Lot 23

FREE-BLOWN MARBRIE LOOP GLASS VASE WITH MATCHING WITCH BALL

Estimate: $200 - $300
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Bid Increments

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$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 MARBRIE LOOP GLASS VASE WITH MATCHING WITCH BALL, colorless with opal loopings, thistle-form bowl, raised on a compressed wafer stem, applied circular foot, topped with a matching large witch ball, rough pontil mark and opening. Pittsburgh area. 1840-1850. 14 1/4" HOA, 8 1/2" H vase.
Literature: Parallels Innes - Pittsburgh Glass, p. 393, fig. 428.
Provenance: From the Peter H. Tillou estate, Litchfield, CT.

Condition

Excellent condition with a single small chip to the vase rim; witch ball having some glass haziness; each having some light wear. Witch ball having a minor spall in association with the pontil opening, as made.