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 Session #2
Saturday, May 17, 2008
(Sale begins at 9:30 a.m. with Lot #322)

Lots #1007 - #1024
Early Pressed and Lacy


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Lot 1007 - EXTREMELY RARE MIDWESTERN LACY COVERED RECTANGULAR CASKET / DISH, colorless, dish with lancet and ellipse design on sides, bold scroll and fan rim, and 28 bull's-eye scallops around the base, stepped cover with gothic arches and a bold fan-form finial. Probably Pittsburgh. 1830-1840. 5 5/8" h overall, 3 1/4" h rim, 4" x 6 1/4" overall. In truly outstanding condition, the dish rim with the partial loss of one corner scroll and a few small chips to fan tips, the base bull's-eyes are remarkably proof, the cover is near proof having only a light chip to one corner and minor flaking under the rim. Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000.

References:
  1. Spillman, p. 68, fig. 157.
  2. Innes, p. 276, fig. 287.
  3. Rose/Corning, frontispiece and p. 105, no. 349 "Apparently unique".
Provenance: From a Minnesota estate collection.

Note: This casket is one of only three or four recorded examples. All three references above illustrate the same example which was originally in the George McKearin collection and now resides at Corning. Another example, which was badly cracked, was part of the Walter E. Simmons, II collection, which sold through the Frank H. Boos Gallery, lot #251, in 1994. Elizabeth and Stuart Feld illustrated the ex: Simmons example in the catalog for their 2006 exhibit "In Pointed Style: The Gothic Revival in America, 1800-1860". These are the only two examples that we could locate. It is unknown whether the example being sold here is one of the four examples cited by Spillman or a previously unrecorded specimen.
Lot 1008 - IMPORTANT MARKED "J.&.C. RITCHIE" LACY WINDOW PANE, colorless, central reserve depicting a side-wheel steamboat below the lettering and a draped tassel, surrounded by neo-classical style urns and flowers with a thistle centered below. A previously unrecorded example of arguably the most desirable and iconic of all American lacy window panes. Wheeling Flint Glass Works, Wheeling, (W)VA, John and Craig Ritchie, proprietors. 1833-1836. 7" x 5". Proof except for a minute flake and hint of mold roughness to reverse edge. Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000.

References:
  1. Elsholz, lot #403, which was exhibited at the Henry Ford Museum in 1960.
  2. Spillman, fig. 311, Corning collection; also illus. Antiques/Am. Glass, p. 141.
  3. Wilson/Toledo, fig. 578, ex: Duckworth collection.
  4. Innes, pl. 306, fig. 1, ex: Grossman collection.
  5. Wheeling, pls. 21 and 24, Oglebay Institute collection.
Provenance: From a 30-year private collection near Wheeling, WV.
Lot 1009 - HEART AND SHEAF OF WHEAT NAPPIE ON FOOT, colorless, nappie with double-scallop alternating with single-scallop rim, four overlapping hearts in center, attached by a sloping wafer to a medial-knop stem and sloping foot, rough pontil mark. New England. 1828-1835. 3 3/8" h, 4 7/8" dia rim, 3 1/8" dia foot. Three shallow chips to rim edge and two spalls (one 1" long) to upper rim, profile is very good. Estimate: $200 - $300.

Provenance: Ex-collection: Dr. Frank L. & Betty Iber. Art Green, Dorflinger Show, 11/7/87.
Lot 1010 - CALIFORNIA COVERED SUGAR BOWL, canary, octagonal with circular foot, an unusually crude and thick example with a very slight cover seat causing a poor fit. New England Glass Co. or Curling, Robertson & Co. 1850-1870. 6" h overall, 5" dia rim overall, 3" dia foot. Fair condition with one large and two moderate chips to base rim, chip and two flakes to foot, several moderate chips to cover. Estimate: $75 - $125.

Provenance: Collection of Alice J. Lenker. Purchased from W. Mason Smith, 1990.
Lot 1011 - VARIOUS LACY ARTICLES, LOT OF TWO, colorless, consisting of a Princess feather Medallion with Stars nappie on foot / compote and a Nectarine nappie, each with even scallop rim. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and possibly others. 1835-1845. 3 3/8" h, 5 3/8" dia rim, 3 1/2" dia foot, and 1 1/2" h, 7 3/8" dia. First with the loss of two scallops, two others lightly tipped, and several flakes under the foot, second with two top-rim and one under-rim spall, and two tipped scallops. Estimate: $100 - $150.

Reference: First parallels B & K I, figs. 1018a and 1021.
Lot 1012 - HEART AND FLEUR-DE-LYS PLATE, colorless, central star and scrolls surrounded by a wide band of strawberry diamonds, broad scroll and scallop rim. Probably French. 1840-1860. 7 3/4" dia. Undamaged with some under-rim mold roughness. Estimate: $75 - $125.
Lot 1013 - HEART AND SCALE CREAMER, colorless, molded handle and plain circular foot. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1835-1850. 4 1/2" h overall, 3" dia rim, 2 3/4" dia foot. Shallow 3/4" spall to upper edge of spout, otherwise only some very minor mold roughness. Estimate: $50 - $75.
Lot 1014 - VARIOUS LACY ARTICLES, LOT OF 14, colorless, including a Gothic Arch covered sugar bowl, eight cup plates, a small tray, three nappies, and a small plate, along with a French opaque blue small plate. American and French. 19th century. Various sizes. Sugar cover with two chips, base undamaged, most other articles with normal rim chips. Estimate: $50 - $75.

Provenance: Collection of Alice J. Lenker.
Lot 1015 - PRESSED FURNITURE KNOBS, SET OF 12, fiery opalescent, each face featuring a plain rim with raised ridges on the top surrounding an eight-petal rosette, matching screw shanks with brass caps, which appear to be original, extend through the faces. Probably New England. 1850-1870. 1" h knob, 1 3/8" dia. Undamaged. Estimate: $100 - $150.
Lot 1016 - PRESSED FURNITURE KNOBS, SET OF 12, fiery opalescent, each face featuring a plain rim with raised ridges on the top surrounding an eight-petal rosette, matching screw shanks with brass caps, which appear to be original, extend through the faces. Probably New England. 1850-1870. 1" h knob, 1 3/8" dia. Undamaged except for three with very minor flakes. Estimate: $75 - $125.
Lot 1017 - MIDWESTERN PRESSED FURNITURE KNOBS, SET OF FOUR, colorless, each face featuring a bull's-eye and point rim with an interior rope band, tapered hexagonal body and ringed back with two lug anchors, lacking screw shanks which would have extended through the face. Probably Wheeling or Pittsburgh. 1828-1835. 1 3/4" h, 2 1/4" dia. Average condition with several rims and back chips, one with partial loss of one back. Estimate: $75 - $125.
Lot 1018 - PRESSED FURNITURE KNOBS, LOT OF EIGHT, deep fiery opalescent, each plain with no ornamentation, six circular (one slightly different) and two octagonal, probably originally fitted into metal mounts. Probably New England. 1850-1870. 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" h, 2 1/8" and 2 1/4" dia. Undamaged except for a flake and mold roughness to several backs. Estimate: $50 - $75.
Lot 1019 - BLOWN FURNITURE KNOBS, SET OF TEN, fiery opalescent, each of a somewhat amorphous form with original simple brass backplate and screw shank which extends through the face. 1850-1870. Shanks 1 5/8" long, 3/4" dia average. Undamaged except for a few very minor flakes. Estimate: $50 - $75.
Lot 1020 - VARIOUS PRESSED AND BLOWN FURNITURE KNOBS, LOT OF 21, one fiery opalescent and the remainder colorless, two with cut facets, three with original screw shank, one with original Britannia/pewter mount and shank. New England and other areas. 1828-1870. 1 1/4" to 2 1/4" dia. Outstanding condition having only two with a chip to face. Estimate: $100 - $150.
Lot 1021 - HEAVY PRESSED GLASS SQUARE PANE, colorless, quatrefoil acanthus leaf and scroll design with a central bull's eye, lightly pebbled background, upper edge molded with a "J" initial and a bobbin and disk chain. While the design of this pane parallels those of the Lacy period, it's soda-lime content indicates a later production date. Probably American. Fourth quarter 19th to first quarter 20th century. 1 1/4" thick, 8 1/4" x 8 1/4". Large bruise and numerous chips to outer edge. Estimate: $50 - $75.
Lot 1022 - VARIOUS PRESSED CURTAIN PINS, LOT OF TEN, fiery opalescent, consisting of a set of eight with shaped rims, complete with metal shanks which extend through the faces, along with a pair having plain rims and metal shanks which thread into the reverse. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and others. 1830-1870. 2 1/2" to 3 1/8" dia. Set with normal minor to moderate chipping to rims, pair with several flakes to rims, shanks with less than normal marring. Estimate: $100 - $150.
Lot 1023 - VARIOUS PRESSED CURTAIN PINS, LOT OF SEVEN, fiery opalescent, consisting of one pair and two singles complete with metal shank which is threaded into the reverse, along with three others lacking shanks. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and others. 1830-1870. 2 1/4" to 4 1/2" dia. Three largest complete examples undamaged except for some marring to shanks, two others with minor rim flakes and two largest with rim chips. Estimate: $75 - $125.

Provenance: Collection of the late Anne and Leon Powell.
Lot 1024 - VARIOUS EARLY PRESSED ARTICLES, LOT OF TEN, colorless and opalescent, consisting of seven furniture knobs lacking shanks, a plaid design plate, a toddy plate, and a honey dish. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. and others. 1830-1850. 8" largest dia. Knobs undamaged except for an edge flake to one of the largest, plates with normal rim chips and mold roughness. Estimate: $50 - $75.

Provenance: Collection of the late Anne and Leon Powell.