Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, 1848 – 1855. Rich, medium-to-deep teal green coloration, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (just a bit of minor roughness, including a couple of paper-thin 1/8” flakes on the inside edge of the sheared mouth, and a slight trace of light wear, otherwise excellent). GI-39. Great color, excellent character - the glass being filled with impurities, as well as some very subtle milky striations swirled through the lower half. | |
| 28 | $ 850 |
| | | Pattern Molded Footed Bowl or Compote, America, or possibly England, 1820 – 1840. Medium cobalt blue, leaded glass, hemispherical bowl with 16 diamond pattern, sheared rim – applied knop stem and disk foot with inward folded rim, blown from the same gather and patterned with 14 vertical ribs, pontil scarred base, ht. 3 5/8”, rim dia. approx. 3 ½”, perfect. A beautiful, very scarce pattern-molded compote, or small footed bowl. Note the size, it is substantially larger than a salt, yet a little smaller, more diminutive, than the typical sugar ‘basin’. An early Parke-Bernet Galleries tag remains on the bowl. | |
| 19 | $ 700 |
| | | Pattern Molded Salt Cellar, England or possibly America, 1800 – 1830. Rich, deep cobalt blue, patterned with 12 heavy vertical ribs, double-ogee bowl, short pinched knopf stem patterned from the same gather – applied circular foot, glass-tipped pontil scar with remnants of iron, ht. 2 ¾”, rim dia. 2 3/16”, perfect. A beautiful early ‘Stiegel-type’ salt cellar indicative of the popular wares produced in both England, as well as early American glasshouses during the 1st quarter of the 19th century. | |
| 4 | $ 210 |
| | | Pattern Molded Salt Cellar, probably England, possibly America, 1780 – 1810. Deep amethyst, 14-diamond pattern, double-ogee bowl, short stem drawn from same gather – applied circular foot, glass-tipped pontil scar, ht. 3”, rim dia. 2 3/16”, perfect. See, Glass in Early America, Arlene Palmer, p.261. Similar to #226. Scarce color. | |
| 18 | $ 1,300 |
| | | Pattern Molded Pocket Flask, Continental, or possibly Midwest, 1800 – 1820. Deep cobalt blue, 18 widely spaced ribs swirled to the right, chestnut form, half post construction, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 5 3/8”; (some light exterior wear, otherwise perfect). Very rare. Provenance: Ex. William Wood collection, 1942 Catalog, p.55, #280. Per catalog notation; “From Andrew Ness, Michigan City, Indiana”. Half post flasks are rare in cobalt as well as 18-rib. Beautiful deep color. | |
| 34 | $ 2,500 |
| | | EAGLE – EAGLE Historical Flask, a Stoddard, NH glasshouse, probably Granite Glass Co, 1846 – 1962. Rich, medium-to-deep olive amber, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a little light wear, and a 3/8” chip from the edge of the base; some light-to-moderate interior content residue, likely washable). GII-84. This important early collection encompasses some of the great rarities, as well as early bottle collecting classics of which this Stoddard double eagle is one! | |
| 5 | $ 160 |
| | | MASONIC – EAGLE / J. K / B” Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1815 – 1825. Light powder blue, and depending on the lighting, almost a light lavender-blue coloration, sheared and tooled mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (a trace of light wear including a 1/8” flake and a couple of minor open bubbles, ¼” or less, near the medial ribs, otherwise excellent). GIV-3. Provenance: Ex. Alfred B. Maclay collection, Parke-Bernet Galleries, March, 1945, Lot 450 (pictured).
Note; the description in the Parke-Bernet catalog was termed, “Rare Pale Lavender”. Regardless, a very attractive and extremely rare color.
Historical background: There were two distinct, comprehensive auctions of the Alfred B. Maclay collection. The first auction was conducted in 1939; the second in 1945 (both by Parke-Bernet Galleries). The 1939 Parke-Bernet Galleries catalog gives the following introduction to the Alfred B. Maclay collection:
To many of the students and collectors of Early American glass and ceramics the collection of Alfred B. Maclay needs no introduction. It was assembled over a period of more than twenty years by one who is a connoisseur and a student in the fields represented… In scope it one of the most comprehensive collections. It is replete with rare and unique specimens… I believe the glass is equal to the finest which has ever been on sale.
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| 41 | $ 20,000 |
| | | MASONIC – EAGLE / J. K / B” Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1815 – 1825. Bright yellow green, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, virtually perfect; (there is a ¼” sliver flake on the inside edge of the lip, next to a potstone that actually protrudes above the edge of lip – with no associated issues mentioned for completeness, otherwise mint). GIV-3. A beautiful example, strong color, excellent character, outstanding condition having virtually no wear. | |
| 38 | $ 3,500 |
| | | MASONIC – EAGLE / J. K / B” Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1815 – 1825. Clear olive yellow in the neck and shoulders, shading to a light greenish aqua along one of the sides, and to a beautiful yellow amber with an olive tone towards the base, sheared and outward rolled mouth – polished base with blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (slight trace of light wear and interior residue, otherwise perfect). GIV-3. A gorgeous color, outstanding ‘see-through’ clarity.
This one is special. In addition, it is somewhat of a chameleon that changes color depending on the type of lighting and time of day. Note; as mentioned above, the base at some point has been finely polished, likely to aid in the flask standing upright due to a jagged pontil. Some folks think this was done at the factory. Regardless, it is a spectacular, eye-appealing flask, and reminiscent of an example that was in the Paul Richards collection. Although very similar in shading, this one appears to have more yellow, and less green, than the Richards example. | |
| 32 | $ 11,000 |
| | | MASONIC – EAGLE / J. K / B” Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1815 – 1825. A swath of yellowish amber below the shoulders, striated deep tobacco amber through the remainder of the flask, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (slight trace of minor light wear, and a small spot with a little dip in the lip that may have been lightly buffed, otherwise near perfect). GIV-3. Another great example in a rare and unusual color. | |
| 16 | $ 3,500 |
