FOUR ART GLASS AND CRYSTAL CONTEMPORARY PIECES: a signed Williams '79 glass bud vase with internal bubbles and interior extensions pale green height 5.50''; paper weight titled ''The Glass Eye'' MSN 1989; crystal bud vase 5.50'' tall signed indistinctly; and a shoe-shaped art glass vase having internal clouded blue green and caramel tones length 8.50''. The pieces are in very good condition with light wear throughout but the flower paperweight has a few small fractures to the glass.
Three Perthshire glass paperweights, comprising a 'Pom-Pom' weight containing a pink pom-pom and bud with leaves all set in a translucent ruby overlay with faceted panels, date cane 'P1982' and paper label to base, 176/300, 2.5" diameter, a 'Nosegay' weight containing a small nosegay of millefiori florettes on green leaves centred on a pink and green swirl, signature cane 'P' to base, 53/400, 2.5" diameter, and an amethyst overlaid and faceted weight with central blue flower surrounded by six alternating pink and white flowers, signature cane 'P' in centre of blue flower, 2.75" diameter, all in original presentation boxes, two with certificates, (3),
Mixed media floral painting on rice paper. Signed ''Robert Laessig'' on lower left. Depicts a forest with wild flowers. Framed matted and under glass. Wooden gilt distressed frame. Condition: good see images. Art paper measures 20'' tall x 17'' wide. Frame measures 29'' tall x 24.75'' Shipping weight 11 lbs.
Hand-blown glass, three pieces, all signed: "C. Savoie" bud vase, cobalt to clear with rounded cylinder shape and flared rim, air bubble on rim, 5" h.; perfume bottle by Young & Constantin, cobalt blue and clear with pink drops, clear stopper, 6 1/4" h.; and a paper weight by Judi Bove (American, 20th C.), dated 1993, round with underwater flowering foliage and fish, 4 1/2" diam. [De-accessioned from a Connecticut Museum]
5PC Sterling Silver Brush Mirror Vanity Group: United States, Early 20th Century. Includes a brush and mirror set with tight martele pattern, one paper weight decorated with tendrils and acanthus leaves, one Tiffany & Co. hairbrush decorated with cherubs and flowers, and one large hand mirror decorated with a basket of flowers, swags, and ribbons. Sterling silver, silver alloy, glass, Smallest 5" x 3", Largest 12 1/4" x 7 1/2". Matching hairbrush and mirror set marked "WK90" with character mark, cherub hairbrush marked "Tiffany & Co. Sterling" under bristles. From the collection of a Needham, Massachusetts lady. Condition All monogrammed, light scratches and wear associated with age and use, otherwise good condition. Please refer to photographs.
NINE AMERICAN AND CONTINENTAL CLEAR GLASS PERFUMES20th century, comprising: circular atomizer, silvered metal hardware, molded "Duray" signature to base, 2-1/4 in.; Muse de Coty rectangular perfume, labeled "Zoty/New York/Paris", 3-1/4 in.; Bonzo dog bottle, head lifts to expose stopper, glass dauber, label to base "Onized/Owens-Illinois/Glass Company", 3-1/8 in.; Waterford spherical bottle with heart form stopper, acid etched to base "Marquis by Waterford", 4-1/8 in.; possibly Marcel Francke, circular faceted atomizer, silvered metal hardware, marked "Fizz Bte S.D.G.D./Made in France", 4-1/4 in.; Dime Store dog, depicted seated, plastic green lid, marked "Pat. P.D." to base, 2-3/4 in.; spherical paper weight style bottle with white flowers and controlled bubbles, marked to bas "Joe St. Clair", 5-3/4 in.; faceted bottle form gilt painted decoration of courting couple above "Houbigant", gilt stopper, acid stamped to base "Baccarat France", for the 1925 fragrance Quelques Fleurs, 7-3/4 in.; Buddha form bottle, with black lid, molded signature "Vantine" to base, 7 in.
Provenance: Collection of Janice and Joe Boyd
Condition:
discoloration to hardware; fleabites to dog neck; each with minor scratching, primarily to bases, with numbered labels to each
An Eli Terry & Sons Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock ca. 1818-1824 Wooden works classic Pillar and Scroll shelf clock with mahogany veneers bracket base tapered columns at the sides scrolling pediment with three turned brass urns two glass panels in door the lower with an elaborate eglomise decoration with gilt and black spandrel inlaid diamond shape escutcheon painted face with flowers at the corners Arabic numerals. Inside with printed paper with instructions and "Patent Clocks invented by Eli Terry. Made and sold at Plymouth Connecticut by E.Terry & Sons Warranted if Well Used etc. Back with partial printed paper now covered for protection with a plexi panel. Comes with pendulum weight crank loose Terry Clock Co. printed label.
Eli Terry (1772-1852) apprenticed to Thomas Harland and was destined to become one of the most famous of watch makers. The oldest of ten children he made his first clock at age 21. In 1800 he started the first clock factory in America at Northbury a part of Plymouth Connecticut.
2 GLASS DECORATIVE ITEMS2 Glass decorative items. Anthony Depalma (American, New Jersey, 20th Century) studio glass paper weight. Etch signed underneath "A. Depalma". VMC Reims France glass flower frog with silverplate footed stand. With label, marked on the underside "Made in France 4 1/2" .
Anthony Depalma paperweight: 4 1/2" H.
Perthshire Glass 'Garland Weight' glass paperweight, limited 45/250, box and papers; together with further Perthshire Glass paperweight decorated with flowers and holly and stamped with a P, boxed (2)
Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, 1820, mahogany scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals and raised gilt decoration and basket of flowers below the center, reverse-painted lower glass of a country house, printed paper maker's label stating in part,Patent Clocks, Invented by Eli Terry./ Made and Sold at Plymouth, Connecticut by Seth Thomas, thirty-hour wooden movement with count-wheel strike two cast iron weights and pendulum, ht. 32 in. Estimate $2,500-3,500 Clock in original finish and with original scrolls and feet. Both glasses original with some paint loss to lower scene. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A Silas Hoadley Shelf Alarm Clock ca. Mid 1800's Wood works with alarm. With solid scrolled splat stenciled with a basket of flowers quarter round applied stenciled columns at the back 3/4 round similar columns flanking a painted wooden dial with Arabic numerals double panel door with clear rolled glass above mirrored glass below diamond shape inset key escutcheon. Sides of the case painted. Partial paper printed maker's label and directions inside now covered with plexi panels also "First Quality Time Pieces with Alarm (Picots bushed with ivory)". Comes with weight pendulum crank two sets of carved replacement finials.
Silas Hoadley (1786-1870) apprenticed as a carpenter to his uncle Calvin Hoadley. In 1809 he formed a clock-making partnership with Eli Terry and Seth Thomas as Terry Thomas & Hoadley located in Plymouth Connecticut. The partnership eventually faded with the others forming their own firms and Hoadley continued on his own making clocks until 1849.
A grouping of thirty-three glass paper weights
20th century
Variously decorated with mille-fiore, flowers and patterns of airbubbles, several with Made in China labels.
diameters between 1 1/2 and 3in
ART GLASS: KERRY, JABKONSKI, ETC., SIX ROUND CLEAR PAPER WEIGHTS, 20TH C., DETAILS INCLUDE: ONE WITH TWO BLUE AND PINK TRUMPET FLOWERS AT CENTER, JABKONSKI STICKER ADHERED TO SIDE, ETCHED FREEHAND MONOGRAM "AY" TO BAS...ART GLASS: Kerry, Jabkonski, etc., six round clear paper weights, 20th C., details include: one with two blue and pink trumpet flowers at center, Jabkonski sticker adhered to side, etched freehand monogram "AY" to base, 3 3/8" diam.; Kerry, Ireland green swirl paperweight, adhered label to side, 3 1/4" diam.four Murano type including one with underwater scene with frog and goldfish meeting over plant, indent to base, 3 1/8" diam., butterfly over streaming white flower, imperfection possibly re-cased old damage to side, 3 5/8" diam., one with three flowers at center over speckled white base, indentation to base, 2 5/8" diam., yellow flower over cobalt base, 2 1/2" diam., all pieces with wear consistent with age and use and may have minor scratches, imperfections, small damages, etc., all sold as found, sizes are approximate.
FIVE GLASS PAPER WEIGHTS, INCLUDING: FOUR SPHERICAL, ONE WITH RED SPECKLING SIGNED "ABELMAN 1990"; ONE WITH ORANGE AND WHITE SWIRL,...Five glass paper weights, including: four spherical, one with red speckling signed "Abelman 1990"; one with orange and white swirl, one with clear glass and flowers, one dark blue with butterfly design, along with one eight-sided pyramid with red center and blue and white flowers, all pieces with expected wear including light surface wear and scratches
FIVE PAPERWEIGHTS BY JOHN GENTILE including a goose in flight over deep blue ground; an orange and white weight with five large bubbles enclosing the sixth in the center with a white ground; an oval weight with yellow, green and brown swirls and small bubbles; another weight with a central blue five-petaled flower above long bubbles and a green, blue and white ground; and a clear weight with five multi-colored flowers centering a small bubble, with attached paper tag stating that the weight contains authentic fragments dug at Glass Works at Cape Cod, Mass. (5) Literature: For the goose in flight weight, see Melvin, p. 71. See Melvin, p. 69 for die to cast goose. For the swirl weight, see Melvin, p. 62
2 Glass decorative items. Anthony Depalma (American, New Jersey, 20th Century) studio glass paper weight. Etch signed underneath "A. Depalma". VMC Reims France glass flower frog with silverplate footed stand. With label, marked on the underside "Made in France 4 1/2" .
Anthony Depalma paperweight: 4 1/2" H.
Five glass paper weights, including: four spherical, one with red speckling signed "Abelman 1990"; one with orange and white swirl, one with clear glass and flowers, one dark blue with butterfly design, along with one eight-sided pyramid with red center and blue and white flowers, all pieces with expected wear including light surface wear and scratches
GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS GLASSWARE AND BOOKENDS Including a circular cut glass bowl with a silver plate rim, an oblong cut glass dish, two candy dishes with lids, a glass box, a small glass dish, a decanter, a stopper, a hexagonal footed dish, a vase with a crackled texture, a green glass bud vase; all together with five orange colored sherry glasses with a decanter, Together with a Lenox "Parrot Tulip" figurine, two paper weights one shaped like a small dish, a pair of bookends, a pepper shaker, a Hummel figure of a boy, a small black and orange painted bowl, a Staffordshire flower figurine, and two small decorative items , Including a wooden horse head pair, a pair with attached globes, a polished stone pair, and two metal pairs with scenes in relief; together with three tribal head figures, Including a painted metal flower sculpture, a shallow wooden bowl, and a Bryn Mawr College metal mug (36)
13 GLASS PAPER WEIGHTS AND FOUR GLASS FLOWERS INCL. MURANO.
A Millefiori glass paper weight with a central flower, 7cm high.
2 Lalique France Lizard Flower Figural Glass Group: . France, Early 20th Century. Group includes a mauve flower paper weight and green scaly lizard figurine, both with frosted finish. Glass, Smallest 4" dia. , Largest 3" x 6 1/2". Both marked "Lalique France" on bottom. From the collection of a Medfield, Massachusetts gentleman. Condition Lizard has orange mark to one foot, light wear to both, otherwise good condition.
PAIR OF EMPIRE WEIGHTED CASTERS, SILVER CHEETAH HANDLED PAPER KNIFE, SILVER NUT DISH, PLATED TOPPED GLASS VANITY JAR, THREE PLATED WINE COASTERS, PAIR OF PLATED DRINKS COASTERS, PLATED SHAPED RECTANGULAR DISH, TWO'S COMPPAIR OF EMPIRE WEIGHTED CASTERS, SILVER CHEETAH HANDLED PAPER KNIFE, SILVER NUT DISH, PLATED TOPPED GLASS VANITY JAR, THREE PLATED WINE COASTERS, PAIR OF PLATED DRINKS COASTERS, PLATED SHAPED RECTANGULAR DISH, TWO'S COMPANY SMALL VASE AND A WHITE METAL PAIR OF BIRD-SHAPED CASTERS ON BRANCHING STAND, the salt and pepper casters of urn form with gadrooned borders, weighted, h: 5 in.; the paper knife marked to back of cheetah as silver and filled, l: 7 1/2 in.; the Iranian circular nut dish with a leaf-tip band to interior and marked .925, dia: 3 in.; the vanity jar with scrolling repousse design and vacant cartouche with allover diamond motif, h: 3 in.; a glass bottle coaster with beaded borders, dia: 5 1/4 in.; an Iranian bottle coaster centered by a coin and with leaf-tip band to interior, dia: 5 1/8 in.; a Japanese bottle coaster in English style with lion crest to center, dia: 4 3/4 in.; a pair of glass-topped leather drinks coasters with pierced plated borders, dia: 3 3/4 in.; a small Regence style shaped rectangular dish with label marked 'Rotem', w: 8 in.; a Two's Company Indian weighted small vase, h: 2 1/2 in.; and a pair of bird-form casters on leaf and flower-trimmed base with one handle, w: 5 1/2 in. (11) Provenance: Estate of General Colin L. Powell, to benefit America's Promise Alliance and the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.
Lalique Black Crystal Necklace and Ring: Lalique Black Crystal Flower and Sterling Silver Necklace and Ring Suite with Boxes, Tags and Papers. Signed, stamped 925, French hallmark. Ring size 54 / 7. Necklace measures 48" L, 2" W. Approx. weight: 275. 5 grams. Domestic Shipping: $65. 00 Min Est. $1500. 00 Max Est. $2000. 00 Condition As New condition in boxes.
STEUBEN GOLD AURENE STOCKING DARNERDESCRIPTION: Steuben gold Aurene stocking darner.
Whimsy, Iridized lead glass, Open pontil.
Reference:
Shown at page 13 of Objects of Desire: The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
See in Fig. 8.20, p. 185 of Dimitroff's, Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass. Glassworkers throughout history are known to have created their own pieces at the factory, but on their own time. Most glass houses freely allowed workers the opportunity to exercise their creativity in this way. These works, often referred to as "Whimsies" include paper weights, stocking darners, letter openers. Carders workers were no exception.
See also, Plate X of The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner.
A Collectors should realize that these products of the glassblower’s spare time were not normally placed in the lehring ovens. They are, therefore, subject to unusual stress and may actually disintegrate without any provocation whatsoever. P. 23 of A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass 1903-1933, Book Two by Ericson.
An iridescent glass as fine as Tiffany's was introduced in 1904 by Frederick Carder, an Englishman who became associated with Thomas G. Hawks of Corning, New York. Mr. Carder and Mr. Hawks formed the Steuben Glass Works, now a part of the Corning Glass Company.
Aurene was first blown and then coated in the desired coloring. In form, it was more classical than Tiffany's or possibly it should be described as less arty. In fact, certain of this ware was modern looking, more in keeping with present-day taste. While Mr. Carder did make some flowered pieces similar to Tiffany's, he was not so given to elaborate or peculiarly-shaped objects.
Frederick Carder, like Tiffany, designed all his own glass. Mr. Carders Aurene although not advertised was handled by salesmen. As a result, it did not become so well know as Favrile. Tiffany's glass was produced in quantity and therefore turns up more frequently today than the scarcer Aurene. Pgs. 93-95, Nineteenth-Century Art Glass by Ruth Webb Lee.
Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Acquired 1/27/99 from Penny N= Sue=s Antiques of San Clemente, CA.
CIRCA: 1920-1925
DIMENSIONS: H: 2.5" x L: 6.5"
CONDITION: Great condition. Normal signs of age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Perthshire Glass '1976 Forget- me-not' glass paperweight, limited 356/400, box and papers; together with further Perthshire Glass 'Miniature Flower Weight' limited 57/400, box and papers (2)
Seth Thomas Pillar and Scroll Shelf Clock, Plymouth, Connecticut, c. 1825, mahogany scroll-top case with three brass urn finials, painted wood Arabic numeral dial, raised gilt spandrels and flower decorated center, reverse-painted lower glass depicting a country estate, printed paper maker's label stating in part, Patent Clocks Made and Sold by Seth Thomas, thirty-hour time and strike, wood movement with two iron weights, ht. 31 1/2 in. Estimate $700-900 old finish, object left scroll broken and reglued, feet original, old replaced glass tablet, veneer chip missing at top hinge area, left plinth platform replaced. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Three pieces of Art Glass. : Three pieces of Art Glass, an unsigned frosted vase with flower motif, a paper weight signed Orient and Flume and the largest, a vase measuring 13 inches high x 4 1/4 diameter signed Sutherland 2006.
Perthshire Glass 'Double Overlay Snowdrop Weight' limited 277/300, papers; together with Perthshire Glass 'Miniature Flower Weight', dated 1980 limited 144/450, papers, Perthshire Glass 'Heather Weight', dated 1968, limited 128/500, Perthshire Glass '1976 Miniature Overlay Butterfly Weight', limited 465/500 and further Perthshire Glass floral paperweight dated 1980 (5)
Lot of assorted ladies costume jewelry and more. Includes a yellow and cobalt art glass flower frog two hard cover books on the artist ''Kley'' two blown glass paperweights a blown glass and metal mounted bud vase necklaces earrings bangle bracelets bracelets pins and more. Condition: mostly good minor signs of use to some wear and losses to paper sleeve on one book see images for details. Total shipping weight 13 lbs.
2 LALIQUE FRANCE LIZARD FLOWER FIGURAL GLASS GROUP France,Early 20th CenturyGroup includes a mauve flower paper weight and green scaly lizard figurine, both with frosted finish.