BLUE MILK GLASS CHILDS NURSERY RHYME PUNCH BOWL

UP FOR AUCTION IS A BEAUTIFUL AND HARD TO FIND PIECE OF BLUE MILK GLASS MADE BY THE U.S. GLASS COMPANY BETWEEN 1908 AND 1919. THIS IS THE PUNCH BOWL TO A CHILDS OR CHILDRENS PLAY SET. THE PATTERN IS NURSERY RHYME BUT IS ALSO KNOWN AS LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AS THAT IS THE PREDOMINENT THEME MOLDED INTO THIS LITTLE PIECE. THE WOLF, LITTLE GIRL,THE CABIN AND TREES. IN BLUE MILK GLASS THIS IS A VERY HARD PIECE TO FIND AND I WISH I WERE OFFERING YOU A PERFECT PIECE BUT THIS IS NOT PERFECT. THE DAMAGE IS DIFFICULT TO SHOW BUT I BELIEVE MY PICTURE MAKES IT PRETTY CLEAR. HOW THIS GLASS PIECE SURVIVED A HOLE BEING KNOCKED INTO ITS SIDE AND A CRACK ENSUEING PART WAY ROUND THE BODY RATHER THAN UP AND DOWN THE PIECE AND NOT SHATTER OR BREAK APART IS BEYOND ME. BUT IT DID! THE BOWL IS QUITE STURDY! THE DAMAGE IS BELOW THE WIDEST CONTOUR OF THE BODY AND THUS IS NOT SEEN UNLESS YOU PICK IT UP AND TURN THAT SIDE TOWARD YOU OR LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERIOR BOTTOM.

THE BOWL STANDS 3-1/4 INCHES TALL AND THE COLOR IS LOVELY. NO, I DO NOT HAVE CUPS FOR THIS. I PURCHASED THIS BOWL (DAMAGED AS IT IS) TO COMPLETE MY SET, NEVER EXPECTING TO FIND A PERFECT ONE FOR MY PRIVATE COLLECTION. APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS LATER I DID FIND THAT PERFECT ONE AND NOW WILL GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE CHANCE TO OWN THIS ONE UNTIL A BETTER EXAMPLE COMES ALONG FOR YOU TOO!

PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BID. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BIDDING.

I SHIP VIA PRIORITY MAIL AND DO NOT CHARGE PACKAGING OR HANDLING CHARGES. I DO NOT REQUIRE INSURANCE THAT IS YOUR OPTION BUT I DO RECOMMEND IT!