Fostoria Glass is one of the big American art glass success stories. It has been in production for over 100 years and popular the whole time.
We have acquired copies of a 1901 Fostoria Glass Co. catalog as well as a 1936 catalog. We have scanned the 1936 catalog and you can see it at Fostoria-Glass.com. We hope to add the 1901 catalog soon and are always on the lookout for more of this kind of Fostoria reference material.
Between the catalogs and our analysis of current auctions we help visitors identify their Fostoria glass and figure out what it is worth.
Below are just a few of the current Fostoria Glass auctions.
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I am very confused…on e-Bay today ( September 1-`16-2009), Sellers are selling American Fostoria with a hexagonal foot! All the ones I inherited from my Mother in Law are round footed in the American pattern. Please explain. Thank you very much!
virginia weber
In Fostoria Tableware by Long & Seate, in the American Pattern section I find :
Round Foot
16″ Footed Fruit Bowl
12″ Footed Fruit Bowl
5″ Comport & Cover
6 3/4″ Jelly & Cover
Hexagonal
Footed Mayonnaise & Ladle
Footed Candy & Cover
4 different Footed Bud Vases
Square Footed Vase
So it would seem to be possible.
Thanks for asking.
Hi there-
My aunt has given me some Fostoria peices that my great grandmother owned. The peices are a small footed bowl (about cereal bowl sized), sugar and creamer. They are clear glass with the Fostoria pattern “Chintz”. She assured me that they were worth “a lot” of money. Whether or not this is true, they really arent my style (I like more contemporary peices). I was also skeptical as to their value. From what I can tell online, the sugar and creamer can be bought for $60-havent found anyone selling the bowl yet. Plus great grandma got rid of all of her older items (even her working Victrola-now I would have LOVED to have that!) and kept “newer” stuff in her home (circa 1970’s). Plus the Fostoria set I have has definite seams on the sides that looks like they may have come out of a mould. Is that normal for Fostoria? And, knowing that is it possible to know exactly when they were made? They seem pretty thick for glass items.
The Fostoria Chintz pattern is a beautifully delicate pattern, which was made in the 1940s-60s. As with all Fostoria, the pieces were molded, so finding mold marks or lines on them is not unusual.
Unfortunately in our current day, the use of sugars and creamers has greatly fallen off, so the demand for them is quite low. Currently on one eBay auction, a sugar & creamer in your pattern is offered for $8.00 or buy-it-now for $12.00, but it has no bids.
I wonder if your bowl is either the #2496 footed compote/ candy dish, about 5.5″ diameter (see auction 260268733938) or the bottom of the covered jelly (see 380357307625)? Both of these auctions are asking for nearly $40, but have no bids. Or could it be a bon-bon bowl (400224344727) on three little feet, about 6.5″ diameter? Its asking price on eBay is just under $29.00. Note: these auction numbers were active July 26, 2011. Use the descriptive terms to search for similar items after these expire.
I hope this helps!
Joyce