Value of Glasses?

Decorative footed glasses in red and gold. I would like to know if these are worth anything. My nana left me them when she died.

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poehere
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I have found your glasses listed on eBay as Trio of Vintage NAPOLEON Brandy Snifters Gold Logo N Crown Balloon Cranberry 70s. The glasses were listed for 7 Pounds and not sold. The listing has ended. You can find your listing here: www.ebay.co.uk/.../133247331336. it appears that nobody was interested in the glasses and the asking price for the set if very low. If you are interested in selling yours you can try to list them for around $15 and see what happens.

Pghgirl40
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October 23, 20200 found this helpful

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There is a set currently being offered on eBay that appears to be a better shape match to yours. The difference that I can see is theirs has a gold ring around the bottom:

www.ebay.co.uk/.../153701781530

If this one sells, you can use it as a gauge for your sale value.

Thanks for sharing!! Cranberry glass is pretty on holiday tables this time of year so maybe you can enjoy them and then sell!!

cybergrannie
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You do not say where you are located but I believe everyone is assuming you are in the US - so I will assume this also.

So many beautiful items that at first glance appear to be 'something special' turn out to be pretty ordinary.
These are really nice but just not very valuable.
I did not see very many Napoleon brandy/cognac glasses/sniffers of any shape or color listed for sale in the US but most found were listed for sale in the UK, France or Italy.

Etsy seems to have the most Napoleon glasses listed for sale but when checking the listing you'll find that almost (if not all) listings are from foreign countries. There may be some from US but I got tried of empty searching. The majority of these listings were posted at less then $35 and sales appear to be very slow.
All of this leads me to believe (and I could be wrong) there is not a very high desire/market for this type of glassware in the US.

Your glasses are beautiful and if you list them for sale I would suggest you list them on sites like Facebook Marketplace, Varage, letgo, offerup, and any other sites you are familiar with. If you are an experienced seller you may want to try eBay and Etsy.
You can always start your price higher ($65-$85) with best offer considered and let them go for several weeks/months but if no offers then lower the price and wait again.

I believe these are called 'cranberry or ruby' with gold trim. You will need several good pictures in your description.
These are very fragile and will have to be packed/shipped with extreme care.

Just as information: market research shows brandy/sniffer glasses on an average are listed for sale on eBay for over 1.5 years before a sale (and many never sell) so that means some sell quickly and others are listed for more than 1.5 years.

Ana
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October 22, 20200 found this helpful

There are a few Napoleon glasses online for sale , not much in the cranberry color. That may be a good thing when it comes to selling, this makes yours more unique.

The average cost $38 plus for a set- Here is a set for sale - www.etsy.com/.../set-of-6-french-vintage-napoleon....

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