Lot # 39 - Pre 1915 Sun Purple Glassware-Solarized Maganese Glass

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Pickup Dec 14 10-3
Start Date/Time: 02-Dec-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 09-Dec-2025 7:38:00 PM
Current bid:

$5.00

Highest bidder:

Dakiam

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Description :

Vintage Purple Pressed Glass Tumblers – Set of 7 Clear glass turns purple due to a photochemical reaction called solarization, caused by long-term exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. This happens in older glass that contains manganese dioxide as a clarifying agent, which reacts with UV rays to produce the purple hue. The deeper the purple, the longer the glass was exposed and the more manganese it contains.

  • Material: Solarized manganese glass

  • Age: Pre-1915

  • Style: Pressed glass tumblers with varied embossed patterns

  • Important Details: Set of 7; varying sizes and designs; a couple have dings; one stamped “Made in Belgium”




Dimensions : 3.5”-4.5” in H

Auction History

Highest bidder is Dakiam

Date Bid User
03-Dec-2025 4:03:50 PM $5.00 Dakiam

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