This tall vase is etched signed with Hawke’s cloverleaf mark on the underside base. Lovely antique tall vase with 3 engraved oval panels. One is a floral style with cornucopia, an urn with flowers, and a basket with flowers. Alternating vertical cut stripes and engraved florals with squiggly lines from top to bottom of the vase. The name of the pattern is Millicent. Very rare and highly collectible. This dates to the early 1900s.

Thomas Gibbons Hawkes, born in County Cork, Ireland in 1846 to a prominent family with a glassworking heritage, emigrated to the United States in 1863. His career began as a foreman for the glass factory Hoare and Daily in Brooklyn, New York moving with the company to Corning, New York in 1868.

Once in Corning, he soon opened his own cutting shop which was incorporated as T.G. Hawkes & Company in 1890. This was on the heels of success the year before when Hawkes famously won acclaim and Grand Prize at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

European taste for sparkling cut glass at this time was emulated in the United States in what was called the Brilliant Cut Glass Period. Over 1,000 cutting shops were founded to meet the demand and T.G. Hawkes & Company flourished. The company was in operation for 82 years.

• Manufacturer: T. G. Hawkes & Company

• Country: Corning, New York

• Dimension: Height: 26 cm, 10-1/4", Top Width: 13.9 cm, 5-1/2", and Base Width: 11.4 cm, 4-1/2"

• Color: Crystal

The base has some “shelf wear” scuffs.

I have many other interesting Vintage Bohemian Glass items. I am just starting to list items from my father's 50+ years of collecting. Please check them out.

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