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Clear, green, and cranberry coloured cut-glass sugar bowl. The body of the bowl is cut with various geometric designs. The geometric designs start at the base, which is distinctive from the rest of the body, with regular vertical lines cut around the edges. Above the base the geometric designs continue, mainly in triangular and diamond shapes which are formed together to resemble foliage. The top half of the glass is stained, some areas in green that resemble foliage, The top of the glass is stained with a cranberry colour which covers the entire top lip of the dish, with the stain extending downwards in two sections at the front and two at the back. There are also smaller sections stained green to highlight the foliage-inspired shapes. The bowl has two identical handles which sit directly opposite each other, curving outwards from the top rim and resting just above the base. The rim of the bowl is coated with gold metallic paint. 

This sugar dish is one in a set of three donated together. They came with two certificates of authenticity from the Fitzpatrick Auction House certifying that they were "personal property of former Canadian Prime Minister (1957-1962) John G. Diefenbaker and Mrs. Olive Diefenbaker" from when they were auctioned on September 17, 1983. 

The Fitzpatrick Auction Centre was located at 1205 Twinney Crescent in Newmarket Ontario. The auctioneer for the sale was Terrence J. FitzPatrick. 

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