June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 448
MV-1 MOUNT VERNON PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF THREE
Estimate: $50 - $80
Sold for
$246
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 |
MV-1 MOUNT VERNON PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF THREE, grey blue, strong pink tint, and colorless and aqua MV-1 and a colorless with grey tint. Plentiful, scarce, and rare. Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., possibly Mount Vernon Glass Co. 1835-1850. 1 3/4" H, 2" x 2 3/4".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 132.
Published: Pink tint example in Barlow/Kaiser, The Glass Industry in Sandwich, p. 286, fig. 1462.
Condition
Pink example near proof with a sliver chip to one rim corner, blue example with large chip to rim at one end and moderate base chips, colorless exmple with two moderate rim chips.
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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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