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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 398

BF-1B BASKET OF FLOWERS PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF TWO

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$216.75
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

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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

BF-1B BASKET OF FLOWERS PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF TWO, opalescent and unlisted opal clambroth, each raised on four feet. Rare and probably very rare. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1840. 2" H, 1 7/8" x 3 1/8".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 3.  Spillman, American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 172, fig. 636. 

Condition

Both in above average condition. Opalescent example with a chip to interior of rim at one end, mold roughness to upper scrolls, and a chip to face of one base scroll. Clambroth example with chip to outer edge of rim on both sides and two scrolls.

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Glass deaccessioned by the Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. All proceeds will go toward the museum's Collections Acquisition Fund.
Ex-collection of James A. Warren, West Coxsackie, NY.