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

December Timed EAPG Sale

Fri, Dec 8, 2023 01:00PM EST - Mon, Dec 18, 2023 05:00PM EST
Lot 72

ROCK OF AGES BREAD TRAY

Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for

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

ROCK OF AGES BREAD TRAY, colorless with electric blue central insert, shallow oval tray with scrolled handles, embossed "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD" around shoulder, additional three lines "SIMPLY / TO THY CROSS / I CLING" embossed on cross, without patent date. Extremely rare. Possibly Atterbury & Co., Pittsburgh PA. Circa 1875. 12 7/8" L.
Literature: Parallels Ferson - Yesterday's Milk Glass Today, p. 116, fig. 569.

Condition

Undamaged. Mold seams with roughness and having some short surface annealing lines, as-made.

From the collection of Ken Depew, Ft. Myers, FL.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 9/27/2014, lot 363.
Ex-collection of John W. Ragsdale, Broken Arrow, OK.