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

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 427

EE-7 EAGLE PRESSED OPEN SALT

Estimate: $80 - $120
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EE-7 EAGLE PRESSED OPEN SALT, colorless, Empire sofa form raised on four scrolled feet, very faint stippling and diamonds under base. Rare. Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1845. 2 1/4" H, 2 5/8" x 3 3/4".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 83. Spillman, American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 179, fig. 676. Like Bourne, The William J. Elsholz Collection, Vol. I, pp. 74 and 76, lots 302-304.

Condition

Near proof with only minor mold roughness, mainly to the upper 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.