Lot
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1. BUST OF WASHINGTON - “ALBANY GLASS WORKS”, (GI-30), Albany Glass Works, Albany, New York, ca. 1830 - 1845, bluish aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
About perfect (minor internal open bubble). Fine example with a good impression and full of white flakes of color that appear as falling snow. Rated as comparatively scarce, but possibly rarer.
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| 8 | $ 275 |
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2. “WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - “JACKSON” / BUST OF JACKSON, (GI-31), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1825 - 1835, deep yellowish olive green pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Very bold impression and only a few spot of wear, mostly on the Jackson panel.
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| 14 | $ 350 |
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3. “WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - “JACKSON” / BUST OF JACKSON, (GI-34), Coventry, Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, ca. 1825 - 1835, medium yellowish ‘old’ amber half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Fine example, decent impression (which oftentimes is very wear on this mould), no wear or scratches.
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| 7 | $ 230 |
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4. “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - “DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD’A / GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-38), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, medium shading to deep pinkish amethyst pint, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip.
A 3/8” by 1/4” ice pick bruise is on the inside edge of the lip, otherwise perfect. Strong impression and almost no trace of wear. Traditionally this color is dark, sometimes approaching being black. So it’s refreshing to find one that shows good color in any lighting and the mentioned flaw is not visible when viewed straight on.
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| 19 | $ 2,400 |
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5. “LA FAYETTE” / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / “T. S.” - “DEWITT CLINTON” / BUST OF CLINTON / “C-T”, (GI-80), Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, ca. 1825 - 1830, medium yellowish ‘old’ amber pint, open pontil sheared and tooled lip.
A 1/2” by 3/8” chip with tiny bruise is off the base at the edge. A flow of extra internal glass travels from the neck through the shoulder and into the Lafayette embossing.
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| 7 | $ 400 |
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6. “GENERAL LA FAYETTE” / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / “REPUBLICAN / GRETITUDE” - “E. PLURIBUS UNUM” - EAGLE, “T.W.D.” - “KENSINGTON GLASS / WORKS PHILADELPHIA”, (GI-90), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Some light milky inside stain, but no form of damage.
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| 11 | $ 350 |
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7. “W. IHMSEN’S” / EAGLE / “GLASS” -“AGRICULTURE.” - SHEAF OF GRAIN AND FARM IMPLEMENTS, (GII-10), W. Ihmsen’s Williamsport Glass Works, ca. 1825 - 1835, light greenish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
A faint 1/2” in length stress crack is on the tip of a medial rib. Also some of the Agriculture embossing is weak but easily legible. Crude pebbly glass, rare mould.
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| 4 | $ 275 |
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8. “UNION” (in a banner) EAGLE - LYRE, (GII-22), American, probably Louisville Glass Works, ca. 1845 - 1855, bluish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
A faint 3/8” in length stress crack is located in one of the lyres scrolls, otherwise in excellent overall condition. Extremely bold impression, plenty of air bubbles and no trace of wear. An internal horizontal fold of glass is on the Lyre panel. Probably as bold an impression as any we’ve seen for this mould. Even the ‘Union’ embossing in the banner stands out! We sold this flask in auction 151, but missed the probably in making stress crack.
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| 9 | $ 300 |
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9. EAGLE - “COFFIN & HAY.” / STANDING STAG / “HAMMONTON”, (GII-50), Coffin & Hay Glass Works, Hammonton, New Jersey, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
A 1/2” by 1/4” factory fire polish is on the side of the lip. A very clean flask that is rated as scarce.
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| 5 | $ 160 |
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10. EAGLE - “CUNNINGHAM / PITTSBURGH” - EAGLE / “GLASS / MANUFACTURERS”, (GII-111), Cunningham Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish amber with a hint of olive pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth.
Some minor high point wear and like most examples of this mould the lettering is weak. This is an extremely rare color for this flask. Not only can we find no auction record of one being sold the color is unlisted in the McKearin/Wilson flask charts!
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| 2 | $ 1,300 |
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11. CORNUCOPIA - URN, (GIII-4), Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, ca. 1825 - 1835, deep olive amber pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Some slight high point wear, but no form of damage. Brent Culver Collection.
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| 9 | $ 120 |
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12. CORNUCOPIA - URN, (GIII-7), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
About perfect (some light spotty wear). Great impression and a rare color for this mould.
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| 17 | $ 450 |
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13. MASONIC ARCH - EAGLE / “T.W.D.”, (GIV-37), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
A possibly in-making 3/16” chip is off the side of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition.
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| 7 | $ 200 |
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14. SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-16), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1830, olive green half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Some areas of light external dullness, but no from of damage. Pure green color.
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| 14 | $ 600 |
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15. (Lot of 4) SCROLL Flasks, (GIX-10b, GIX-11, & 34), Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1850, shades of aqua and cornflower blue pints and half-pint, open pontil and iron pontil bases, sheared and tooled lips and an applied ring mouth.
The half-pint has a minor shallow open surface bubble on a medial rib, and one of the aqua pints has some light content stain, otherwise all are in perfect condition. One of the pint flasks has a heavy band of olive yellow color starting at the lip and traveling down into an upper scroll. This is a nice lot and the minor mentioned flaws are non-offensive!
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| 8 | $ 300 |
