OP-17 OVAL PEDESTAL PRESSED OPEN SALT, unlisted heavily mottled powder and medium blue, complex scrolled rim, raised on four splayed feet. Extremely rare, possibly unique. Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1 7/8" H, 2 5/8" x 3 1/2".
Published: Bourne -
The William J. Elsholz Collection, Vol. 2, lot 925.
Literature: Neal -
Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, p. 267. Spillman -
Corning, p. 190, fig. 736, and color pl. ten.
Provenance: Glass deaccessioned by Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. All proceeds will go toward the museum's Collections Acquisition Fund.
Ex-collection of James A. Warren.
Richard A. Bourne, Co., Inc., 5/5/1987, lot 925.
Ex-collection of William J. Elsholz.
Richard H. Wood, 1/7/1955.
Condition
Excellent condition overall with scattered areas of roughness with some flaking and an isolated chip or two; profile largely intact.