November 30, 2023: 18th & 19th Century Glass & Lighting
Thu, Nov 30, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 46
PILLAR-MOLDED MOLASSES PITCHER
Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$225
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 |
PILLAR-MOLDED MOLASSES PITCHER, colorless, pyriform body with eight ribs, applied wide concave neck ring, and bold applied solid handle, raised on an applied, funnel-like sloping foot with a rough pontil mark. Original Britannia hinged lid. Pittsburgh area, probably Bakewell, Pears & Co. 1850-1870. 10 1/2" H, 3 1/2" D foot.
Literature: Innes - Pittsburgh Glass, p. 197, fig. 183-1.
Condition
Undamaged with some light surface wear and interior residue. Having a small open bubble to the lower body, as made.
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From the collection of Ken Depew, Ft. Myers, FL.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 9/26/2009, lot 120.
Ex-collection of Lyn & Gordon Layton (retains collection label).
Thompson & Riley Auctioneers, Lexington, KY, 1989.
Descended in a Lexington, KY family.
Exhibited: Huntington (WV) Museum of Art, no. 16, 1993.
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