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Top Ten Carnival Glass Prices in Current Database
1. Millersburg Peoples Vase in Blue – $155,000
Auctioneer’s Description: Millersburg BLUE Peoples vase. EXTREMELY RARE! The most ICONIC piece of Carnival Glass ever made. This vase is considered by most to be the KINGPIN of all carnival glass, not just Millersburg. A fantastic opportunity to purchase this vase.
Auctioneer: Wroda
Auction Date: 06/16/2018
Venue: ACGA
Lot Number: 001
Notes: The previous time this vase sold at auction, it set the record for the first piece of carnival glass to achieve $100,000 at auction.
Previous Known Owners: Joe Miller, Stacy Wills, Pete Bingham, Floyd Whitley
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2. Millersburg Peoples Vase in Amethyst – $145,000
Auctioneer’s Description: M’burg Peoples ruffled top vase – amethyst – one of the most prestigious Millersburg pieces of Carnival Glass, less than 10 total vases known and this amethyst one is gorgeous!
Auctioneer: Seeck
Auction Date: 04/23/2022
Venue: HOACGA
Lot Number: 015
Previous Known Owners: Forest & Margaret Hochstetler, Aaron Hurst, Carroll Cook
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3. Northwood Wisteria Vase in Emerald Green – $140,000
Auctioneer’s Description: NORTHWOOD EMERALD GREEN WISTERIA VASE. One of the most sought after Northwood whimsy items ever to be offered at auction.
Auctioneer: Wroda
Auction Date: 10/27/2018
Venue: Cambridge, OH
Lot Number: 110
Notes: This is a rare whimsey of the pitcher mould.
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4. Millersburg Olympic Compote in Green – $90,000
Auctioneer’s Description: Mburg emerald green Olympic compote. Only green one reported to date. Wow
Auctioneer: Wroda
Auction Date: 06/12/2021
Venue: ACGA, Cambridge, OH
Lot Number: 0100
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5. Northwood Peacock and Urn Stippled Large ICS Bowl in Vaseline – $66,000
Auctioneer’s Description: N’wood VASELINE Peacock @ Urn Master ICS Bowl EXTREMELY RARE ! This is One Fantastic Bowl!. True Yellow Base Glass with Gorgeous Pastel Iridescence. Looks Yellow From Across the Room. It is Stippled and Measures 10 1/4″. Second One to Our Knowledge.
Auctioneer: Burns
Auction Date: 08/24/2019
Venue: Hagerstown, Maryland
Lot Number: 350
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6. Northwood Tornado Large Vase in Celeste – $60,000
Auctioneer’s Description: Northwood celeste blue Tornado vase with tricornered top. Only one known. A top Northwood whimsy rarity.
Auctioneer: Wroda
Auction Date: 06/17/2017
Venue: ACGA
Lot Number: 350
Notes: This was part of the Engel Collection auction that holds the record for highest auction proceeds just short of $1.2 million. The vase’s history is recounted by Dale Matheny during his interview here.
Previous Known Owners: George Loescher, George Thomas, Dale Matheny, Karen Engel
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7. Cleveland Memorial Souvenir Ashtray in Marigold – $55,000
Auctioneer’s Description: Rarest color with only 4 or 5 known at this time.
Auctioneer: Wroda
Auction Date: 06/13/2020
Venue: Cambridge, OH
Lot Number: 037
Notes: This was part of the Katsika Collection sale for the ACGA Convention, which was cancelled a month or so before. The auction continued and was the first to be held live in a venue in months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This piece was nicknamed “Grover” by its former owner, Christina Katsikas.
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8. Millersburg Feather and Heart Pitcher in Vaseline – $52,500
Auctioneer’s Description: Mburg vaseline Feather & Heart water pitcher._The only known Mburg water pitcher in vaseline.
Auctioneer: Wroda
Auction Date: 06/12/2021
Venue: ACGA
Lot Number: 0102
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8. Fenton Goddess of Harvest CRE Bowl in Blue – $52,500
Auctioneer’s Description: Goddess of Harvest CRE bowl – blue- only blue bowl in any shape reported, this is a fantastic rarity, may be a once in a lifetime opportunity, WOW!!
Auctioneer: Seeck
Auction Date: 09/13/2014
Venue: Kansas City, MO
Lot Number: 005
Notes: This was part of the Poucher Collection sale, which set a record for auction proceeds with over $700,000 in sales. The record fell in 2017.
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10. Millersburg Flowering Vine Ruffled Compote in Amethyst – $50,000
Auctioneer’s Description: Millersburg Amethyst Flowering Vine Compote, Fantastic!! One of the best!!!!!! Very few known!
Auctioneer: Burns
Auction Date: 03/23/2019
Venue: Millersburg, OH
Lot Number: 220
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10. Millersburg Hobstar and Feather Vase in Green – $50,000
Auctioneer’s Description: Holy Smokes!! Radium Green Hobstar & Feather swung vase made from a rosebowl. This is an absolute top rarity in Millersburg collecting. Only one known in green and it is beautiful! From the Doc Adams collection. One of the finest items we have sold at auction.
Auctioneer: Wroda
Auction Date: 10/06/2012
Venue: Millersburg Glass Association
Lot Number: 141
Notes: This is a whimsied version of the Hobstar & Feather Giant Rosebowl, swung out to a very tall vase, only one know in green.
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10. Millersburg Pipe Humidor in Green – $50,000
Auctioneer’s Description: M’burg Pipe Humidor – green – absolutely super in color & iridescence, extremely rare, only 3 or 4 known, this one is from the Whitley Collection
Auctioneer: Seeck
Auction Date: 07/16/2022
Venue: ICGA
Lot Number: 005
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