Renowned American Tiffin Glass Company Set of Six Tiffin-Franciscan Gold Encrusted Crystal Wine Glasses, Height 7″ , Circa 1950

A refined set of six mid-century American crystal wine glasses by the Tiffin Glass Company, produced during the firm’s celebrated postwar period. These elegant stems are executed in clear crystal with a richly detailed gold-encrusted border.

Each glass features a gently tapered bowl rising from a slender stem and circular foot, the foot finished with a delicate gilt edge. The upper bowl is encircled by a wide matte gold band intricately decorated with symmetrical scrolling foliage and repeating floral medallions. The decoration displays the structured designs, distinguished by its formal composition and dense stippled background.

The gold ornamentation is acid-etched and hand-enriched, creating subtle tonal contrasts between matte and burnished surfaces. The clarity and balance of the crystal reflect the quality for which Tiffin-Franciscan was widely regarded during the 1940s and 1950s, when gold-encrusted stemware represented some of the company’s more decorative and formal offerings.

A handsome and elegant mid-century set of six, ideal for formal entertaining or display.

Dimensions: each glass height 7″ x diameter of top 3.25″