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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 446

MV-1B MOUNT VERNON PRESSED OPEN SALT

Estimate: $80 - $120
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MV-1B MOUNT VERNON PRESSED OPEN SALT, cobalt blue, scallop-and-point rims. 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, p. 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

Proof except for roughness to a slight fin at one base corner.

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From the collection of Joe Butewicz, South River, NJ.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 5/21/2021, lot 1433.
Ex-collection of David Paar, New Hope, PA.