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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 471

OO-13 AND OR-8 PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF TWO

Estimate: $80 - $120
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OO-13 AND OR-8 PRESSED OPEN SALTS, LOT OF TWO, opaque white, OO-13 with slight opalescence, serrated rim and high-point rim, OR-8 with rayed base having central stipple. Rare and very rare. Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1850. 2" H, 2 5/8" D.
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, pp. 179 and 202. 
Catalogue Note: These are the first examples of these salts that we have sold.

Condition

Proof. OO-13 with an annealing crack off rim and one corner of foot, all as made.

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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.