Vintage 1930s Heisey Empress Sahara Lemon Dish Base • W.J. Hughes Corn Flower Glass

A beautiful piece of 1930s elegant glass, combining A.H. Heisey’s sculptural Empress design with the delicate Corn Flower cutting associated with W.J. Hughes. 🌼✨

This pale lemon-yellow glass dish is identified as the base of a Heisey #1401 Empress covered lemon dish in the company’s Sahara color. The form features three ornate dolphin-style feet, three curled glass handles, a scalloped rim, and finely cut floral decoration across the bowl.

The flowers display the distinctive W.J. Hughes Corn Flower design, recognized by its multi-petaled blossoms, patterned centers, leaves, and sweeping stems. Hughes is known to have decorated Heisey blanks, including pieces from the Empress line. Heisey produced the Sahara Empress line during the 1930s.

The matching dolphin-finial lid is not included, but the open dish remains beautifully displayable and can be used as a small serving bowl, candy dish, trinket bowl, or collector display piece.

🍒 Details:
• A.H. Heisey & Company
• Blank pattern #1401 Empress
• Sahara pale yellow glass
• W.J. Hughes Corn Flower wheel-cut decoration
• Three curled glass handles
• Three dolphin-style feet
• Scalloped rim
• Circa 1930s
• Made in the USA
• Base only, matching lid is not included

🍒 Condition:
Good vintage condition with no major chips or cracks noted. Light surface wear and minor manufacturing characteristics may be present from age. Please examine all photographs closely, especially the rim, handles, and feet, for the most accurate condition details.

🍒 Approximate Measurements:
• Width across handles: 5¼ inches
• Depth: 3¼ inches
• Height: approximately 3½ inches

🍒 Perfect For:
• Heisey glass collections
• W.J. Hughes Corn Flower collectors
• Elegant Depression-era glass displays
• Small candies, jewelry, or keepsakes
• Art Deco and 1930s decor

A wonderfully unusual survivor with pale Sahara glass, hand-cut flowers, and tiny dolphins doing the heavy lifting. 🐬💛