Randy Clark of the Dexter City Auction Gallery in Dexter City, Ohio, holds the Peoples Vase to be auctioned on Nov. 30. The rare piece of carnival glass will bring in from $110,000 to $140,000, he said. (Photo Provided)

Only 10 of the Peoples Vases were known to exist, Randy Clark of the Dexter City Auction Gallery, said. That’s what makes the piece so rare, he said.

“This is the 11th that nobody knew about,” he said.

The Millersburg Glass Co. was established in 1908 by John W. Fenton and Robert Fenton, the brothers who left the family-owned Fenton Art Glass Co. in Williamstown. Millersburg Glass closed in 1912 after declaring bankruptcy.

The vase, also known as the Holland Vase, was discovered earlier this year east of Gettysburg, Pa., where an estate was being settled, Clark said. The previous owner was a hoarder, he said.

The Peoples Vase made by the Millersburg Glass Co. also is known as the Holland Vase. It depicts dancers in the street after Queen Wlhelmina of the Netherlands gave birth to a daughter, Juliana. (Photo Provided)

The cobalt blue vase, reportedly in pristine condition, has the likeness of people dancing in the street to celebrate Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands giving birth to a daughter, Juliana.

The new owners were encouraged to commission Clark’s auction house to sell the valuable and rare piece. Friends of the owner have bought from the Auction House and they recommended him to the new owner of the vase, he said.

Clark is appreciative.

“As soon as I saw a picture of it, I knew what it was,” he said.

The Peoples Vase isn’t the only rare antique or valuable item auctioned at the auction house. Last year Clark auctioned a vintage Steinway piano owned by the Adams family on Park Avenue in Parkersburg and in 2022 auctioned a presentation-quality longrifle made by the late Cecil Brooks of Lowell.

Clark expects the vase to be sold for from $110,000 to $140,000. The upcoming auction, which will be held Nov. 30 after Thanksgiving, has already generated calls from interested collectors.

The interest is due to, besides the artistic value and craftsmanship, to nobody knowing the vase existed, he said.

“It’s a big deal,” Clark said. “There’s a lot of excitement about the vase all over the glass world.”

Carnival glass also is known as poor man’s Tiffany, aurora glass or taffeta glass, among other names. It is formed in a mold with a chemical applied to give the surface an iridescent look.

The sale on Nov. 30 will include bidders online, on the telephone, in person at the auction house and by absentee bidders, Clark said.