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

May 2023: EAPG Timed Auction

Fri, May 12, 2023 06:00PM EDT - Mon, May 22, 2023 06:00PM EDT
Lot 297

BAKEWELL SHELL AND DOLPHIN COMPOTE

Estimate: $50 - $100
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$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

BAKEWELL SHELL AND DOLPHIN COMPOTE, colorless shallow shell-form bowl raised on a frosted colorless dolphin-form standard and domed foot rayed underneath, wafer construction. Bakewell, Pears & Co., Pittsburgh, PA. Circa 1875. 6 5/8" H, 6 1/8" x 8" bowl, 4 3/8" D foot.

Literature: Parallels Pears - Bakewell, Pears & Co. 1875 Trade Catalogue reprint, p. 24. Parallels Innes - Pittsburgh Glass, p. 358, pl. 396, fig. 3.

Condition

Excellent condition overall with a flake to one tail lobe, a flake to the lower back lobe, a sliver chip and flake to the underside of the foot.

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Deaccessioned by the Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, MA, to benefit collections care, preservations, and future acquisitions.