Lot 430

FREE-BLOWN AND PRESSED TOY OR SPARKING WHALE OIL LAMP

Estimate: $50 - $100
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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
FREE-BLOWN AND PRESSED TOY OR SPARKING WHALE OIL LAMP, colorless, globular font raised on a short ring-top stem and three-step circular base, each step made up of 11 scallops, wafer construction. Together with a Looped Zipper miniature stand lamp with a marbled blue base. Two pieces total. Each fitted with a stopper or burner. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1828-1835. 3 3/4" and 4 1/2" H.
Provenance: From the collection of Kathy and Dr. Joseph Arvay, Mendham, NJ.

Condition

Sparking lamp undamaged with interior residue; Zipper having a single flake to one upper standard point; each burner lacking mechanics or having significant imperfections.