Rare SET OF SIX PORTIEUX HEN EGG CUPS White Milk Glass Antique Opaline c1933

Description

Rare Set of Six Portieux
Hen Egg Cups
White Milk Glass
Antique Opaline c1933
This is an unusual fine rare antique
Set of Six Portieux White Milk Hen
Egg Cups
.
Each of these Toothpick holders:
- is French white milk glass in beautifully molded form;
- is exquisitely modeled as egg cups with standing
hens on round pedestal plinths; the bird’s wings extend up each side, as if to support the egg cup receiver;
- is a French made antique from the Portieux company;
- this model was listed in the Verrerries de Portieux Catalogue, 1933, Page 329, Item 7357-
Coquetier poule
, translated as
Hen egg cup
.
- is mold formed pressed glass, well modeled in deep relief with very good design and detail, and is Milk Glass or opaline with opalescence and “fire”;
- is marked PORTIEUX on the inside bottom.
Dimensions (approximate- each):  2.8 In. Tall x 1.8 In. Wide x 1.8 In. Deep
Weight (set of six):                         1 Lb., 1.3 Oz.
The estimated date is circa 1933.
The Set of Six Portieux White Milk Hen Egg Cups are in very good condition noting one hen has a minor loss to the tip of the beak. Otherwise, condition status includes losses and flaws from the making, mold lines, cooling lines, normal wear and rubbing, and fretting. Overall, these items are sound, having no other chips, cracks, or major defects, and having had no other apparent repairs or restorations. This set is sold as is, as described. Please see all photos which are a part of this description. Please note that this item is photographed in natural light, shadows that may appear as irregularities are not necessarily chips, cracks, or discoloration.
Please check out my other listings with Fleurman- I am selling a personal collection of antique and vintage milk glass and glass and will be adding new items regularly.
Vallerysthal/ Portieux Glass
Vallerysthal is a glass house with a complicated history. It all really started in 1836, in Lorraine, as Societe des Verreries Reunies de Plaine de Walsch et Vallerysthal, which became Klenglin et Cie in 1855. The mix of Bohemian and French glass workers created interesting opaline and decorative glass, and in 1870, this area became part of Germany. However, most of their sales had been to France, and as they were no longer within the French territory, they found it difficult to export their glass to France. One way around this problem was to purchase Portieux which was in Vosges, and whilst the head office was in Vallerysthal, they could export through Portieux. The new name was registered in French and in German, Verreries Reunies de Vallerysthal et Portieux, and Vereingte Glashutten Von Vallerysthal und Portieux. Desire Christian was commissioned to design cameo glass with floral and scenic themes. Sometimes enamel or gilding was added. After the First World War, the company was returned to French rule. They produced a lot of unusual lidded animal and bird bowls, such as hens on baskets and standing cockerels. From the end of the Second World War, it had a difficult time. The Vallerysthal factory closed in 1977, reopened in 1986. The Portieux factory joined the French Crystal Company in 1982 but went bankrupt once and then again as Arts from Portieux. It was bought by Groupe Faience Niderviller in 1996. Portieux still makes some hand-blown glass ware and glass using old moulds. Vallerysthal remains a trading name.
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