Vintage Imperial Sunset Pattn Amberina Carnival Punch Bowl Stand 5.2" Tall NMINT

Description

Vintage - Imperial Sunset Pattern Amberina Carnival Glass - Punch Bowl Stand or Base - 5.2" Tall - Near MINT
Authentic vintage Amberina carnival glass punch bowl stand in the Imperial Sunset pattern, made from a four-part mold. The color transitions from a golden yellow at the top edge to a rich cinnamon red at the base. The surface is densely and elaborately embossed with stars and flowers; the bottom edge is scalloped. Please also see our photographs and
Condition Description
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Stand measures 5 1/4" tall x 5 3/4" in diameter across the larger/bottom end x 4 1/4" in diameter across the smaller/top end. Lot weight is 2 lbs. 2 oz., estimated package weight is 3-4 lbs. Will be thoroughly padded and carefully packed for secure, intact delivery.
U.S. Shipments:
Will be insured and shipped USPS Priority Mail.
Notes adapted from Wikipedia:
Carnival glass originated as a glass called Iridill produced beginning in 1908 by the Fenton Art Glass Company (founded in 1905 in Ohio). Inspired by the fine blown art glass of Tiffany and Steuben, when Iridill did not sell at Fenton’s anticipated premium prices, it was marked down and began to circulate as carnival prizes. A key to its popularity was its resemblance to high-end art glass combined with its affordability and the iridescent finish that brightened homes that did not yet have access to electric light.
Carnival glass is molded or pressed, always patterned and always has a shiny, metallic, iridescent surface shimmer. Its iridescence is from metallic salts applied while the glass is still hot from pressing and embossing. A final firing of the glass brings out the iridescent properties of the salts. Responding to its popularity, Fenton gave functional and ornamental objects a carnival finish, developing more than 150 patterns from fruit and flowers to geometrics, pictorial and figurative. Many colors and color combinations developed, with some more common than others; rare colors can today command very high prices on the collector market. (Often the same molds were used to produce clear or colored glass and carnival versions, so producers could switch production easily, according to demand.)
Fenton retained their position as lead manufacturer of carnival glass and one of very few to use a red-colored glass base. When interest waned in the late 1920s, Fenton stopped carnival glass production until recent years when, due to renewed interest, Fenton restarted carnival glass production until the company closed in 2007. Most U.S. carnival glass was made before 1925, with production in decline after 1931. Significant production continued outside the U.S. through the depression years of the early 1930s, tapering off by the 1940s. From the start of the 20th century, carnival glass production spread to every continent except Africa and Antarctica. In Europe, only Italy did not produce it. Small quantities of carnival glass are still produced today.
Carnival glass has had other names in the past: aurora glass, dope glass, rainbow glass, taffeta glass and, disparagingly, “poor man's Tiffany”.