American Brilliant Style Pressed Glass Open Sugar Bowl
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Here we have a sparkling little survivor of the early 20th-century table: an American Brilliant Style pressed glass open sugar bowl. With its twin loop handles, scalloped rim, and dazzling hobstar-and-fan patterning, it’s clearly trying to dress like high-end cut crystal.
Historically, this belongs to the era when the American Brilliant cut-glass craze was fading but its look was still wildly popular. Factories answered demand by pressing patterns into molten glass, giving middle-class homes the glitter of luxury at a fraction of the cost.
Look closely and you’ll see the telltale signs: the decoration is molded rather than sharply hand-cut, the facets have a softer profile, and the overall heft and regularity suggest machine production, not a glasscutter’s wheel.
Condition appears very good from the photo—no glaring rim losses, just the light wear you’d expect from a century of service. Tiny nicks, if present, are common and don’t greatly affect value here.
From an authenticity standpoint, this looks like a genuine period pressed piece, not a modern repro, though it should never be sold as true Brilliant cut crystal. I’d give it around a 70% authenticity score in that sense, and an auction estimate in the $10 to $25 range. A modest value, but a charming, glittering echo of Gilded Age dining rituals.
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Item Report
American Brilliant Style Pressed Glass Open Sugar Bowl
By:Unknown factory maker
Style:American Brilliant Revival / Early 20th Century Pressed Glass
Condition:Very good (no obvious chips visible in photo, typical light surface wear; closer inspection needed for tiny rim nicks)
Value:$10–$25 USD at auction
Maker's Marks / Writing:None visible in the provided image.
Date:2025-11-26 02:09:07.724063
Description:
Small clear glass open sugar bowl with two looped handles and heavy geometric patterning inspired by American Brilliant cut glass. The body shows molded hobstars, fans, and cross-hatching within pointed cartouches, with a deeply patterned base and a scalloped rim.
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
Decorative pressed glass open sugar bowl made to imitate American Brilliant cut crystal. The sharp geometric motifs and hobstar medallions follow late 19th-century cut glass fashions, but the even mold seams and somewhat bulky forms indicate mass-produced pressed glass rather than hand-cut crystal. Collected today as early 20th-century pattern glass; value is modest but it has charm as part of a table service or small vintage glass collection.
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Provenance:
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Condition:
Very good (no obvious chips visible in photo, typical light surface wear; closer inspection needed for tiny rim nicks)
Identification Score: 80%
Form, handle shape, scalloped rim, and molded hobstar/fan pattern are consistent with early 20th-century American pressed glass sugar bowls copying American Brilliant cut glass; exact pattern and maker are harder to pinpoint from one view.
Authenticity Score: 70%
Piece appears genuinely early 20th-century pressed glass, not a modern reproduction, based on wear, pattern style, and overall execution; however, without full inspection and maker’s marks, a margin of uncertainty remains. A word about fakes.. in this category, later pressed-glass reproductions often mimic Brilliant-period patterns, so caution is warranted when claiming high-end cut crystal status.
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Keywords
American Brilliant style, pressed glass, open sugar bowl, pattern glass, vintage glass, United States
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