Underplate: Val St Lambert Blarney Ruby, Red Cut to Clear Glass, Belgium, Vintage 1950

A ring of clear windows cut through deep ruby red glass gives this Val St Lambert plate a glow made for Christmas and Valentine’s Day tables.

• Maker: Val St Lambert
• Pattern: Blarney Ruby
• Materials: Crystal, Blown Glass
• Dimensions: 6.125 inches in Diameter, 3.0 inches in Diameter (sunken center)
• Origin: Belgium
• Era: Vintage 1950 - 1962
• Condition: Very Good. No chips or cracks. Faint scratches are visible in the center, consistent with age and use. The ruby red areas are in great condition, with no flaking and no wear. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

This plate is ruby red glass cut through to clear in a ring of windows around the border. The clear center sinks gently, with high sides that leave room for small nibbles. The clear windows are indented on the back, so the serving surface stays smooth. Plate only.

Set a tall sherbet glass of dessert on this ruby plate, and the red glows right through to the table. The sunken center holds lemon or lime wedges at the bar, or nuts, after-dinner mints, and chocolates at the table. It also makes a festive base for a small candle, votive, or planter at Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Sought by collectors of Val St Lambert and cut-to-clear glass.

Val Saint Lambert was founded in 1826 at a former Cistercian abbey in Seraing, near Liège, Belgium, by the chemist François Kemlin and the engineer Auguste Lelièvre. The glassworks became known for the brilliance of its crystal and for colored glass wheel-cut through the color to the clear layer beneath. Blarney Ruby was made from 1950 to 1962, and this plate was likely paired with a matching finger bowl, a small bowl once set out at the table for rinsing fingers. A Blarney Ruby plate in this condition is a good find for anyone collecting Val St Lambert or ruby cut-to-clear glass.

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