Frolicking Bears   Updated 11/30/2011

An extremely rare pattern, Frolicking Bears is know only in the pitcher and tumbler, always a sort of olive green. Both show bears in various playful poses against a mountain backdrop with grape vines, leaves, and bunches of grapes around the top. No pitchers have sold publicly in recent years--they tend to trade privately when they do become available. Two tumblers sold at auction in 1999, for $12,500 and $15,000. In 2010, one sold for $8,500. In 2011, a pitcher and tumbler, both with silverish iridescence, sold for $900 and $525, respectively.

The pattern has been used by the International Carnival Glass Association for souvenirs.