ANTIQUE SANDWICH POINSETTIA LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT, central red and white tube, red ten-petal poinsettia, short green stem supporting two leaves, all above a blue and white jasper ground, polished pontil mark. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1870-1887. 2 3/4" D.
Literature: Parallels Hawley - The Art of the Paperweight: Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, p. 79, fig. 5.9.
Provenance: From the Raymond Bally collection, Goshen, NY.
L. H. Selman Ltd., Auction 17, lot 81.
Condition
Very good condition overall with some scattered wear and minor scratching, surface likely having some post-production polishing.