Maker/Artist: Steuben Glass, maked on bottom on each Style/Era: Early 1900s, American, Frederick Carder Era Dimensions: 2.25"" dia x 1.5"" tall, set of 6, 1 chipped Description: art glass footed open salt cellars, form: #3067, color blue aurene (aurene: a type of ornamental glass with an iridescent surface made by spraying the glass with stannous chloride or lead chloride and reheating it under controlled atmospheric conditions. Aurene was developed by Frederick Carder (1863-1963) at Steuben Glass Works in Corning, New York, in 1904.), vivid electric iridescent blue, more rare color. Auction History: matching examples sold for $350/ea in 2021 Literature: Jzyk/Robertson - Open Salt Compendium, p. 12, pl. 8 and p. 13, pl. 12., In the book 5,000 Open Salts by William Heacock & Patricia Johnson this same shape salt, in a different color, is pictured as Photo # 13 on page 25. Biography/Maker Information: Steuben Glass (American, established 1903) was an American glass-manufacturing company that was founded by Thomas G. Hawks (Irish, 1848–1913) and Frederick Carder (English, 1863–1963). Carder was born in Staffordshire, England, where he attended the Stourbridge School of Art and the Dudley Mechanic Institute. He began his glassmaking career in 1881 at Stevens &Williams. In 1903, after a productive career that allowed him to reintroduce the use of colored glass, disagreements within the company developed, and he moved his family to the United States. While residing in Corning, NY, Carder met Hawks, who owned the largest glass-cutting firm in Corning. The two of them founded Steuben Glass, which began operations in October of 1903. Carder continued to experiment with colored glass, soon perfecting Gold Aurene, an iridescent shade of gold, similar to what companies like Tiffany & Co. produced. The company followed the success of Gold Aurene with a variety of colored art pieces that were produced in 140 colors and over 7,000 different shapes. Carder and Hawks sold Steuben Glass during World War I to Corning Glass Works because it was nearly impossible for them to acquire the material needed to continue production. Carder became the company's art director, while John MacKay assumed Carder's role as company director. In 1933, Arther Houghton Jr. (1906–1990) became president of the company, now called Steuben Glass Inc. During this time, the company started to produce more Modern pieces that were formulated using clear glass. Candlesticks, footed bowls, water goblets, and serving pieces boasted balustrade designs. The company also produced a variety of wildlife pieces that depicted penguins, owls, and other birds. Some of the company's more notable pieces include a set of dishes engraved with Audubon bird drawings that were given to Queen Elizabeth II as part of a wedding gift, a Steuben glass water pitcher that was broken during an episode of the television show The West Wing by the character President Bartlett, and the glass slipper that sits in the Cinderella Suite at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL.

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