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Emporium & Coins Auction

Fri, Oct 22, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 237

18 Millefiori and Latticino Items

Estimate: $400 - $600

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

19th/20th century, comprising: St. Louis millefiori example with red and white jasper ground; Baccarat double overlay mushroom millefiori, 24-point star cut base; Baccarat garland with center arrow cane; Baccarat Dupont concentric, miniature with "1849" date to center; Islington Glass Co. example with millefiori decoration; SDS Seapoot Group millefiori example, partial label to base; St. Louis mushroom millefiori 16-point star cut base; three millefiori examples with unknown makers; red poinsettia on latticino ground, possibly Chinese; New England Glass Co fruit on latticino ground; St. Louis clematis on latticino ground; Mount Washington three fruit and leaf example; faceted example with small bouquet and millefiori, possibly Chinese; pansy faceted example on swirled latticino ground, possibly Chinese; millefiori plate and tumbler; largest 6 in.

Provenance: Estate of Ronald M. Lambe, Asheville, North Carolina

Note: Fourteen index cards with descriptions of paper weights written by consignor

Condition

St. Louis example with small chip to base, scratching throughout; Baccarat example minor chipping to blue overlay, some scratching; Baccarat garland with moderate scratching throughout; Baccarat Dupont chipping to base, one chip extends into an interior crack; Islington Glass Co. a few minor chips, scratching throughout; SDS Seapoot Group minor scratching, some roughness to base; St. Louis scratching, primarily to base; unknown makers, largest with moderate scratching throughout, small example with chip and scratching; red poinsettia a few areas of chipping, scratching; New England Glass Co. fruit scratching; St. Louis clematis small chips throughout, one large chip to faceted side, crack to base; Mount Washington fruit with dent to base, chipping to edge, residue, scratching; Chinese example flat chip, scratching; chips to body, scratching; plate areas of discoloration to center; tumbler small chip to base, scratching

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