June 19, 2024: Premier Americana - Day One: 18th & 19th Century Glass
Wed, Jun 19, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 228
EXTREMELY RARE "R. B. CURLING & SONS FORT PITT" PRESSED LACY CREAMER
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for
$7,200
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 |
EXTREMELY RARE "R. B. CURLING & SONS FORT PITT" PRESSED LACY CREAMER, colorless, medial chain band with basket of flowers pattern below and chevron, diamonds, and beads above, pressed beaded handle, embossed to the underside of the foot "R. B. CURLING & SONS FORT PITT". Fort Pitt Glass Works. 1829-1832. 4 1/4" H, 3 3/8' D rim, 2 5/8" D foot.
Literature: Bourne - The Elsholz Collection of Early American Glass, Sessions I & II, pp. 100, 101, fig. 398 (this being the actual example). Spillman - American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 60, fig. 136. The McKearins - American Glass, pl. 147, fig. 4 (CMOG example). Lee - Sandwich Glass, p. 411, pl.159 (CMOG example). Allentown Art Museum - Treasures in Glass, p. 69, fig. 142 (on loan from CMOG).
Catalogue Note: The present creamer is an iconic and elusive example of American lacy glass. It is one of only two recorded specimens and among a very small number of pieces of early pressed lacy glass marked for the manufacturer. The other example, as referenced above, is housed at the Corning Museum of Glass, acquired from James H. Rose.
When Lee initially published the marked Curling creamer in 1939, most collectors were aghast that anyone other than Sandwich was producing larger pieces of pressed lacy glass. Because it employed designs also seen on Sandwich creamers, many scoffed that it had to be a special order made at Sandwich for Curling. The controversy was such that Lee included a new chapter titled "Pittsburgh vs. Sandwich" in her 1966 Revised and Enlarged edition of Sandwich Glass. She closed the chapter with "R. B. Curling & Sons could well be proud of their marked creamer, which is quite as beautiful as any Sandwich turned out, to say nothing of the added value in interest and historical significance, in the marked base carrying their name. All that glitters in lacy glassware is not Sandwich."
Condition
Having a short crack to the body (not noted in Elsholz) adjacent to the upper terminal of the handle, a moderate chip to the exterior of the rim; a few rim flakes, and scattered chipping to the base edge, some resulting in losses.
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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 Channing Hare.
Stuart P. Feld.
Ex-collection of William J. Elsholz.
George Abraham & Gilbert may, 9/12/1964.
Ex-collection of John Rollin Stuart III.
Ex-collection of George C. Cannon.
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