The following treasure is from the living estate of Ailene & Buddy Ford; noted dealers and lifelong collectors of valuable antique & vintage heirlooms. The AEAA is exceptionally pleased to present this fantastic & Giant hand wrought cased glass pillow vase in the Martele formula (introduced in 1926) of the highly respected Reuben-Line by Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co. This Scarce flattened round pillow form is made even more Rare as it is finished in the hard to find Pink Shadow color, and the Reuben Flying Geese pattern was executed during the Consolidated stewardship by Phoenix Glass ca. 1933-1935 (see history below). This Consolidated treasure has wonderful definition on the relief geese, and stands 10.5 x 4.5 x 9.75 inches tall, weighing a hefty 6# 12 oz., and is in VG-Excellent condition with 2 small inner rim chips. xxxxxxxxxxx. In 1896, Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company moved operations to Coraopolis, PA, ending their Fostoria, OH operations. The mid Roaring Twenties saw continued changes in Consolidated, as In 1925, Reuben Haley, a glass designer, left U.S. Glass and set up his own design company in space rented from Consolidated. That same year the famous Paris Exposition Internationale des Art Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes took place and afterwards a selection of 400 objects from this Art Deco exhibition toured several cities in the USA. This travelling exhibition included a large number of glass items by Rene Lalique, and created a demand for similar types of glass in the USA. Reuben Haley persuaded Consolidated to produce glassware to his designs, some of which were direct copies of Lalique pieces. The result produced a range of truly beautiful art glass vases which they called their Martele Hand Wrought Art Glass. Also during the 1920’s, Consolidated produced and marketed art glass based on old Spanish designs (which they called Catalonian glass) and acid etched designs (called Florentine) amongst others. Their second great success was with their bold, angular, Ruba Rombic designs, introduced in 1928. These designs have become extremely collectible, and $$$ valuable.In 1932 the depression was badly affecting this glassworks, and the owners decided to close down temporarily to stop their losses. Reuben Haley had rights to the molds he had designed. He died in 1933, and his son Kenneth transferred the molds to Phoenix Glassworks where he was employed, so that the production could continue. Phoenix made these Martele designs under the name Phoenix Reuben-Line from 1933 to 1936 when Consolidated re-opened and recalled their molds. Phoenix also produced their own designs in a very similar kind of glass which they also marketed as Sculptured glass, and just to add to the confusion, their glass was also known as Selden line glass as it was marketed by Howard Selden. Obviously, Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company and the Phoenix Glass Company were quite separate entities at all stages. Much historic data is from the classic references Phoenix & Consolidated Art Glass 1928-1980 by Jack D. Wilson and Phoenix Art Glass by Leland Marple. We are very grateful to have their great references available, and these both belong in your library. We are also very grateful to the Antiquarian, Mr. Phil Butts for the historical data found on his web site @ http://theantiquarian.us/Main%20Page.htm .

XA- AG161 - very good / excellent condition with 2 small inner rim chips