C.F. Monroe Wave Crest Fernery Opal Ware 1898-1901

Antiques : Glass : Wave Crest : C.F. Monroe Co : Victorian : Opal Ware

 

Beautiful Wave Crest fernery by C.F. Monroe Co. of Meridian Connecticut., c. 1898- 1901. Hexagon shape with round metal top rim and round base. Has lovely hand painted floral designs on of the 6 each paneled side's, surrounded by raised scrolls and pastel blue color wash around panels. Wavecrest was a line of decorated opal ware (milk glass) patented by the C.F. Monroe Company in 1892. C.F. Monroe Co. was a decorating company, they bought blanks from all the elegant glass companies. This is a lovely shape I'm not familiar with.

This fernery is 8" across and 3 1/2" tall, each painted panel is 4". Fernery - fancy name for plant holder. Is somewhat signed with the Wave Crest banner mark ( you can almost see the edge of the banner and a WA in black) this mark was used from 1898 to 1901 was all done in capital letters. This has the brass trim top but is missing the insert which is usually gone. Very good to excellent condition with no chips, crack, or repairs, metal trim needs cleaning and the inside has some light stains, I have not tried to clean these I will leave that to the new owner. Packed shipping weight will be 4 lbs.

Thank you for visiting my shop. Be sure to check out my other items for sale. I offer a layaway plan for purchases totaling more than $100.00. The layaway down payment is 20% of the total of all items, with the remainder including shipping due in 60 days.

Item ID: 2512