November 17, 2022: Premier Americana - Day One: 18th & 19th C. Glass & Lighting
Thu, Nov 17, 2022 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 438
PRESSED CIRCLE AND ELLIPSE WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP
Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$1,458
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 CIRCLE AND ELLIPSE WHALE OIL / FLUID STAND LAMP, brilliant deep amethyst, dome-top hexagonal font, raised on a hexagonal baluster-form stem with upper knop, and square base with lemon-squeezer interior, wafer construction, period pewter collar. Fitted with a period two-tube screw-in burner. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1840-1860. 10 3/8" H, 3 3/8" SQ base.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2, p. 90, fig. 2113b.
Provenance: Glass deaccessioned by Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. All proceeds will go toward the museum's Collections Acquisition Fund.
Ex-collection of Channing Hare.
Nearly proof with a single flake to the high-point of one ellipse. Having some light mold roughness to the underside of the base, as made.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 2, p. 90, fig. 2113b.
Provenance: Glass deaccessioned by Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. All proceeds will go toward the museum's Collections Acquisition Fund.
Ex-collection of Channing Hare.
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