June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 428
EE-8 EAGLE AND SHIP PRESSED OPEN SALT
Estimate: $100 - $150
Sold for
$180
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $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 |
EE-8 EAGLE AND SHIP PRESSED OPEN SALT, colorless, the sides divided into six stippled panels with alternating reserves of a shield-breast American Eagle and a sailing ship believed to represent the USS Constitution, intricate foliate chain top rim, raised on a circular foot with eagle encircled by a chevron band to underside. Rare. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1845. 1 7/8" H, 2 7/8" D rim, 2 1/8" D foot.
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 86. Like Bourne, The William J. Elsholz Collection, Vol. I, pp. 74 and 77, lot 305. Spillman, American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 179, fig. 677. Parallels Barlow/Kaiser, The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 1, p. 283, fig. 1454.
Condition
Near proof with only a few very minor flakes to foot.
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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.
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