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Thu, Jul 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 242

12 Clear Glass Table Pressed and Molded Table Items

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

late 19th/early 20th century, primarily Boston Sandwich Co., comprising: bowl in the "Zigzag" pattern, centered with a flower, 9-1/2 in.; four saucers, one depicting the profile of Henry Clay, two with American eagles, one with harp and vines, largest 4-3/8 in.; diminutive lidded tureen, oval body on thick foot and with two small, scrolled handles, the cover with floral finial, each in a pattern with fan and scrolls, 4-1/2 in.; two lidded mustards, with loop handle and mushroom finial, each decorated in a variation of the "Peacock Eye" pattern, 2-1/2 in.; mold blown handled basket, 4 in.; bowl with reeded well, band of alternating sunburst and diamond pattern to rim, 6-5/8 in.; pair of dessert plates in the "Lacy" pattern, 6-1/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art, sold to benefit the Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund

Condition

scratching, scuffing, hairlines to first bowl, air bubbles, chips to rim; Henry Clay with chips to rim, air bubbles, scratching; eagle plates with scratching, chips to rims, anomalies (as made); harp and vines with scratching, chips to rim; lidded tureen with chips, air bubbles, anomalies (as made), scratching, lidded mustards with chipping, scratching, residue; basket with scratching, air bubbles, small bowl scratching, anomalies (as made); dessert plates with discoloration, chipping, scratching, air bubbles, anomalies (as made), residue; each with accession number