June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass
Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 226
PRESSED SANDWICH HEXAGONAL-BASE TULIP VASE
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for
$3,600
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 SANDWICH HEXAGONAL-BASE TULIP VASE, brilliant deep peacock blue/teal, deep octagonal bowl with flared rim and panels that continue to the lower peg extension, raised on a rare flared hexagonal base with compressed knop, wafer construction. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1840-1850. 10 7/8" H, 5 1/4" DOA rim, 5 1/4" DOA foot.
Literature: Barlow/Kaiser, The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 3, front dust jacket and p. 57, fig. 3023b. Like Bourne, The William J. Elsholz Collection, Vol. II, pp. 318, 319, lot 1182.
Condition
Near proof, minor sliver chip to one base corner and a minor flake to another. Only a hint of interior wear. Typical roughness to underside of foot associated with the snap ring.
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Glass deaccessioned by the Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. All proceeds will go toward the museum's Collections Acquisition Fund.
Ex-collection of Gertrude D. Webster, Manchester, VT.
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