June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 449
MV-1A and MV-1B MOUNT VERNON PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF TWO,
Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$153
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-1A and MV-1B MOUNT VERNON PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF TWO, colorless and cobalt blue, scallop-and-point rims. Scarce and very rare. Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., possibly Mount Vernon Glass Co. 1835-1850. 1 7/8" H, 2" x 2 3/4".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, pp. 133, 134. Spillman, American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 183, fig. 695. Wilson, American Glass, Vol. 1, p. 349, fig. 444.
Condition
Colorless example with sliver chip to one rim corner and two base chips, cobalt example with flake to two rim corners and chip to one base corner.
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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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