Lot
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1. “LOUIS KOSSUTH” / BUST OF KOSSUTH - FRIGATE / “U.S. STEAM FRIGATE / MISSISSIPPI / S. HUFFSEY”, (GI-112), made for Samuel Huffsey, blown at a South Jersey Glass Works, ca. 1850 - 1853, yellowish ‘old’ amber calabash, “PH DOFLEIN MOULD MAKER NTH 5T ST 84” on base, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
About perfect.
An exceptional example, full of trapped air bubbles and sand grain impurities. This is the first of three being offered in this mould, all in rarely seen colors!
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| 2 | $ 4,250 |
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2. “LOUIS KOSSUTH” / BUST OF KOSSUTH - FRIGATE / “U.S. STEAM FRIGATE / MISSISSIPPI / S. HUFFSEY”, (GI-112), made for Samuel Huffsey, blown at a South Jersey Glass Works, ca. 1850 - 1853, yellow with strong olive tone calabash, “PH DOFLEIN MOULD MAKER NTH 5T ST 84” on base, iron pontil, applied blob collar mouth.
A rainbow type radiation on the stern of the frigate has several stress cracks stemming from it the longest being about 1” in length.
Fortunately the damage intermingles with the bold embossing making it less apparent. This is a very rare color for this mould and has a sizable iron pontil that covers almost one-half of the base!
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| 1 | $ 900 |
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3. “LOUIS KOSSUTH” / BUST OF KOSSUTH - FRIGATE / “U.S. STEAM FRIGATE / MISSISSIPPI / S. HUFFSEY”, (GI-112), made for Samuel Huffsey, blown at a South Jersey Glass Works, ca. 1850 - 1853, dark olive green calabash, “PH DOFLEIN MOULD MAKER NTH 5T ST 84” on base, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
A ‘touch’ of high point wear, otherwise in pristine perfect condition.
Extremely rare (possibly unique) in this deep pure olive green color! We auctioned this great rarity in 2004 when it was in the Fred Weck collection.
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| 6 | $ 5,500 |
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4. “FELLS” / BUST OF WASHINGTON / “POINT” - MONUMENT / “BALTO”, (GI-21), Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1825 - 1835, light pinkish amethyst quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Some light scattered scratches and spots of wear.
A scarce color and with a better than normal density. A few exist in the pint size, but it’s a lot rarer in the quart.
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| 9 | $ 3,250 |
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5. “WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - “BRIDGETON (five pointed star) NEW JERSEY” / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-24), Bridgeton Glass Works, Bridgeton, New Jersey, ca. 1825 - 1835, deep yellowish amber pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Perfect condition, boldest possible impression.
This mould occurs in a number of colors with those in the amber spectrum being among the rarest!
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| 4 | $ 2,750 |
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6. “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, deep pinkish amethyst pint, open pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth.
Cleaned to its original luster, but retains some minor surface ‘picks’ mostly on a side at the base.
Oftentimes this color is so dark you need a strong light to see it. But not here, this one shows plenty of color under normal lighting.
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| 6 | $ 1,700 |
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7. “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON” - “GEN TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-39), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1849 - 1855, olive yellow quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Some minor scratches are just above the base on the Washington side. A sand grain in Washington's hair has a tiny in-making radiation surrounding it.
This is a rare color for this mould and it’s full of air bubbles that helps mask the minor imperfections. Looks great in any lighting.
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| 14 | $ 1,000 |
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8. “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - “GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-40), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, olive green pint, rough pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip.
Several internal open bubbles have tiny edge flaws.
A scarce color for this mould and the in-making flaws are non-offensive.
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| 9 | $ 700 |
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9. “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - “GEN. Z. TAYLOR” / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-46), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1948 - 1855, light to medium cobalt blue quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Lightly cleaned, but retains a number of scattered scratches. A tiny potstone ‘bruise’ is near a mould seam and a minor tooling flaw is on the outer edge of the lip.
Nice cobalt color and the mentioned condition issues are not that detracting.
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| 18 | $ 1,200 |
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10. “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - (reverse is plain), (GI-48), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, light emerald green pint, open pontil, applied ring mouth.
About perfect.
Strong impression, plenty of glass whittle and decent green color.
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| 6 | $ 375 |
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11. BUST OF WASHINGTON / “WASHINGTON” - BUST OF TAYLOR / “G.Z. TAYLOR”, (GI-50), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, light smoky sapphire blue pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Perfect condition, bold impression and almost no trace of wear.
Some light glass whittle and a subtle olive striation travels from the lip to Taylor’s shoulder. A nice ‘touch’ to an already attractive color.
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| 13 | $ 2,100 |
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12. BUST OF WASHINGTON - BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-55), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, medium golden yellow amber pint, open pontil has a minor chip that travels to the edge, sheared and tooled lip.
Some high point wear is mostly on the Taylor panel.
A scarce color for this mould.
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| 8 | $ 550 |
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13. “GENERAL WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON - EAGLE, (GI-2), Pittsburgh District Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1840, greenish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Some slight wear and a tiny flake is off the top/side of the lip.
A scarce Pittsburgh ‘beaded’ side flask and the minor mentioned flaws are non-offensive. Robert Daly Collection.
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| 9 | $ 450 |
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14. EAGLE - BUST OF COLUMBIA, (GI-122), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, clear glass pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Just a ‘touch’ of wear, otherwise in pristine condition.
Unusual ‘plump’ mould and very bold impression which according to Ken Wilson can be weak in the stars. Rated as extremely rare and is number 40 in McKearin’s ‘Most Desirable Flasks’. The last auction record was in 1994.
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| 9 | $ 4,500 |
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15. EAGLE - EAGLE, (GII-24), Louisville Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, ca. 1835 - 1845, bluish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
About perfect (a tiny, very faint bruise is on the neck).
Extremely strong impression (one of the best we’ve seen) and no trace of wear. Great corrugated sides and finely detailed American Eagle.
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| 13 | $ 325 |
