Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Current Bid |
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| | | IMPORTANT AMBER LILY PAD CREAMER
5 1/4"h. Deep reddish chocolate , bottle glass, high gloss surface, bulbous body with a superimposed gather having hand tooled sculpted type -one lily pad decoration interrupted by beautifully sculpted low swags, the wide cylindrical neck has three wide horizontal bands with a sheared fire polished rim, applied circular pad foot , pontil scar; possibly made by Matt Johnson, either made in New Hampshire or New Jersey, c 1850's - 1865, attic mint condition , very heavy bottle glass with above average proportions, form and detail, it's one of the finest lily pad examples that I've had the pleasure to handle !! Collectors almost exclusively associate the type 3 with Johnson, yet Johnson was a master of all combinations, 1, 2 & 3 . Rather than getting bogged down with attributions, this was made by a master and is one of the finest amber lily pad creamers known, especially in type -one! Having all the bells and whistles, lacking for nothing, you will not find a more powerful example, or a sexier one! | |
| 21 | $ 6,500 |
| | | EXTREMELY RARE EARLY CONNECTICUT CREAM JUG
3 7/8"h., Light bubbly olive green , bottle glass, wide neck with pour spout , bulbous bottom with applied circular foot, pontil scar ; probably Coventry Glassworks , possibly Pitkin Glassworks , c. 1786-1820, perfect condition. One of the finest examples we have seen, exuding personality, character, simplicity, and sensibility in design. Covered in a sea of seed bubbles, its texture and color are identical to the chestnut and utility bottles made in the Connecticut factories! What are the chances another will find its way onto the market, let's put it another way, in close to 40 years and having researched endless early auction catalogs, we have seen maybe three similar examples , yet all slightly different , a rare American creamer indeed!!! | |
| 16 | $ 5,500 |
| | | VERY RARE STODDARD NEW HAMPSHIRE BOTTLE GLASS PITCHER
6 3/4"h., Olive amber, bottle glass, classic form, bulbous body with pronounced triple horizontal banding at the neck, applied handle, slightly irregular, thick , applied foot with heavy solid rod pontil; attributed to The Stoddard Glassworks , c 1855-1860, absolutely perfect. Hands down one of the finest forms you will encounter , possibly made by Matt Johnson based upon the excellence of design and execution, as well as the heavy foot with a sizable "chunky" solid pontil; the majority of the famed Johnson Stoddard lily pad pitchers have this very feature . Because attribution can be a tricky thing, evidence gathering is essential. We were recently shown a broken amber vase found in the lake of the Stoddard Glassworks in a similar form with identical tooling, pictured here; such a great addition to any serious New England bottle glass collection! | |
| 17 | $ 3,000 |
| | | RARE OVERSIZED NEW ENGLAND CARBOY
18" h. Olive amber, ovoid shaped body covered with tiny seed bubbles from head toe, thick horizontal neck ring applied below the mouth , the pipe was snapped off the mouth and the lip ground; crude base with large crazing lines and tons of wear, sold at Skinners some years back, the general consensus from bidders was that it was New England , which was reflected in the auction price, c. 1786-1800, America or Europe, a quarter inch of the string ring is missing otherwise perfect ; not needing much of any tooling the bottle was kept on the pipe, so no need to pontil, covered with seed bubbles this outstanding carboy appears to be a combination of both chestnut and glob, a killer early period carboy, identical to glass made in Connecticut! | |
| 6 | $ 1,100 |
| | | IMPORTANT PATTERN MOLDED MIDWESTERN FLASK
5" h., blue green, plump pear shaped body tightly swirled with 24 ribs , sheared lip , pontil scar; probably Zanesville, Ohio c. 1824-30, possibly Hilltown, or Manheim Pa ., c 1774-1783 , excellent overall condition. This is one of the most interesting Midwestern flasks we've seen with its bold, plump, pear shaped body coupled with its tight swirled ribbing. It's like a combination of a beehive form and a flask; once this flask is safely in-hand, any explanation regarding its magnificence is just a given, one if the finest and most unique pattern molded flasks around! | |
| 7 | $ 900 |
| | | COLONIAL AMERICAN COLORLESS PITKIN FLASK
5 "h., crystal clear colorless bottle glass appearing slightly moonstone at the base, slight bluish tint noticeable in changing light, very heavy ovoid shaped body, half posted , pattern molded with 16 wide spaced ribs over sixteen vertical ribs , sheared lip , pontil scar; America , c. 1765-1826 , some interior stain otherwise sparkling mint . Probably Colonial America, possibly early 19th century? For near identical pattern, see "Bottles, Flasks & their Ancestry", plate 89, number 8, "Midwestern Pitkin Type Flasks ", or so they are labeled, with16 wide spaced ribs over 16 vertical. Possibly predating the nineteenth century these flasks commonly found in shades of green are often found around the Lancaster Pa area; this Pitkin flask is one a few colorless examples that we know to be American, see American Glass, plate 79, no. 2, for Mantua clear Pitkin, 16 over 32 ribs. This example is extremely heavy and has a moonstone light blue tint, wide spaced broken swirl 16 rib Pitkin's are commonly found in the greens and ambers; this flask is extremely rare and American no matter how you flip the coin! | |
| 18 | $ 1,100 |
| | | ZANESVILLE TEN DIAMOND ELONGATED FLASK
6"h., Chocolate amber , chestnut shaped body , pattern molded in a ten diamond pattern over flutes , sheared lip, pontil scar ; Zanesville , Ohio , c.1824-30, mint condition . The diamonds are beautifully elongated and bolder around the shoulder area to midsection, they are expanded more toward the base becoming somewhat overblown; a beautiful color, deep chocolate with yellow and red highlights somewhat making up for the overblown toward the base, ex David Good collection. | |
| 10 | $ 750 |
| | | IMPORTANT OHIO BROKEN SWIRL SUGAR BASKET: EX MCKEARIN PRIVATE COLLECTION
5" x 5", Yellow green, bottle glass, bowl shaped body pulled up at either end, pattern molded in 17 ribs over 17 ribs, applied handle attached to either end of bowl with applied prunt like decoration, applied circular foot, pontil; attributed to Ohio, possibly Mantua or Kent, c 1820-30, possibly Frederick Maryland, 1780-1795, mint condition (17 ribs tumblers were excavated at New Bremen); see American Glass This identical form is found with Georgian silver 1770-1795, called a sugar basket. There are many types of silver baskets that graced the tables of both British and American aristocracy during the eighteenth century, some examples were used for salt, others sweetmeat and large examples for bread, this blown glass basket is in the identical form sharing similar dimensions to the sugar basket. You couldn't ask for a rarer piece of Midwestern glass, stop and consider McKearins thoughts; he kept it part of his private collection. Had I had this piece 20 years back I know collectors who were obsessed with finding this piece and would have about killed to have owned it, just a figure of speech! | |
| 5 | $ 1,600 |
| | | EARLY SOUTH JERSEY FULLY LOADED LILY PAD PITCHER-
7"h., Aquamarine, bottle glass, bulbous body with applied superimposed type- 1 lily pad decoration exhibiting eleven pulls, wide neck with horizontal threading, applied transitional eighteenth century "arc" handle with good intact terminal, applied pronounced crimped foot, blow pipe pontil scar; possibly Glassboro or the Gloucester Glassworks, c.1785-1819, there is an one inch horizontal cooling line peeking out behind the terminal on either side, a half inch to the right and left, because of the brilliance of the metal and the nature of the fracture, the flaw is 90% unnoticeable, and when observed there is no shelf or refraction of any kind, otherwise mint condition. This pitcher was found in the1950's in Salem County N, J. in a trunk with a second larger example. What makes this pitcher one of the finest is that meticulous care was taken in its construction, the finest proportions, every lily pad painstakingly sculpted and each the exact matching height, one of the more beautiful pitchers made by what has to be a super skilled gaffer! | |
| 13 | $ 1,700 |
| | | UNIQUE PEACOCK COLORED PILLAR MOLDED CREMAER
4 1/4 "h., Deep peacock blue, shimmering bottle glass, conical form with 8 pronounced vertical ribs going to the pontil, tooled and folded rim, medial ridge handle, pontil scar; Pittsburgh or Philadelphia Pa., c. 1830-50, sparkling mint. This color we have never seen in a pillar molded pitcher or creamer, as far as we know there is no other. The color is warm but brilliant; it pulls you in wanting more, the right recipe for a peacock blue green. This classic American form is found in Midwestern states like Pennsylvania and Kentucky, and there is archeological evidence that they were possibly made in Philadelphia, probably at the Union Glassworks; it will be a cold day in Hell before one could find a more beautiful color on a pillar molded piece, don't miss this one! | |
| 21 | $ 5,000 |
