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Item	Description	Price
Click to Enlarge 200	19^th century Victorian pulldown hall lamp, diamond pattern blue mother of pearl satin shade, white cased glass interior, great blow-out cylinder body, brass fittings, Gothic Revival motif on brass bottom fitting that pulls down and holds a font, pull down ceiling fixture with nicely working original rollers, shade- 8.5” dia, 10” tall, full lamp- 34” tall. Condition – excellent, no chips, nicks or bruises, font not available/3.5" dia. (223)	sold
Click to Enlarge 201	Circa 1880 satin glass ewer, Stevens & Williams, sought after Pompeian swirl and in the excellent peachblow colors popular at the time, fading from deep rose to brilliant yellows at the rim, pearl finish, cased interior/white lining, satin frosted applied handle, 12” tall. Condition – excellent. (360) - Illustrated in Art Glass Nouveau, Ray/Lee Grover, pg 25, pl 17. - As fine an example available of Victorian satin glass in design, color, form and condition.	sold
Click to Enlarge 202	Exceptional Victorian library table, by Merklin Bros, NYC, 1882-1897, solid primavera (topline offering by Merklen), spiral reeded edge and skirt moldings, shaped spiral reeded, turned legs, skirt castings are of a winged full bodied dragon holding a serpent in its mouth, shelf brackets are lion heads with bat wings and the cast claw with the typical Merklen wood ball feet, 38” long, 25.5” wide, 29.5” tall. Condition – excellent finish and condition, restored old possibly original finish, mounts seem to have the original aged bronzed finish. 355 Email/call for further info/thoughts on top grade status...Primavera, castings, etc	sold
Click to Enlarge 203	C 1860-70 Renaissance Victorian center table, probably NYC, maybe P&S or Gustave Herter, solid and burl walnut, rare Sienna marble top, desirable and unusual form with bowed ends and cabriole legs, bellflower/leaf carved tablet raised and incise panel skirt, fluted legs with scrolled leaf and bulls eye carvings, full burl stretcher with great holly leaf, berry and ribbon carving and incise carved medallion, 43” long, 28” wide, 28.5” tall. Condition - good original finish, original marble top, some mild veneer bubble/loss on one tablet and one curved stretcher top, missing castors, mild sunbleaching on one side/not offensive, nice patina. 364 Email/call for further info/thoughts on top grade status of this table...form, seinna, holly, etc	sold
Click to Enlarge 204	American brilliant period cut glass BOWL, “Clarke”(faint script signature), Quatrefoil Rosette(Waldorf), pat 1899, 69 hobstars, beaded mitres, extra fine button panels, 9.5” dia, 4” tall. Condition – excellent overall, one outside edge rim flake. (216) - this intricate pattern was the first design known to have been done by Thomas B Clarke himself and patented on Jan 31, 1899. - This design is said to be reminiscent of the magnificent European cathedrals. - One of the most beautiful, ornate and expensive designs produced. This was cut by order only due to the expense of cutting. - This bowl has four rose cut diamonds and 70 hobstars!	sold
Click to Enlarge 205	Rare American brilliant cut glass strawberry BOWL, shaped pocket dish, , heart or strawberry motif, five finely cut hobstars in each heart motif, feathered leaves, hobstar center, 21 hobstars in four hearts, wells on each side to accommodate dip, 12” long, 8” wide, 2.75” tall. Condition – excellent overall, chip on top of one tooth. 219 - a design that is reminiscent or Libbey's Ivernia. - shown in "Chain of Evidence -- Observations on the Life & Work of William C. Anderson" by the WCA Study Group, pg 57.	1400.00
Click to Enlarge 206	Fine American brilliant cut glass ROSEBOWL, extremely large 10” diameter, plain Block Optic design for display of large show blooms, thirteen rows of graduating size deeply cut blocks, possibly Smith Bros Glass Co, heavy clear 5/8^th inch thick blank/.25” deep cuts, 10 lbs, 10” dia, 8.5” tall. Condition – excellent. 285 - Smith Bros acquired their blanks from Mt Washington Glass Co and their successor, the Pairpoint Co. See pg 62, Am Cut & Engraved Glass, Revi. - Smith Bros and/or Mt Washington called this design – Block Diamond Fine. - Possibly Dorflinger who called this design – Block Diamond.	sold
Click to Enlarge 207	Fine American brilliant cut glass PITCHER / 12 TUMBLERS, Dorflinger, Chester design, hobstars in diamonds band above wide notched prism motif, ten flutes on neck with band, deep buttons full length of handle, great clear glass, pitcher-8.5” tall, 8.5” spout-handle, tumblers-4” tall. Condition – excellent condition, no chips or nicks, one tumbler has one inch rim hairline, one tumbler has flake on bottom. 234	sold
Click to Enlarge 208	American brilliant cut glass PITCHER, “Libbey”, pattern #208, hobstars above panels of alternating deep mitres and strawberry/diamond, fluted eyes with crosscuts on neck, notch fluted spout, triple notched/honeycomb handle, 8.75” tall, 8” spout to handle. Condition – excellent. 235 - signed on top of handle. - This pitcher is in the 1918 catalog page of pitchers along with the “Wisteria”/Lovebirds/#209. These two were the highest cost at that time. - Also shown in a 1920 Libbey catalog/Fauster, pg 300	925.00
Click to Enlarge 209	American brilliant cut glass PITCHER, “Libbey”, Wisteria or Lovebirds, pair of parrots sitting on a branch of wisteria blossoms surrounding body, brilliant cut branches and leaves, diamond motif band around top, notch fluted spout, two triple noted panels on handle, 8.25” tall, 7” spout to handle. Condition – excellent overall, one .25” bruise on rim/no loss. 236 - An excellent example of this motif. Deep cutting and great clear glass. - There is an example of this pitcher is in the 1918 Libbey catalog page of pitchers along with #208, These two are the highest cost at that time.	1400.00
Click to Enlarge 210	American brilliant cut glass CARAFE, a well cut strawberry/diamond/fan design, eight flutes on neck with notching and banding, rayed star base, 7.5” tall. Condition – excellent, no chips or nicks. 238 - Strawberry/diamond design is a classic early pattern used in the period prior to and including the brilliant period	375.00
Click to Enlarge 211	American brilliant cut glass CARAFE, probably Meridian, Albany design in bulls eye and prism cuts (alternating two zipper/two notched, eight flutes, honeycomb neck, great clear glass, 8.5” tall. Condition – excellent. 237	475.00
Click to Enlarge 212	Heavy American brilliant cut glass bowl, “Clark”, Floral Crystal design, large bellflower thistle and opened thistle flowers, scroll vine, feathered leaves, beautiful heavy clear glass, 7 pounds! 9.25” dia, 4.25” tall. Condition - excellent. (217) - Cut by T B Clark & Co - Shown in a May 1906 advertisement, reprinted in "Cut Glass Advertisements" Book I (of 4), LABAC.	1150.00
Click to Enlarge 213	Beautiful American brilliant cut glass bowl, Libbey, Regalis, attr to William C Anderson, 11” dia, great fluted and flared rim, hobstars in hobstars/fan centers(27 hobstars), rows with cane buttons, excellent feathering, lattice and finecut panels, 10.75” dia, 4” tall. Condition – excellent. (218) - shown in "Chain of Evidence -- Observations on the Life & Work of William C. Anderson" by the WCA Study Group, pg 132.	2200.00
Click to Enlarge 214	Unusual heavy American brilliant cut glass bowl, “Hawkes”, great deep “blown-out” sides, deeply cut mitres between blown-out panels, alternating zipper and hobstars with fan on panels, heavy clear glass, 5/8^th inch thick, 7 lbs, 10” dia, 3” tall. Condition – excellent overall, two minor depth rim flakes-one on top edge/one inside edge, some minor nicks on bottom of one zipper panel. (220) - Blown-out panels reminiscent of Fritchie/Kny rock crystal blanks. (on this unusual example the blown out panels do not extend to edge). - T G Hawkes catalog, pg 137, shows Kohinoor on blow-out bowls. (an ACGA reprint) - Kohinoor was probably named after a famous diamond in the British crown jewels collection. Kohinoor meaning “mountain of light” was the name given to the 105 carat diamond which was at the time the largest known diamond. A damond that has been in existence for many centuries…to the point that its origin before 1294 is uncertain.	4450.00
Click to Enlarge 215	American brilliant cut glass bowl, “Hawkes”, trefoil signature, good flared rim, hobstars in hobstars, deep mitre cuts, 9.25" dia, 3.25" tall. Condition - excellent. (221)	450.00
Click to Enlarge 216	American brilliant cut glass BOWL, shaped sides, hobstars, prism and deep mitre ovals, nicely spaced finecut panels, large hobstar base, excellent clear glass, just under half inch thick, 9” dia, 4” tall. Condition - excellent. (230) - Standard Cut Glass Guide, pg 19, Pitkin & Brooks, Winona, P&B grade. - Identify ABCG, Boggess, fig 692, identical bowl signed Gundy-Clapperton, Canada.	625.00
Click to Enlarge 217	Fine American brilliant cut glass BOWL, beautiful large finecut split vessicas, interspersed with hobstars/hobstar centers on the edge, great heavy clear glass, half inch thick, 6 lbs, 10” dia, 2.75” tall. Condition – excellent. 253 - Pattern reminiscent of Propeller and Chrysanthemum designs.	850.00
Click to Enlarge 218	Brilliant cut glass pitcher, vertical row of hobstars, between full length Harvard vessicas, notch/fluted spout, double notched handle, good clear glass, 11” tall, 6.25” dia, 8” spout to handle. Condition – excellent. (387) - great large size and quality for this form, a beautiful pitcher.	725.00
Click to Enlarge 219	Fine American brilliant cut glass COLOGNE, probably Bergen, Columbia design, hobstars, finecut/button panels, split vessicas and unusual clear tusks on bottom/edge, flute panels on neck, large 2.5” diameter facet cut original stopper, matching numbers-284, beautiful heavy clear glass, 4 lbs, 8.25” tall, 5.5” dia. Condition – excellent, one chip on bottom of stopper, minor spots on interior bottom. 286 - Probably inspired by Hawkes, Chrysanthemum design??	1150.00
Click to Enlarge 220	Circa late 19^th century five piece water set, “Francisware”, Hobbs, Brockunier & Co, 1880, amber rims, satin finish, shaped tray, no 4 jug, two tumblers, finger bowl. Condition – excellent overall, flake on bottom of one cup, flake on one hob on bottom ring of pitcher. (215) -also known as Hobnail & # 323 Dewdrop.	850.00
Click to Enlarge 221	eapg...Five piece table set, Francisware swirl, Hobbs, Brockunier & Co, 1880, frosted, amber ruffled rims, two covered dessert tureens-5.5” long, 5” tall, two covered sugar-4.5” long, 6” tall, creamer-5” long, 3.5” tall. Condtion – overall good, one small nick on bottom of covered dessert/under lid. 224	450.00
Click to Enlarge 222	eapg...Water TRAY, vaseline/canary-yellow, Gillinder & Sons, Maple Leaf, 1880’s, rolled maple leaf rim, diamond design center panel, 11” dia, 1.5” tall. Condition – overall excellent, one underside leaf nick. 226.	130.00
Click to Enlarge 223	Oval COVERED COMPOTE, Westward Ho, Gillinder & Sons, Phila, 1879, low standard, 4” tall kneeling Indian finial with tomahawk, frosted band with buffalo, log cabin, stag and doe amoung mountains and trees, rising sun, reeded base, 12” tall, 9” long, 5.75” wide. Condition – excellent, no chips or nicks. Guaranteed old / not reproduced. 227 - Original name – Pioneer, also called Tippecanoe. - This pattern was probably inspired by the Centennial and the Western expansion of the US at the time. - The kneeling Indian was difficult to mold. The mold was complex, having to open in four or more pieces-“Corning Museum of Glass”. - This is an original compote with a well detailed Indian, animals and the detailed/shape closed mouth of the deer of the originals.	475.00
Click to Enlarge 224	Beautiful brilliant cut glass bowl, probably J Hoare, Newport design, silverplate rim, sixty-two hobstars, fine small eight point hobstars in oval panel with beaded zipper motif, alternating vessicas with hobstars, five cluster hobstar bottom, silverplate on copper rim, 8.25” dia, 4” tall. Condition – one flake on mitre in pattern/side, mild wear to silver. 190	525.00
Click to Enlarge 225	brilliant cut glass bowl, early 1900, octagon shape, 10.5” long, twenty-five hobstars, hobstar cluster (Harvard oversize motif with sixteen point hobstars on button tops), alternating with two hobstars in vessicas, filled with fine cut and small fine cut harvard panels, zipper band around edge, large twenty point hobstar base, .5” thick, heavy clear blank, 4.25 lbs, 10.5” long, 7” wide, 3.75” tall. Condition – excellent, no chips or nicks. (188) - This overall pattern is reminiscent of Libbey’s Marcella design. See pg 20, “Rarities in American Cut Glass”, Weiner & Lipkowitz. - Possibly panels in Hunt’s Arcadia (or Royal-1911) design, pg 198, Am Cut & Engraved Glass, Revi / fig 38-Swan. - In a manner compared to Bergen’s Harvard/chair bottom design with hobstars on buttons and finecut/diamond on top of prism dividing lines. Pg 88, Am Cut & Engraved Glass, Revi.	650.00
Click to Enlarge 226	Brilliant cut glass stem goblet, probably Dorflinger, American pattern, draped panels with hobstars, facet cut elongated bubble stem, 24 point hobstar base, twelve ounces, 6.25” tall, 3 5/8^th” dia. Condition – excellent, original rim. 329	300.00
Click to Enlarge 227	Brilliant cut glass stem goblet, arched panels and draped pattern, facet cut elongated bubble stem, 24 point hobstar base, fourteen ounces, 5 7/8” tall, 3 5/8^th” dia. Condition – excellent, original rim. 329	300.00
Click to Enlarge 228	American brilliant cut glass BEAKER, signed Stueben, diamond motif with fine diamond band, feathered star base, twelve ounces, 5 7/8^th” tall, 3.75” dia. Condition – excellent. 301 - Cut in Dorflinger’s Old Colony design, pg 281, Am Cut & Engraved Glass, Revi.	300.00
Click to Enlarge 229	American cut glass OLIVE or CONDIMENT JAR, beautifully cut ovals/vessicas with finely cut strawberry/diamond alternating with a punty/bullseye, flute/mitre cut below, rayed star base, deep mitre cut mushroom stopper/lid, great clear glass, good weight, 6.5” tall, 3.25” dia. Condition – small/miner outside rim flake, small flake on base, nicks/mild roughness on bottom edge of stopper(inside). 317 - Sometimes called/used as a small humidor. - Called a horseradish jar in some original company catalogs. http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?size=full&ahid=615&aid=19822&lid=5882997&aiid=0	525.00
Click to Enlarge 230	Circa 1890 cut glass syrup, crosscut diamond motif, silverplate hinged lid with relief Rococo scrolls, 5.5” tall, 4.5” handle to spout. Condition – glass/excellent, silverplate/shows some surface wear. 303	275.00
Click to Enlarge 231	Fine American brilliant cut glass SYRUP, Hawkes, blow-out blank, deeply cut mitre between vertical panels with hobstar and triple notched/honeycomb band alternating with a hobstar with double notched prism band, domed and hinged silverplate lid, 5.25” tall, 2.75” dia. Condition – excellent, discolored silverplate. 271 - I believe this is Hawkes Kohinoor design that was used on their blow-out bowls. This syrup is a blow-out blank, but is accomplished more by protusion cutting exterior. The shaped blank can be seen from the bottom. - T G Hawkes catalog, pg 137, shows Kohinoor on blow-out bowls. (an ACGA reprint) - Kohinoor was probably named after a famous diamond in the British crown jewels collection. Kohinoor meaning “mountain of light” was the name given to the 105 carat diamond which was at the time the largest known diamond. A damond that had been in existence for many centuries…to the point that its origin before 1294 is uncertain.	525.00
Click to Enlarge 232	Pair elegant period cut glass COMPOTES, quality of Hawkes, fine mitre cut ribs, flute cut on bottom of bowl, baluster pedestal, excellent clear glass, 7” dia, 4.25” tall. Condition – excellent, no chips or nicks. 304	1450.00
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