LEFT: Decanter. c1840-c1870. Probably originally housed in a frame. H = 14" (35.6 cm), D = 3" (7.6 cm), wt = 1.5 Lb (0.7 kg). Sold for $55 in 1988. CENTER: Decanter. c1860-c1880. Red cut-to-clear. Fluted neck with applied string ring. Flutes and half-flutes (quasi-bullseyes) on body. Ground and polished pontil. Original "corn cob" stopper. Fine, original condition. H = 12" (30.5 cm), max D = 3.75" (9.5 cm), wt = 2.5 lb (1.1 kg). Sold for $200 in 1990. RIGHT: Ewer. c1855-c1875. Fluted neck not ground for stopper. Body has vertical panels of sharp diamonds separated by single, concave flutes. Paneled handle with thumb rest. 24-pt star on base. Excellent, original condition. H = 12" (30.5 cm), max D = 5.5" (14.0 cm), wt = 4 lb (1.8 kg). Sold for $200 in 1989.
Carafe. c1860-c1880. Red cut-to-clear. 16-pt star on base. Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. H = 6" (15.2 cm), D = 5" (12.7 cm), wt = 1.5 lb (0.7 kg). Sold for $125 in 1988.
Two views of a decanter on a shallow foot. Hollow diamonds on neck. A vesica pattern on the body. Star-cut, applied foot. Original stopper cut in-pattern. Origin/manufacturer unknown, possibly foreign. Fine, original condition. H = 12.75" (32.4 cm), max D = 4.5" (11.4 cm), wt = 2.25 lb (1.0 kg). Sold for $125 in 1991.
Cologne Bottles. LEFT: c1865-c1880. Block diamond pattern. 24-pt star on base. One of a pair. Original, numbered stoppers. 16 oz capacity. Possibly from the Boston & Sandwish Glass Company. Sold for $325 (pair) in 1996. RIGHT: c1855-c1875. Solid yellow (lead glass containing uranium). Completely cut. Flutes and crosss-cut diamonds on body. Cut octagonal lip. 20 ridged radiants on base with ground and polished pontil. Original flute-cut and faceted stopper, solid. H = 8" (20.3 cm), max D = 4" (10.2 cm), wt = 1.75 lb (0.8 kg). Sold for $450 in 1988.
Pitcher. c1815-c1835. Undulating rim with fine notching. Paneled handle with thumb rest. Step-cut neck. English strawberry diamonds in upper portion of body with curved miters and fine diamonds on the lower portion of the body. 24-pt star on base. H = 7" (17.8 cm), max D = 7.5" (19.0 cm), wt = 2.5 lb (1.1 kg). Sold for $175 in 1987.
Pitchers. LEFT: c1830-c1850. "Possibly Sweeney's Glass Works, Wheeling, WV". H = 8.4" (21.3 cm) (Image: Toledo Museum of Art, acc. no. 12.138; image copyrighted, used with permission. This image may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Toledo Museum of Art.) RIGHT: c1820-c1840. "Said to have been made by or for Richard Synar, a glass cutter and part owner of the Union Flint Glass Company, Philadelphia". H = 7.3" (18.6 cm) (Image: Corning Museum of Glass, acc. no. 71.4.78.) Quotations and images are from Spillman and Franz 1990, pp. 19 and 24.
Updated 15 Jun 2007