Lot 1002

PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID PAIR OF STAND LAMPS,

Estimate: $100 - $200
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$200 $25
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$1,000 $100
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PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID PAIR OF STAND LAMPS, colorless, small size, each having a dome-top font with 12 protruding petals below the shoulder and a short hexagonal lower extension with 12 beads, raised on a 12-petal-top acanthus leaf standard and double-step square base beaded between the steps, wafer construction, each having a brass collar. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1840-1860. 11 3/8" and 11 5/8" H, 4" SQ bases.
Literature: Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2,, p. 104, fig. 2150a.
Provenance:Michael Carter collection, Hanover, PA.

Condition

One Proof with some light roughness to the base edge; other in very good condition with some chipping to some base points.