Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
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June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 416

CD-4 COVERED LYRE PRESSED SALT

Estimate: $100 - $200
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CD-4 COVERED LYRE PRESSED SALT, colorless, on four scrolled feet, cover with pine cone finial and beads on rim interior arranged 9 x 19 x 10 x 19. Colorless not recorded by Neal, extremely rare. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1835-1845. 2 7/8" HOA, 1 7/8" H rim, 2" x 3 1/8" rim.
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 43. The Acorn, Vol. 15, 2008/2009, p. 26, Neal/Shugert, "Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period 1825-1850: An Addendum.", recorded in clear.

Condition

Base near proof with only a shallow chip to corner of one rim scroll, and an open bubble to rim interior, as made, cover rim with a moderate loss to one corner, not affecting the pattern and hidden when cover is in place. 

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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.