Dugan NAUTILUS (ARGONAUT SHELL) Peach Opalescent Whimsey Creamer Gravy c.1915

Description

Dugan Diamond Nautilus Argonaut Shell Peach Opalescent 6 inch Whimsey Creamer Gravy 1915
Nautilus (Argonaut Shell)
Peach Opalescent Carnival Glass
Dome Base and Hand Grip
Whimsey Creamer or Gravy
Approximate Dimensions:
6" (Long)
4.25" (Wide)
4" (Tall)
3" (Base Diameter)
Made by the Dugan Diamond Glass Company
Indiana, Pennsylvania
circa 1915
This is a beautiful peach opalescent carnival glass Whimsey Creamer or Gravy with the intricate
Nautilus (Argonaut Shell
) pattern made by Dugan Glass, circa 1915.  Note the sea shells and sea weed on the dome base of the piece.
Very Brief Background on Dugan.
Thomas Dugan and his cousin Harry Northwood started out as employees at the Hobbs-Brockunier firm in Wheeling, West Virginia.  Eventually, Mr. Northwood would form the
Northwood Glass Company
of Wheeling, West Virginia and Mr. Dugan would form the
Dugan Glass Company of Indiana, Pennsylvania
.  Both companies were kingpins of the carnival and opalescent glass market in the early 1900's and both would close their doors in the mid 1920s.
Condition
.  This Whimsey Creamer Gravy is in
excellent condition
with no chips, cracks, or restorations. The iridescence is radium-like, very shiny.
There are some of the usual minor "straw marks" (shearing tool marks) and internal (nonburst) air bubbles commonly associated with the hand manufacturing of old carnival and opalescent glass.
...An extraordinary example of Thomas Dugan's (cousin of Harry C. Northwood) fine craftsmanship.
...A real pretty find.
...Would look great alongside any Northwood, Dugan, Fenton, Millersburg, Jefferson, Westmoreland, Sowerby, Riihimaki, Imperial, or other antique glass from the makers of fine carnival and opalescent glass and EAPG.
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Dugan
Nautilus Argonaut Shell
Peach Opalescent Carnival Glass
Whimsey Creamer Gravy circa 1915
{Photo Taken Outdoors, No Flash}
Dugan
Nautilus Argonaut Shell
Peach Opalescent Carnival Glass
Whimsey Creamer Gravy circa 1915
{Photo Taken Outdoors, No Flash}
Dugan
Nautilus Argonaut Shell
Peach Opalescent Carnival Glass
Whimsey Creamer Gravy circa 1915
{Photo Taken Outdoors, No Flash}
Dugan
Nautilus Argonaut Shell
Peach Opalescent Carnival Glass
Whimsey Creamer Gravy circa 1915
{Photo Taken Outdoors, No Flash}
Dugan
Nautilus Argonaut Shell
Peach Opalescent Carnival Glass
Whimsey Creamer Gravy circa 1915
{Photo Taken Outdoors, No Flash}