HARRY'S FINEST
GRAPE LEAVES Complexity of design creates curiosity! If you agree with that, let's explore that very aspect here and now. The interior of this simple design is just that: simple; as  compared to the extremities of the famed N. Grape and Cable design used on numerous shapes and could perhaps be called the “most famous” of Harry's patterns. This one is a direct antithesis!  Identified with an N atop a button-like center aperture, found in shades of amethyst, amber, green, marigold and the ice blue, most bowls are ruffled. Three-and-one crimped edge examples are known. 8”-9” bowls are the only shape to be found. Curiously, the entire collar base of this bowl is covered with a flower-like design. Mrs. Hartung described the exterior design as a version of Wild Rose, (a well-known pattern used on the open edge footed bowls by that same name.) The latest Northwood book by Carl O. Burns applies the name (Blossoms and Palms). The defining difference in the two patterns is the size of the shell-like designs-or-palms, and the addition of stems to the base of the roses used on this bowl. Garth Irby said he found this piece in an antique “haunt” in St. Louis, MO.		GOOD LUCK This is a good place to state that conjecture, and evidence gained over the years lead us to believe that pastels from Northwood were, in many cases, shipped to Australia, and the UK. Both Grape Leaves and Good Luck in the ice colors have been found in greater numbers in those areas. Entire collections have been built around this design. The myriad of colors offered are actually astounding.  9” plates and bowls have always been in much demand. Availability is the likely contributor. Acceptability is based, in large part, on supply and demand. A more obscure, lesser known pattern does not receive as much attention. The well-known Ribbed pattern is used for exterior. When Cliff was selling off  some of their collection following Mary's passing, we were most happy to be offered this beautiful example.
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POPPY SHOW Here again, we have one of the more available patterns. However, in certain base glass colors, fulfillment of desire can take the “long road” home! Perhaps you would not think that a purple 9” bowl would be difficult to obtain. Believe me, it is; along with aqua opal, lime green, ice green and emerald green. The example shown has been called “electric green”!		ROSE SHOW A display of this famous pattern during one of the HOACGA Conventions a few years ago, created a great deal of attention. More than fifty examples were discussed, in every color under the rainbow in both  9” bowls and plates. At that time they were owned by a dentist from PA.  He was justifiably proud of his accumulation! We have heard one collector remark, “You can't HAVE too many Rose Shows!”………. “Joyce Seale, do you remember saying that?” (smile)
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LOVELY Lovely is a very scarce bowl pattern, found as the interior design of the basic Leaf and Beads mold. We had been collecting carnival glass for nearly ten years before we were treated to one of these. A John Woody auction in St. Louis offered a tri-corner example and we decided to go there. It took $450 to purchase that piece. We were bidding against Bob Lovell, of TN, who came to us afterwards saying, “You paid too much for that thing didn't you?” (He had $200 in his pocket, to buy it for a friend of his!) It's the story of our collecting lives!............We're always in stiff bidding competition! (smile). We later sold it, and didn't lose a dime!.............We decided to buy another in the tri-corner shape some years later, with Robby Robertson for a competitor. That song we sang rang up to a cool $1000. Price and desirability DO adjust upwards with knowledge of a scarce item! Trust us in that! Round or ice cream shape is known, as well. Green and amethyst are the colors …to date.		LEAF and BEADS Most collectors are familiar with  this pattern, in connection with the rose bowls and candy dish shapes available in many different colors.
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PETALS Here is another of those seldom seen compotes. Amethyst is the most available color. A blue one is rare. Green is not easily obtained, nor are the marigold examples. Only a few ice blue ones are known. Should one become available on an auction brochure, you can forget all about checking the price guides for guidance! They won't help you a bit!  Just take plenty of the “green stuff” and may you be the highest bidder! No other shapes carry this pattern.		PEACOCK @ the FOUNTAIN One of the more elaborate Peacock proliferations known, this pattern can be found in compote style, water sets, berry sets, punch sets and table sets. Color ranges vary, according to the shape of desire. The interior of these footed fruit bowls is plain, colorful with iridescence, but smooth. Fabulous is an appropriate adjective for the fruit bowls we have seen, no matter what the base color! Only a couple or three are known in aqua opal, electric blue ones are extremely scarce. (We observed one sell in the $2000+ range more than ten years ago, while attending a No. CA Convention  auction.) Today? Who knows. We waited ten years for THIS particular rare green example to come to auction after seeing it in the Bacon collection. Earl had all the colors lined up on a shelf in his basement. Patience becomes a virtue, unless you just “want to buy any glass that comes in your direction”! The specific selections require fortitude. An overall impressive piece with dimensions of 11” across opening and 6” high, this bowl looks nice anyplace it sits, and from any angle.
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POPPY Simply cannot imagine ANYONE using this for the purpose its name implies!............pickle dish? Please NOT! Similar in proportions to the Imperial Pansy (pickle dish), but having an entirely different color range, of course. Blue Northwood is always a favorite, and it is not difficult to locate one of these in either blue or green. Marigold examples are usually a beautiful pumpkin color. Amethyst is a scarce color, along with aqua, lavender, white and ice blue. An Aqua Opal example such as shown here, is definitely worth forgoing one meal a day for several months, if necessary,  in order to have one. We think it is the most beautiful piece of  aqua  opal  EVER! IF all aqua opal looked this way, none of us could afford it! The even distribution of color on this piece is flawless.		PEACOCKS Folks, if any of Harry's patterns define themselves, this must be the one! Who amongst us could EVER call this by any other name? “On  the fence” isn't even NEEDED as further clarification!  9” bowls with either pie crust edge, or ruffled, and plates having  basketweave  or ribbed exteriors command everyone's attention. Either shape can be stippled or un-stippled, with more fuss made over the stippling, usually. Just why the stippling should be more interesting to collectors, has always been a mystery to us. Stippling was applied to the mold to conceal gouges, flaws, or excess glass build-up from the heavy use, in order to extend the life of that mold. Therefore, the examples without stippling are older, and the strike more clearly defined. They will usually have more brilliant iridescent appeal, as well.
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