Antique Gilt Amber Cut Glass Cabinet Plate – c.1880–1905

Antique Gilt Amber Cut Glass Cabinet Plate – c.1880–1905 Offering a late 19th-century gilt amber pressed and cut glass display plate, produced circa 1880–1905 (late Victorian / early Edwardian). Approx. 11¾–12 inches diameter (see ruler photo). Key features: • Deep amber/golden glass • Cut radial starburst well • Acid-etched and wheel-engraved decoration • Greek-key border with dot motifs • Original gilt (gold-based) decoration with natural age wear Important manufacturing evidence shown in macro photos: A clear mold seam and adjacent hay marks are visible. Hay marks are fine straw-like flow/settling lines formed as molten glass relaxed against the mold wall during cooling. These are characteristic of period pressed glass and support 19th-century production. Based on the softened seam character and surface flow, manufacture in a wooden or wood-lined mold is very plausible for this era. Wooden molds were commonly used before full steel-mold standardization and often leave subtle, organic transitions like those present here. Unmarked. Attributed by style and technique to Continental European production, likely Bohemian / Czech, late 19th century. Attribution is stylistic, not factory-marked. Condition: • No chips or cracks observed • Gilding shows honest, age-appropriate wear • Surface marks consistent with manufacture and age This is a genuine cabinet/display plate, not a reproduction. Dupont and Landsdowne