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LiDiex Glassworks Coca-Cola Glass Skull Outdoor Lamp Post Shade circa 1960 - The Voodoo Estate

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~ Voodoo Priestess Estate ~ ©
 
10.5", LiDiex Glassworks Coca Cola Glass Skull
 
Outdoor Lamp Post Shade
circa 1960
 
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This is another of our very long listings with an abundant text and 11 photographs.

So please sit back and read the listing through.  If you have come this far, we feel you will find it was worth the wait.

Just over twenty-two and a half years have now passed since we were called to do an estate that had been closed up for seventeen years!

The Voodoo Estate!
 
This type of call usually gets us excited as they are a treasure trove.  Located here in Florida, there was no electricity or running water so we rigged our own lighting and in we went.  If you have ever seen the Adams Family you will have some idea as to what we were greeted with!  Then the attorney handling the liquidation gave us some background. The estate had belonged to an alleged powerful Voodoo Priestess/JooJoo Exorcist, grand daughter of a Marie Laveau and favored daughter of a Marie Glapion.
 
These names meant nothing to us, but the late night talk of Voodoo and exorcism in the old mansion was enough for us to spend the night in a hotel and return in the morning to assess the estate.  The rest is history. 
 
Our research has shown that this woman was what she claimed and was indeed descended from a long line of well known Vodoun family originating in New Orleans in the early 1800's.
 
We were pretty unnerved by this until we discovered they were also devout Catholics!  Although I have to admit this was unlike any Catholic home we have ever been in and some of the items found inside were a little more than disturbing.
 
There was no feeling of dread or unwelcome in the mansion, however there was quite a bit of contraband and other items we can or will not sell here.
 
This is one of a few pieces from this estate we will be listing this week, so check our other posting's!
 
We will, upon the new guardian's request, issue a named Letter of Authenticity with each piece from this estate, complying with the terms set forth to us by the estate's attorney.

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Some Back Story

Most of these glass skulls were found carefully packed and stored in the carriage house of this estate.  Her journals and inventory tell us they were manufactured by the LiDiex Glassworks in a handful of colors using their alchemic formula for silicate glass using minerals and gemstones.  Many of them however were made from old green Coca Cola bottles, such as this one.  These skulls were actually made for use as outdoor lamp post shades that were used on many of the outdoor pole lamps that lined the paths of the grounds of this estate, but by the time we got there, all of the ones that were pole mounted were gone or broken.
 
Long thought to have been sold out, a few were recently found and unpacked and are now here for those that missed them when last offered.

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LiDiex Glass Works Alchemic Glass
 
The research involved in this estate provides continuous fascination.  The founder of the LiDiex Glass Works, is known to us as the 1898 LiDiex, but to most, he was known only as "LiDiex."  A 5th. generation descendant of the original Man Known Only as "LiDiex" who came to these shores as a survivor and saboteur of the slave Ship Henrietta Marie in 1701.  He then found his way to New Orleans to meet with the parents of the then infant grandmother of our priestess, Marie Laveau.
 
That original LiDiex was a wood carver as were most of his descendants.  This is another case of the multi-generational relationships we have encountered with this family as the LiDiex all had strong associations with these women.  Although a close practitioner and believed to be father to one of her children, the 1898 LiDiex was most noted for his glassmaking after his return to New Orleans from an extended stay in Europe where he studied the glassmaking techniques of Bohemia and Murano.  He continued making glass for her and her followers up to the time of his demise in 1968.
 
Late journals show him to be one of her chief enforcers, a "Zuvembie" leader, and refer to him as, “a skilled sorcerer, tactician, warrior and artist" who was deeply involved in her works.
 
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Their glass works provided an additional source of income to this estate and a primary source of income for numerous staff members.  Their Glassworks is attributed with their, “alchemic glass” which we have noted as being a consistent source of unexplained paranormal activity as those of you who follow the listings from this estate already know.

According to her journal entries these skull lamp shades were made from recycled, old green cola bottles using their formulas for what they called "Alchemic Silicate Glass." This, "Alchemic Silicate Glass" is said to have been a secret formula using silicate sands.

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The Skull

It is a single glass skull that measures approximately 10 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 5 1/2".

The outside diameter of the base measures approximately 4 3/8" in diameter.

It is marked, "LiDiex 1960", and weigh 5 lbs., 12 oz.!

This is certainly an unusual vintage glass skull lamp shade with an extraordinary provenance that is much nicer than the photographs are able to depict.  

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We have been contacted and visited by a number of people who were interested in the items from this estate since our first batch was listed.  Among the buyers have been known psychics and practitioners.  More than one, after adorning themselves or handling their purchase, stated "this is a woman of power!"  Many of our customers, after receiving items from this estate have reported dream contacts and other unexplained phenomenon.
Unusual, authentic Voodoo Priestess Estate piece and at a bargain price!
 
This is truly a rare opportunity to own anything with attributes to this estate.  The majority of this estate is now gone.  The pieces offered and sold here are some of the few remaining pieces that will ever be offered to the public.
 
Nice addition to any collection, altar, wardrobe or decor, displays really well.
 
Really doesn't get any better than this.
 
There are 11 photographs, so please give them time to load, and enjoy the listing.
Buyer to pay $0.00 for Insured Shipping with Tracking and handling.
 
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