June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 465
OO-1 OCTAGON OBLONG PRESSED OPEN SALT
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$120
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 |
OO-1 OCTAGON OBLONG PRESSED OPEN SALT, brilliant deep amethyst, shaped rim, sunburst base. Extremely rare. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1850. 1 5/8" H, 2 3/8" x 3 3/8".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 165, unrecorded color. The Acorn, Vol. 15, 2008/2009, p. 44, Neal/Shugert, "Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period 1825-1850: An Addendum.", recorded in dark amethyst. Parallels Spillman, American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 188, fig. 724. Parallels Barlow/Kaiser, The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 1, p. 289, fig. 1471.
Condition
Rim profile is proof, inner rim with two minor light bruises, foot with three moderate chips and several flakes.
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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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