Higgins Atomic Era art glass ashtray

         Higgin's Barbaric Jewels Single Rest Ashtray

Higgin's glass objects are hot collector items today.  Higgins was well-known among the 'fab' in the late 1950s to early 1960s.  The gold signature indicates it is a piece made at Dearborn Glass in Bedford Park, IL between 1957-1964. Michael Higgins died in 1999, Frances Higgins in 2004. Higgins made most of their art glass with the "bent glass" technique.  This ashtray is made of a thick solid sheet of clear glass that was pressed over a mold and "bent" into shape. The colored jewel decor real gold paint was hand applied on the surface.   It is signed in gold "Higgins". Measures 5" wide, 6" long and 1" tall.  Has a single rest that fits all sizes of smokes.