LEFT: A three-part epergne manufactured by The Pairpoint Corporation and cut in the company's Brilliant pattern on shape no. 1088, c1905. The trumpet-shaped flower vase has a quadruple silver-plated metal attachment that screws into a matching recepticle that adheres to the center of the shallow fruit bowl. The bowl itself has an integral glass plug that fits into an opening at the top of the base. The base itself is "closed", permitting it to be used separately as a vase. H = 19.5" (49.5 cm), D = 10" (25.4 cm). A rarity, the epergne sold for $2700 in 1982.
RIGHT: Catalog illustration from The Pairpoint Corporation catalog, assembled from catalog sheets believed to date from c1904 to c1913. Published by the American Cut Glass Association, in co-operation with the Corning Museum of Glass [1990]. Copyrighted; used with permission. The catalog, p. 169, indicates that this epergne had an original list price of $50. A somewhat larger version (H = 22.5", D = 12") was also available, list price $74.
Updated 11 Sep 2002