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Bohemian Biedermeier Cut & Engraved Glass Spa Beaker
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Pre 1900 item# 1085753
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Fine Bohemian green-to-clear cut glass Biedermeier footed spa beaker ("spaglas") featuring five panels, each beautifully engraved with Classical symbols. Beakers of this sort originated in the great spa towns of Bohemia, where they were used to take the waters. Wealthy visitors often brought back a goblet as a souvenir of their restorative stay at the spa. This example is packed with finely-engraved symbols of all sorts--an anchor symbolizing hope; a cornucopia symbolizing prosperity; a swan symbolizing erotic love; a lyre symbolizing harmony; and the serpent of Epidaurus drinking from the bowl of Hygeia symbolizing health. The stem is panel cut, while the foot is simply decorated with printies and notches that match the cut vesicas on the sides.Origin: Bohemia, ca. 1830. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks. Size: 6-1/4" tall.
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New England Glass Company Scrambled Glass Paperweight
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Pre 1900 item# 997384
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A very nice example of a New England Glass Company scrambled paperweight. The set-up is tightly packed with a variety of colorful canes and ribbon twists, including one complex cane with a white eagle silhouette against a cobalt background. There may be two additional silhouettes, but they are too blown out to be certain. There is also a preponderance of chartreuse colored bits more frequently seen in St. Louis weights. The glass has very good clarity.Origin: America, ca. 1860. Condition: very good; a few nicks at the top of the crown; no cracks. Size: 2-5/8” diameter; 1-3/4” high.
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Signed Hawkes Engraved & Enameled Glass Cocktail Shaker
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Pre 1920 item# 926960
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A fine glass cocktail shaker by Hawkes. The glass blank is blown in an optic paneled style and highlighted with gilding at the neck. The body is beautifully enameled with a colorful rooster and the reverse side is engraved with the recipe for a "Bronx" cocktail. The stopper is finished with floral intaglio engraving. The The double-lip form of the shaker is very similar to the shape Hawkes used for oil & vinegar cruets. The base and stopper are signed with Hawkes' acid-etched trefoil mark.Origin: America, ca. 1920. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks; a small moon on the lower edge of the stopper. Size: 11" tall.
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Antique South Jersey Christmas Frit Glass Paperweight
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Pre 1910 item# 854823
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$225
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A very nice South Jersey glass frit paperweight. The set-up reads “Merry Christmas And Happy New Year” in whit frit, surrounded by a white frit wreath tied with a bow and appearing against a translucent cobalt blue ground. The glass is of very good quality with excellent clarity and weight. The top of the crown is faceted with a large flat octagonal printy surrounded by smaller printies angling toward the bottom. The flat bottom is fully polished.Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks. Size: 3-1/2” diameter; 2” tall.
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New England Glass Co. Mixed Fruit Glass Paperweight
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Pre 1900 item# 677760
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$625
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A very good fruit bouquet paperweight by the New England Glass Company. Four pears alternate with cherries and foliage around a central pear. The lampwork fruit is particularly nice in this weight. The bouquet is presented against a spiraling double latticinio basket. The dome is high and offers nice magnification. The crystal is a bit sugary, as is typical of many NEGC weights. The concave base has a wide basal ring.Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, absolutely minimal surface wear to the dome. Size: 2-1/2" diameter; 2-1/8" tall.
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Victorian Sandwich Amethyst Blown Glass Hyacinth Vase
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Pre 1900 item# 677627
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A classic Sandwich glass hyacinth vase in a rich amethyst shade. The vase is entirely hand blown, shows the traces of hand marvering. The deeply concave base has a rough pontil and a basal ring showing the expected wear. Hyacinth vases, sometimes called tulip vases or bulb vases, were used to force flowering bulbs for wintertime blooms indoors. They were quite the rage and some Victorian homes had numbers of vases arrayed on windowsills. Pieces by Sandwich are uncommon. An identical example to this, except in cobalt blue and with a large rim chip, sold at auction in July 2006 for $2127.50.Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks. Size: 9" tall.
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