Steuben’s Aurene Glass
Steuben Glass Works, founded in 1904 by Frederick Carder, created many types of lustrous lead glass, including the iridescent “Aurene”. This glass proved quite popular and was produced by spraying various chemicals and metallic salts on to a base glass (usually amber, clear or topaz). The addition of tin or iron solutions produced a matte finish, while alabaster and calcite produced green and red glass. Other similar formulas produced blue, brown and gold glass designs.
Information courtesy of James D. Julia Auctions, November 2002.