WESTMORELAND 9" LOTUS #1921 LO-3 CENTERPIECE FROSTED PINK SATIN MIST CUPPED BOWL

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Shipping With Insurance by USPS Priority Mail. Own a piece of "American Glass History". Up for auction is 1 VINTAGE
WESTMORELAND 9" LOTUS #1921 (LO-3) CENTERPIECE FROSTED "PINK SATIN MIST" CUPPED BOWL
. This famous Westmoreland Pattern was started in 1921, the year that King Tut's tomb was discovered in Egypt by Professor Howard Carter, hence the "Lotus" Design. This glassware line was made on and off for over 60 years, and was a customer favorite because of its color and shape, until Westmoreland closed for good in 1984. This bowl was from the early period because it does NOT have any Westmoreland insignia on its bottom, which was added later during the 1920s, making it somewhere between 80 and 99 years old. This glass bowl comes from a bye-gone era when American manufacturing was an "art", as can be seen from the gorgeously designed Westmoreland Glass Co. "Lotus Flower Petals/Leaves. It probably took about 6-8 glassmakers to make these bowls, from heating up the sand and color ingredients to the proper temperature, to pressing the bowl into the mold, and then "sanitizing the glass" by dunking into the hot acid, and then finally rinsing off with hot water. It actually measures 9 1/4 inches across (officially called 9 inches) and stands almost 4 inches tall, with a base diameter of about 5 inches. Besides being large, the bowl is also heavy, measuring about 3 pounds in weight. Since it was purchased from an old estate sale on Long Island and was pre-owned, it was used for many years, which accounts for the many tiny scratches inside the bowl, and a few outside. Otherwise the bowl is in perfect condition with no
chips, fleabites, cracks, stains, cloudiness, or repairs anywhere on the bowl except for those scratches already mentioned above, as can be seen in the last 2 photographs. It comes from a smoke-free home. I only accept PayPal, and never charge extra for packaging and handling. Shipping and Insurance by USPS Rate Priority Mail costs .85. Payment is expected within 3 days, after which I will immediately ship out the Lotus Centerpiece Bowl as soon as payment is verified by eBay. Buyer may be subject to sales tax which is collected by eBay, and not given to me at all. If payment is not received within 5 days, the Lotus Centerpiece Bowl will be relisted. Returns will be arranged only if I have shipped the wrong item, or if I have misrepresented the item or its condition. If you need more pictures or further details, please feel free to contact me. You must be happy with you purchase. Please ask all questions, and contact me with any issues before bidding, because your bid is a contract. Please know that we can work together. I really would like a 5-star feedback from you. Thanks for looking at my auction, and "good luck".