ANTIQUE cambridge glass 8 1/4" OPAQUE HELIO LAVENDER VIOLET COMPOTE purple 1923

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In this auction, I am offering AN 8 1/4" TALL X 7 1/4" ACROSS THE TOP ANTIQUE CAMBRIDGE GLASS PEDESTAL COMPOTE.  MEASURES 3 3/4" ACROSS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BASE.  THIS COLOR, "HELIO", WAS MADE FOR ONLY 2 YEARS BY THE COMPANY:  1923 AND 1924.  SOME FOLKS REFER TO THE COLOR AS "HELIOTROPE", BUT THERE IS NO RECORD THAT THE COMPANY EVER USED THIS WORD TO DESCRIBE THE COLOR.  CONDITION:  LIGHT SCRATCHES TO THE UNDERSIDE AT THE HIGHEST POINT FROM BEING MOVED ON A SURFACE FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS.  I HAVE TO BELIEVE THE ITEM WAS STORED FOR MANY DECADES BECAUSE THE LIGHT SCRATCHES ARE SO SHALLOW/SURFACE.   THE COMPANY REFERRED TO THIS COLOR AS "OPAQUE GLASS".   THE COMPANY REFERRED TO THIS PATTERN/COLOR AS "OPAQUE GLASS".  IT TENDS TO LOOK DIFFERENTLY (IN COLORING) IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIGHTING. THE ITEM WEIGHS OVER 1 POUND, 9 OUNCES.   NOTE:  THE INVOICE WILL OFFER 2 SHIPPING COST OPTIONS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE.  WE SHIP FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  PLEASE CHOOSE THE LOWEST SHIPPING COST OPTION FOR DELIVERY TO YOUR AREA.   LOW ASKING PRICE.  GOOD LUCK BIDDING. QUESTIONS WELCOMED ANYTIME.