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Can Old Etched Glass Be Worth Money?

Hand-made glass from the late 1920s, 30s, 40s, and 50s - known among collectors as "elegant" glass - includes pressed, cut and etched glass in several colors and patterns. Old pieces of elegant etched glass can sell for surprising amounts of money.

Cambridge apple blossom
- Values vary depending on the condition, popularity, maker, pattern, color and rarity of various pieces. As of January 2011, collectors have made the Cambridge apple blossom pattern the most popular. A crystal covered butter dish in mint condition costs about $125, with prices as high as $450 for the same piece in blue.
Jeannette floragold
- A floragold iridescent glass round covered butter dish by the Jeannette Glass Company retails for $850. The ruffled compote retails for $1,000 (all pricing current in January 2011). Floragold comes in iridescent, shell pink, ice blue and crystal.
Fostoria
- Fostoria made several etched glass patterns with affordable prices ranging from $7 to $425. At the other end of the price spectrum, the Fostoria Cambridge rose point pattern has an $1800 martini pitcher and a punch set at $4,125. Again, all pricing reflects January 2011 market conditions.

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