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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 279

CUT-OVERLAY AND GILT-DECORATED GLASS PAIR OF KEROSENE PEG LAMPS

Estimate: $200 - $300
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CUT-OVERLAY AND GILT-DECORATED GLASS PAIR OF KEROSENE PEG LAMPS, opaque white to colorless, cylindrical form with each having four columns of punty and quatrefoil cuts separated by vertical linear cuts, applied glass peg, period brass collars. Each fitted with a period two-tube burner with caps and chains. Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1840-1870. 4 5/8" H to top of collar.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2, p. 216, fig. 2377b.

Condition

Undamaged except for some light bending to the edge of the caps and burner tubes; one lacking a cap.

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