent Glass Christmas Ornaments

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Box 12 Fancy Shiny Brite Mica Indent Glass Christmas Ornaments All but one of these twelve vintage Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments are double indents, and all but two are decorated with colored and white mica trim. The ornaments all date to the 1950s or earlier. There are three large indented ornaments, 3" diameter - two are solid hot pink, one has blue and white mica stripes and pink tinted centers.

Three indents are medium size, about 2-1/2", while three others are a little smaller at 2" diameter. There are two teardrop shape double indents, 3-3/4" and 3-1/2" long, and one single round ornament with a center dark red stripe surrounded by bands of white mica glitter.

The two hot pink have some spotting and scratches to the color, the others are all in remarkably good condition for their age with good color, strong mica application, and no significant wear. All have original Shiny Brite metal caps. The 1940s period box has taped lid flaps and the word "Dec" on the lid, otherwise in reasonably good condition for its age.

Circa: 1930s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5538: Box 5 Poland Blue Glass Long Ribbed Teardrop Christmas Ornaments

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Box 5 Poland Blue Glass Long Ribbed Teardrop Christmas Ornaments Five blown glass Polish long ribbed teardrop or icicle ornaments in metallic blue, still in their original box (which originally held six ornaments). They range from 5-1/2" to 6" long and are shabby in an attractive, antique manner with remnants of old snow flocking and age wear to the silvering and blue finish. The metal caps say Poland and are intact but somewhat rusty. The ornaments originally had vertical mica stripes on the ridges but most has worn away from age and handling. There are no chips or breaks. The box is intact and in good condition but is missing the cellophane window covering.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Post War Polish Import

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 6005: Box 12 Colorful Shiny Brite Stripes Glass Christmas Ornaments

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Box 12 Colorful Shiny Brite Stripes Glass Christmas Ornaments One dozen Mid Century 2-1/8" diameter round glass Shiny Brite Christmas ornaments in their 1950s box. They are decorated in pretty colored stripes of mostly purple, magenta, green and white on silver. The ornaments are in pretty good condition, some typical minor age and handling wear and a few have some spotting or loss of the inner silvering but nothing serious and all display very well on the tree. The box is in good condition with one small tear to a corner divider flap.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Shiny Brite

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 3072: 4 Hand Painted Mica Glitter Blown Polish Glass Christmas Ornaments

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4 Hand Painted Mica Glitter Blown Polish Glass Christmas Ornaments Four very pretty blown glass Christmas ornaments, made in Poland in the 1950s. They're 2-3/4" diameter and have alternating wide vertical bands of white mica snow glitter and hand painted floral designs on mercury silvered backgrounds. Two are blue, two are magenta or pink-purple. The metal caps are marked Poland. They have some minor wear from age and handling, nothing serious, and one has a chip at the pike that isn't totally covered by the cap. They'll be shipped in a non-original ornament box with a molded insert that fits the balls perfectly.

Circa: 1950s
Country of Origin: PL
Manufacturer: Mid Century Poland

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 4809: Box of 1940s Japan Unsilvered Transparent Glass Christmas Ornaments

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Box of 1940s Japan Unsilvered Transparent Glass Christmas Ornaments I have never seen a box of unsilvered ornaments from Japan before. I'm certain they were made just after World War II and were probably among the first post-war Christmas imports. Ornament manufacturers in Japan and Europe surely faced problems similar to US makers in obtaining silvering agents during and just after the war.

There are 11 thin glass ornaments just over 2" diameter, all but two with little round paper Made In Japan labels. They're decorated in solid transparent colors of yellow, green, cobalt and light blue, gold and red. There is one non-matching replacement ornament in the box, put there just to make an even dozen. The metal caps are obviously replacements, all marked differently with different countries of origin. it's likely the ornaments originally came with paper or cardboard hangers that were removed.

The colors are even and the ornaments are in good condition, just a little dust on them is all. The plain box is marked Japan and does not have a lid. If you're a collector of American war ornaments, this rare and unusual Japanese set would complement your collection nicely.

Circa: 1946
Country of Origin: JP
Manufacturer: Post War Japan Import

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Six Rainbow Glass Top Shape Christmas Ornaments These retro American made glass Christmas ornaments date to the 1960s. They're diamond toy top shaped, about 2-3/4" high by 2-5/8" diameter. The silvered finish has a shaded rainbow effect, three in pink and gold, three in clue, gold, and pink. The metal caps are marked Made In USA. The ornaments have some minor spottiness and age or handling wear but are in very good overall condition with no chips or breaks. The box has some wear but is intact - it is not original to the ornaments.
Circa: 1960z
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Unmarked

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 6129: Box 12 Premier Unsilvered WWII Striped Bells Christmas War Ornaments

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Box 12 Premier Unsilvered WWII Striped Bells Christmas War Ornaments This set of unsilvered figural glass bell Christmas ornaments by Premier Glass Works is a rare find. They were made in the 1940s during World War II when silver nitrate was only available for military use, so American ornament manufacturers had to use transparent flashed and painted colors.

The twelve bells are 2-1/4" to 2-5/8" high. Five are solid colors with thin painted white and yellow rings at the centers - one red, two green, and two blue. The other seven ornaments have wide transparent colored center bands with opaque painted stripes above and below, mostly red and yellow, a couple in white and blue with red centers. The unsilvered finishes used during this time period are subject to considerable wear but these ornaments are all in terrific condition, only one, the largest bell, has noticeable paint wear to the red bands and green flashed center. The ornaments have no chips or breaks, many still have the cotton string hanging cords attached by the original owner. The Premier Glass Works box bottom is in good condition. There is no box lid.

American war ornaments were only produced for two or three years and are by their very nature scarce and finite in quantity (as soon as the war ended the manufacturers went back to producing silvered ornaments). They are highly collected today and will only increase in value as their numbers dwindle from loss, breakage, and absorption into private collections.

Circa: 1942 - 1945
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Premier Glass Works

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 4595: Peacock Blue West German Christmas Ornaments with Retro Lightning Slash Decoration

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Peacock Blue West German Christmas Ornaments with Retro Lightning Slash Decoration Five retro Mid-Century peacock blue glass Christmas ornaments, decorated with painted white and silver glitter lightning-like slash lines. Since the box only had five, I added a blue blown glass Poland ornament in a similar color to fill out the box.

The ornaments are nearly 3" diameter and have plastic caps that say W. Germany (one has a metal cap which is no doubt a replacement). They're all in very good condition with little wear from age or handling. The box reads "Penneys Christmas Decorations, Hand Crafted in West Germany". The box lid has some small tears at the cutout-window opening and is missing the cellophane but is intact.

Circa: 1960
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: JC Penney