The tiptop bid for a Mt. Washington Burmese ewer rose to a lofty $4,600 at an Ohio auction. Burmese is a 19th-century art glass that shades from one color to another. Plated Amberina, another shaded glass, auctioned for even more. We fill you in on the history of this special glass.        

Nineteenth-Century Shaded Art Glass

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