Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 432

GA GOTHIC ARCH PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $50 - $80
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GA GOTHIC ARCH PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF THREE, comprising a deep purple blue GA-2, a colorless GA-4a, and an opalescent dark blue with opaque base. Scarce and rare. Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1835-1845. Various sizes.
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, pp. 90 and 93.

Condition

GA-2 with moderate rim chipping and two base chips, colorless GA-4A near proof, blue GA-4A appears near proof, but does exhibit a crack off the rim and into the base which does not show an impact point, but does affect the resonance, possibly as made.

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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.