November 17, 2022: Premier Americana - Day One: 18th & 19th C. Glass & Lighting
Thu, Nov 17, 2022 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 442
PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP
Estimate: $50 - $100
Sold for
$194.40
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 |
PRESSED ACANTHUS LEAF WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP, translucent starch blue above alabaster/clambroth, base having a lightly sanded surface, small size, dome-top font with 12 protruding petals below the shoulder and a short hexagonal extension with 12 beads below, raised on a 12-petal-top acanthus leaf standard and double-step square base beaded between the steps, wafer construction, fine-line brass collar with a fitted adapter. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and others. 1840-1860. 11 1/4" H to top of collar, 4" SQ base.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2, p. 105, fig. 2151a. Parallels Wilson - American Glass, Vol. 1, p. 423, fig. 637, and color, p. 255.
Provenance: From the Peter H. Tillou estate, Litchfield, CT.
Having a crack at the wafer extending into the standard, a chip to one standard bead, and a chip to one font bead.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2, p. 105, fig. 2151a. Parallels Wilson - American Glass, Vol. 1, p. 423, fig. 637, and color, p. 255.
Provenance: From the Peter H. Tillou estate, Litchfield, CT.
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