Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Timed Auction

December Timed EAPG Sale

Fri, Dec 8, 2023 01:00PM EST - Mon, Dec 18, 2023 05:00PM EST
Lot 5

1876 PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL FIGURAL NOVELTIES, LOT OF FOUR

Estimate: $50 - $80
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

1876 PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL FIGURAL NOVELTIES, LOT OF FOUR, frosted colorless, comprising an open shoe, a small spill vase shaped like a hand holding a bushel of wheat, a humorous toothpick holder with a newborn chick and cracked-open egg embossed "JUST OUT", and a statuette of a young boy playing with a dog. Each embossed with "GILLINDER & SONS" and "CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION" to undersides of bases or interiors. Philadelphia PA. Fourth quarter 19th century. 7" HOA.

Condition

Good to very good condition overall, each with some mold roughness and mild to moderate flaking at mold seams and along sharp points of designs especially at rims and bases; some with possible post-production polishing. Most with surface annealing lines, as-made.

From the collection of Ken Depew, Ft. Myers, FL.