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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 458

OL-34 STRAWBERRY DIAMOND AND SHIELD OVAL PRESSED OPEN SALT

Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$184.50
Sold Price includes BP

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OL-34 STRAWBERRY DIAMOND AND SHIELD OVAL PRESSED OPEN SALT, colorless, serrated large-scallop rim, pattern repeated in base. Extremely rare. Possibly Philadelphia area. 1830-1850. 1 1/2" H, 3 1/2" x 4 1/4".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 243. Rose, The Story of American Pressed Glass of the Lacy Period, p. 49, pl. XXII, fig. 743, and p. 147. 
Catalogue Note: This is only the second example of this salt that we have sold. 

Condition

One scallop with two moderate chips erasing several points, otherwise undamaged. 

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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.