Can you identify these glasses, please?
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Alberto Culver cotton boll glasses. These were probably produced 1950s 1960s.
Culver Ltd was a glass company famous for their stunning decorative glassware in 22-karat gold.
Culver Ltd was founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1939 by Irving Rothenberg. Culver Glass features real 22-karat gold decoration used effusively and magnificently especially from the late 1950s on through the 1960s. The company gained notoriety and its products became highly collectible and only sold at high-end department stores. In 1980, the company moved to downtown Rahway, New Jersey.
Most of its glassware patterns featured 22k gold gild. The Culver signature appeared on most of its mid-century designs. At first, Culver's mid-century glassware was signed in script.
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The value fluctuates from low to high but only sold listings/prices provide true value and it is difficult to find sold items. This listing shows 6 glasses sold for $32 in 2017 but it appears this could still be a valid value.
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eBay has some sold listings but since best offer was accepted, we cannot name a value.
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Your glasses appear to be Alberto Culver cotton boll glasses from the '60s & are listed 4 for $190.49:
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Here a set of 8 Cotton Boll Glasses:
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Rare Culver Cotton Boll Glasses (4) are listed for $190.49, original price was $211.66:
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The tall glass is from a Culver Cotton Boll pitcher set.
I found Culver Cotton Boll Glasses Pitcher Set (5 pieces) for $354.29:
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I strongly recommend taking these to a vintage dealer who knows old glassware. While they could well be Alberto Culver cotton boll, the top doesn't look right (too thin) but it could just be the photo.
The base also doesn't look quite right (not thick enough).
Recently a set of 5 of the originals sold on ebay for best offer with a starting price of 99.95. So the actual sold price could be 1.00 to 99.94.
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Culver Cotton Boll Glasses
Founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1939, Culver Ltd. (commonly known as Culver Glass) is an American glass manufacturer. The company produced over 75 glassware patterns, but is best known for its mid-century designs. Most of its glassware patterns featured a 22k gold gild. At first, Culver's mid-century glassware was signed in script, later, the company turned to block lettering: "Culver Ltd" (Ltd = Limited), "Culver", and "Culver with a C inside a circle" (a copyright symbol).
I'm assuming you didn't find any manufacturer's marks on the glasses, so I think your glasses had stickers that were removed, this is why I think your glasses are from the 1970s.
Vintage Set of 8 Culver Glasses with a Cotton Boll sold for $80:
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