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Toys & Dolls 		Past Sale Results for September 23 - 26, 2004
Highlights of our 2004 10th Annual Catalogued Auction of Early American Pressed and Blown Glass Plus Lighting


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DRAGON (Lot #17 - $2,860), goblet. McKee and Brothers. 5 5/8" h. Undamaged.
Reference: Metz II, p. 82.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Philip Duncan.
Note: One of the top five most elusive and desirable non-flint goblets.

LACY PRINCESS FEATHER MEDALLION AND BASKET OF FLOWERS COMPOTE (Lot #474 - $19,800), brilliant canary, oblong dish with shaped even scallop rim, wafer attached eight-lobe pressed Leaf standard. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1840-1845. 6" h, 9" x 10 3/4", 4 3/8" d foot. Excellent overall condition, three rim chips causing the loss and/or partial loss of several scallops, one small top rim spall and several minor under rim spalls.
References:
  1. Elsholz, lot #162, which was exhibited at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1953.
  2. Spillman, fig. 269, color pl. 2.
  3. Parallels B & K I, fig. 1031.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of Sidney Shochet.

SANDWICH SAWTOOTH COMPOTE (Lot #475 - $11,000), brilliant canary, bowl with 30-scallop rim and five-step concentric circle base, standard with six-lobe stem and circular Flat Diamond foot, wafer construction. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1850-1870. 10" h, 10 1/8" d rim, 5 1/8" d foot. Rim with a 7/8" long chip to one scallop and a smaller chip to two others, otherwise undamaged.
Reference: Standard parallels B & K I, fig. 1171.
Provenance: Property of an Ohio collector.

DIAMOND THUMBPRINT PINT JUG (Lot #477 - $18,150), spectacular deep cobalt blue, applied solid handle and circular foot with polished pontil mark. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1850-1870. 6 1/2" h overall, 3 1/8" d foot. Remarkably undamaged.
Reference: Parallels B & K I, fig. 1174.
Provenance: Collection of Sylvia Applebee-Lyon and Ken Lyon.
Notes: Exhibited: "Sensational Sandwich," Sandwich Glass Museum, 1995.
Extremely important and one of the most magnificent examples of flint EAPG known. While colorless examples of this jug are quite rare, there are only two colored examples known to exist, neither of which had been recorded prior to the Sensational Sandwich exhibit. A true centerpiece of any collection.

HORN OF PLENTY QUART DECANTER (Lot #488 - $7,700), canary with green overtones, original unbelievably extravagant gilt decoration over pattern and shoulder, polished pontil mark, lacking stopper. Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1850-1870. 10" h, 3 3/4" d foot. Undamaged with only light wear to gilt on foot and lip.
Note: This decanter was recently discovered at a monthly flea market. Its decoration is unquestionably original and at the same time absolutely unprecedented. We can only speculate as to the history of this decanter which represents the most intriguing and outrageous example of flint EAPG that I have observed.

BF-1D BASKET OF FLOWERS PRESSED SALT (Lot #539 - $10,450), unlisted emerald green shading to yellow green with a small red slag inclusion, on four feet. Extremely rare, possibly unique. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1840. 2 1/8" h, 1 7/8" x 3". Exceptional outstanding condition, flake to one rim point, loss of one base scroll, chip to one foot tip and light flaking to others.
References:
  1. Neal, p. 5.
  2. Parallels B & K I, fig. 1447.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Hollander.
Note: Exhibited: Sandwich Glass Museum.
An exceptionally important and beautiful salt in top condition.

BT-7 "LAFAYET" STEAMBOAT PRESSED SALT (Lot #552 - $7,425), unlisted fiery opalescent to opaque mottled light to medium blue, two four-pane windows on stern. Unique. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1830-1845. 1 1/2" h, 1 7/8" x 3 1/2". Very good condition, rim with some minor flaking/mold roughness and a very faint annealing line, stern with chip to lower right side, chip to point of keel, two spots of roughness to table ring.
Reference: Neal, p. 32.
Provenance:
  1. Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Hollander
  2. Bourne's, May 17, 1974, lot #176
  3. Ex-Collection Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Wakefield.
Note: Exhibited: Sandwich Glass Museum.
An extremely important salt for which we could locate no sales record.

BLOWN MOLDED GV-8 CREAMER (Lot #636 - $6,875), brilliant purple blue, delicate folded rim, extremely well executed applied solid handle with bold medial rib, plain base with rough pontil mark. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1825-1835. 4" h, 3 1/8" d rim, 2 1/2" d base. Remarkable undamaged condition.
Reference: B & K I, fig. 1335.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Hollander.
Note: Exhibited: Sandwich Glass Museum.

STAR, FAN AND LEAF WINDOW PANE (Lot #708 - $12,650), colorless, central eight-point rayed star, four stippled leaves, and fan corners with alternating stippled and plain panels. Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1835-1850. 9 3/4" x 13 3/4". Remarkably proof except for a few tiny edge and corner flakes.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Hollander.
Notes: Exhibited: Sandwich Glass Museum.
An extremely important and beautiful previously unrecorded pane which is by far the largest example ever documented.

LEE/ROSE NO. 190-A-X (Lot #1073 - $2,860), colorless, variant with 30 even scallops and no bull's eyes. Extremely rare, only two recorded. Midwestern. 3 1/16" d. Near proof, small top-rim flake, minor under-rim flakes/mold roughness, chip to one foot, rim profile is proof.
References:
  1. Bilane, p. 12.
  2. Rose/Corning, pl. XXIV, #721.
Provenance: Property of a West Coast Art Museum.
Note: This is the first example of this important plate that we have sold. It was not represented in the Elsholz or Bilane collections.
An example from the Marble collection was included in the 1954 Corning exhibit (case 39 #721) and included by Rose in his new "100 Best" clear list. He noted "Hitherto unpublished. One of two recorded examples."

MARBRIE LOOP STAND LAMP (Lot #1204 - $3,300), kerosene period, colorless font with deep pink and white looping, blown font with applied peg, tooled brass stem single step and marble base, early brass #1 collar. Probably Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1860-1875. 8 3/4" h. Marble roughness otherwise undamaged.
References:
  1. Font parallels B & K II, fig. 2303a & b.
  2. Parallels Thuro II, p. 56l & m.

MARRIAGE / WEDDING STAND LAMP (Lot #1209 - $3,300), kerosene period, blue alabaster/clambroth fonts and base, brass #1 collars with slip burners and early petal top chimneys with wide frosted center band, the match holder lacks a cover and is embossed "PATENTED SEP. 20 1870," the underside of the base is embossed "PATD FEB 1st 1870 / RIPLEY & Co." Ripley & Co. 1870-1885. 13" h. Manufacturing underfills to opposite sides of the glass platform immediately beneath the connector and a bruise to one chimney base, otherwise an outstanding example.
References:
  1. Parallels GVA, Sept. 2003, lot #1189.
  2. Parallels GVA, May 2003, lot #576.
  3. Parallels Thuro I, p. 187d.
  4. Parallels Thuro III, p. 82c and d.
  5. Parallels Rushlight, fig. 8-9.

SEAWEED SQUAT STAND LAMP (Lot #1278 - $1,870), kerosene period, blue opalescent, brass #2 collar. Beaumont Glass Co. 1880-1900. 8 1/2" h. Shallow flakes on all four (low) corners and minor mold roughness at low foot line. Reference: Parallels Thuro II, p. 104a.

ANGLE SIX ARM CHANDELIER (Lot #1403 - $7,370), kerosene period, translucent white chimneys (tops) and colorless bases (globes), rolled and stamped brass construction with cast metal scroll ornaments, unmarked removable font, burner thumbwheels are marked "ANGLE LAMP CO N.Y.," all the bases (globes) are embossed with an Angle Lamp Company marking. The Angle Mfg. Co. 1896-1929. 26" h frame, 46" d. Excellent overall as found condition with original finish, minor bends to frame and some applied cast scrolls, dents in the removable font, two flame spreaders with dents and one with cracks, one set screw replaced, some glass with minor rim flakes.
Note: The owner of this rare Angle chandelier has indicated it originally hung in a Railroad Station in Cochecton New York, along the Delaware River. He acquired it from a woman who's husband was a railroad employee and had removed the lamp in the 1930's when the railroad station was undergoing an upgrade to electric lighting. The lamp then hung in their home until the current owner/collector purchased it approximately 35 years ago.