PRESSED DOLPHIN FANCY-SOCKET PLATFORM-BASE CANDLESTICK, colorless, small-size, having a hexagonal socket with molded dolphins and shells above a knop extension with additional shells, raised on a dolphin-form standard and square base with inset platform, wafer construction. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1845-1870. 8 1/2" H, 3" SQ base.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 4, p. 68, fig. 4060.
Provenance: Glass deaccessioned by Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. All proceeds will go toward the museum's Collections Acquisition Fund.
Proof. Having a network of annealing lines to the top of the dolphin's head and the base overall, as made.