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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 407

BT-2 "PITTSBURGH." STEAMBOAT PRESSED OPEN SALT

Estimate: $50 - $100
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BT-2 "PITTSBURGH." STEAMBOAT PRESSED OPEN SALT, colorless, embossed on stern, rope table ring. Rare. Attributed to the Stourbridge Flint Glass Works, Pittsburgh, PA. 1830-1845. 1 1/2" H, 1 7/8" x 3 5/8".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 21.

Condition

Near proof having only a shallow chip to interior of one paddle wheel and a flake to the top of the other, none of which affects the profile. 

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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.