Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 225

PRESSED SANDWICH PAIR OF TULIP VASES

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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PRESSED SANDWICH PAIR OF TULIP VASES, brilliant amethyst, each having a deep octagonal bowl with a flared rim, panels stop at the peg extension, raised on a flared, octagonal base, wafer construction. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1845-1865. 10" H, 5 1/2" D rim, 4 3/4" DOA base.
Published: Barrett - Blown and Pressed American Glass, pl. 11, bottom row. Literature: Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 3, p. 57, fig. 3021.

Condition

Proof. Having some expected roughness to the underside of the foot, as made.

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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.