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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 470

OO-5 HEART AND FAN OCTAGON OBLONG PRESSED OPEN SALT

Estimate: $100 - $200
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OO-5 HEART AND FAN OCTAGON OBLONG PRESSED OPEN SALT, opalescent with deep fiery base, even-scallop rim, stepped body. Rare. Probably New England area. 1835-1850. 1 1/2" H, 2 3/8" x 3 5/8".
Literature: Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 171.  Like Bourne, The William J. Elsholz Collection, Vol. II, pp. 272, 273, lot 10082. Spillman, American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, p. 189, fig. 726.
Catalogue Note: This is the first example of this salt that we have sold, suggesting it is rarer than designated by Neal.

Condition

Proof.

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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.