Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | | RARE STODDARD "whiskey" JAR (Addendum :made from a whiskey bottle mold)
7 ½”h., Old amber, whittled glass, made in three part bottle mold , deep cylindrical body with high shoulders and thin flared –out rim, base is has protruding raised center dot surrounded by pontil scar; attributed to Stoddard Glass Works, Stoddard , N.H., c. 1850-60 , mint condition; just a beautiful solid example, the best of its kind; see the “The MaClay Sale” c. 1939”, Parke Bernett, N.Y., page 129; an outstanding example in every way, usually made using different cylindrical molds for bottles like the stubby, wine, and whiskey. This example is expanded from a whiskey bottle mold and retains some nice whittle, pretty much identical to jars made from the "Stuby bottle mold', which is slightly smaller; just a great American storage jar.
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| 7 | $ 750 |
| | | EXCEPTIONAL CONNECTICUT BOWL
4 ¾”h., x 10” w., Olive amber , bottle glass, wide straight sided body flaring outward, folded rim, pontil scar; attributed to a Connecticut glass house, c. 1800-1830, mint condition; great color and form , ultimate character, great weight with hundreds of bubbles and stones, this is the real deal, one of the finest New England bowls you will own.
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| 9 | $ 700 |
| | | THE ULTIMATE LANCASTER GLASS WORKS BLUE LILY PAD PITCHER
7 1/2”h., Medium sapphire blue, bottle glass, bulbous body with wide neck having applied horizontal threading, applied type 1 lily pad decoration, applied “arc” shape handle with thumb lug and good curl, applied circular tapered “crimped “foot, pontil scar; found in Albany, NY, attributed to the Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, N.Y, c. 1856, heat check at lower handle repaired otherwise mint; we have sold the highest priced blue Lancaster pitcher at public auction for $32,000, it was a beauty, yes, mint, however nothing compares with this example today! Features such as the over sized crimped foot, the early style “arc” handle, the sharp detail and wide bulbous form, all give an amazing account of a true “state of the art” American lily pad pitcher, no doubt one of the finest known!
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| 19 | $ 8,000 |
| | | REDFORD GLASS WORKS SALT CELLAR
2 ¼”h., Blue-aquamarine, window glass, wide roundish bowl on central wafer pedestal with circular applied foot, pontil scar; attributed to the Redford Glass Works, Redford, NY, c. 1838-55, shimmering mint condition ; one of the few know free-blown salts that we can say with confidence was made at the Redford Glass Works; see The Collection of Alfred B Maclay, December 5 & 6, American Art Association Anderson Gallery, 1935, lot 126 ( identical same salt), McKearin notes “unusual form” while attributing the salt to Redford, rare!
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| 20 | $ 1,000 |
| | | RARE MOUNT VERNON BLOWN THREE MOLD PAN
1 3/4”h.x 4 7/8”w., Aquamarine, non-lead bottle glass, patterned in Mck-GII-30, pontil scar; attributed to the Mount Vernon Glass Factory, Mount Vernon, NY, c. 1826-30, crisp sparkling mint condition, strong color and impression, pictured in American Glass on Plate 122, no.2, very rare in aqua and extremely desirable!
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| 15 | $ 4,000 |
| | | IMPORTANT BLACK AMBER BLOWN THREE MOLD HAT
1 7/8”h., Appearing opaque black with amberina-like coloration going around the brim from amber to yellow, to orange, made from the GII-18 ink mold, concentric ring base, pontil scar; Keene Marlboro Street Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, c, 1820’s, excellent condition with two tiny flakes on rim mentioned for accuracy; one of the rarest blown three mold hats known, ex. Norman Heckler collection.
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| 13 | $ 8,500 |
| | | RARE COLORED BLOWN THREE MOLD PAN
7 1/2” h. x 1 ¾’ h., GIII-25, medium cobalt blue, lead glass, round body with folded rim, pontil scar; Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Mass., c. 1826, mint condition: this round form is unique in color, generally found in clear, this example somewhat over-blown due to typical over expansion, however the impression is notable, striking when displayed in an upright stand, ex. Polis Collection.
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| 1 | $ 1,500 |
| | | RARE MOONSTONE GIII-25 INKWELL
1 ¾” h., GIII-25, Ex. Bob Mebane collection (G-1220), grayish moonstone, tooled disc mouth, pontil scarred base; perfect condition:very rare in this moonstone coloration with a hint of opal, ex. Bob & Beka Mebane, ex. Orin Summerville, ex. O’Hare collections.
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| 13 | $ 1,100 |
| | | ANNULAR RING INKWELL (NOT ANGULAR SORRY FOR THE TYPO)
1 ¾”h., (GI-2B), deep emerald green, seven angular –ring pattern, applied disc mouth, pontiled scarred base: possibly Connecticut, c. 1790-1820, two no harm tiny flakes off the angular rings otherwise perfect; a rare and desirable form; ex. Orin Summerville, ex. Bob Mebane collection.
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| 4 | $ 950 |
| | | BLOWN THREE MOLD GEOMETRIC INKWELL
2 1/8” h., (Gll-18F), very dark yellowish olive green, applied disc mouth, pontil scarred base; New England, c. 1820-1830, nice large sized ink, appears black under normal light, bold and crisp!
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| 1 | $ 180 |
