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

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 315

PATTERN-MOLDED PUNGENTS / SCENT BOTTLES, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $80 - $120
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PATTERN-MOLDED PUNGENTS / SCENT BOTTLES, LOT OF THREE, fiery opalescent and colorless, comprising two flattened ovoid forms molded with 20 ribs swirled to the right, and an unusual slim tapered example molded with 14 ribs swirled to the left and with tooled mouth, each with rough pontil mark. Thomas Cains, at his South Boston Flint Glass Works or Cains' Glass House and others. Late 18th/mid 19th century. 2 3/4" and 3" H.
Literature: Parallels Kaiser - The Glass Industry in South Boston, p. 57, fig. 49; and McKearin/Wilson, American Bottles & Flasks, pp. 374, 375, fig. 12.

Condition

Colorless examples undamaged, opalescent example with rim flake and heavy wear.

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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 Stanley B. and Phebe Pearsall Ineson, Manchester, VT.