When Victor Durand died in 1931 so did his art glass business. His business partner Evan Kimble was convinced to keep the shop open one more year to produce a new line of glass that was similar to Steuben's Cluthra. It was made in a similar manner using a powdered glass formula that called for lots of bubbles in the batch. It was produced for about a year and then discontinued. Kimble glass was signed with a "K" in a similar manner that the "V" was used in Durand's glass. Kimble glass, especially multicolor varietys with handles are very rare and hard to come by. This was probably one of the last pieces made since it never received that engraved signature. It has a polished pontil. Although unsigned this is Guaranteed 100% to be Durand / Kimble glass. At some point in it's life one of the handles snapped off and was re-attached with some sort of epoxy. I think these 2 handled versions were prone to damage because I've come across 2 other with the handles missing completely. It's in excellent condition with no chips or cracks.

Item# 354
Origin: United States
Maker: Kimble Glass Co.
Dimensions: 6.5 in. tall, 6.5 in. wide
Color: multicolor cluthra
Age: 1932
Price: on EBAY

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