Early 1900s Carder Era Steuben French Blue Celeste Pattern Threaded Controlled Bubble Glass Dinner Set. Acid Etched Marked on base. Important provenance.
- 12 Dinner plates - (Diameter: 10.5 in.)
- 12 Salad plates - (Diameter: 9 in.)
- 12 B&B plates - (Diameter: 7 in.)
- 12 water/wine goblet - (Size: 8 1/8 x 3.75 in.)
- 12 champagne coup glass - (Size: 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.) (one cracked)
- 11 Sherbet stemmed glass (Size: 3.25 x 4 1/8 in.)
- 1 Candle Sick (Height: 14.25 in.)
Provenance: The twelve setting Steuben set was purchased by Alice Francis Brown around 1917/1918 and she used for entertaining at their family estate "Spring Green" in Rhode Island. Her grandfather was John Brown Francis Governor of Rhode Island who also lived on the family estate which was purchased by his grandfather John Brown in late 1700s. John Brown was a merchant in Providence in the 1700s and founded Brown University with his brother Nicolas. Consignor's father still lives on the estate and is up kept in my family today making it one of the oldest estates in the country.
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