Signed Cobalt Blue Hand Blown Art Glass Ball Pitcher With Pontil
A blown three-mold decanter, probably from England, 1815-30, finished at $5,850.
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Norman C. Heckler
WOODSTOCK VALLEY, CONN. – Peter Tillou, a well-known figure in the art and antiques world as a premier dealer, has assembled many collections over the years, and 1 of his favorites is his hand-chosen costless-blown and design molded glass. A large, third-story room in Tillou's home was devoted to his impressive glass collection. There, a lucky visitor could see fine art glass in many unlike sizes, forms and colors. A full of 272 lots among his collection were offered past Norman C. Heckler and Company in an absentee auction that closed on September 30.
Tiptop lot in the sale was the very start item crossing the block – a blueprint molded handled Zanesville, Ohio, jug, 1820-40, ribbed and swirled to the right, with 24 ribs and an applied solid handle. Realizing $10,530 confronting a $three/6,000 approximate, the jug was medium orange amber with some reddish tones, had an inward rolled oral cavity and pontil scar. It stood 6¼ inches high with greatest bore of v inches. "A rare, beautiful form in a larger than usual size," said the business firm'south Norman Heckler.
A blown 3-mold decanter, probably from England, 1815-30, had a barrel form and a rich blue light-green color with emerald tones. With a tooled flared oral fissure, pontil scar and a height of six½ inches, the piece zoomed past its $1,500 gauge to terminate at $5,850.
Displaying the trifecta of form, origin and color, this free-diddled covered sugar basin, probably American Midwest, 1840-60, fetched $5,558.
Sugar bowls offered in the sale were chosen past Tillou for their form, origin and color. Fetching $v,558 was a confection of a piece in the course of a complimentary-blown covered saccharide bowl, probably American Midwest, 1840-lx. Its bulbous form stood on an applied solid circular foot and its free-diddled comprehend had an applied circular cut glass knob. In cobalt blue with milk glass loopings, a tooled galleried rim and polished pontil, the sugar bowl with cover stood 6-1/eight inches high. Ending up at $one,872 was a free-blown covered sugar basin, possibly from a Due south Jersey glasshouse, 1820-40. Information technology had a bulbous form with an practical solid circular foot, domed cover with tooled rim, practical wafer and finial and exhibited a brilliant medium emerald green.
Tillou had assembled a number of blueprint molded celery vases. A trumpet-form example with eight vertical ribs, probably Pittsburgh, Penn., 1840-threescore was bid to an in a higher place approximate $iv,973. On a hollow knop stem and applied solid round human foot, the piece exhibited rich amethyst color with applied white milk glass strings on the pillars, tooled flared rim and polished pontil scar, and it measured 10 inches in height. A slice showcasing the skills of a talented glassblower was an eight-seven/8-inch high pattern molded celery vase, its 8 vertical ribs tightly swirled to the right effectually the rim. Probably from Pittsburgh, Penn., 1830-50, and exhibiting a brilliant sapphire blueish colour, the cylindrical flaring vase on applied round pes sold for $two,223.
Some other probable Pittsburgh piece crossing the block was a trumpet-form free-diddled vase, 1860-lxxx, on an practical solid stem and circular foot. It was colorless, but with red, white and blue loopings, a tooled flared gauffered rim, pontil scar, and was 9 inches loftier. It brought $3,218.
A trumpet-form free-blown vase, 1860-80, was colorless, but was alive with cherry, white and blue loopings. It brought $3,218.
Bringing the same corporeality was a beautiful piece of early American tableware with a gracefully formed handle and bright cobalt bluish color. It was a complimentary-blown pitcher, possibly Pittsburgh, 1820-40. Information technology had a flowerpot form, flaring to the rim with an practical hollow handle, tooled flared rim with pour spout, and it was seven-5/8 inches loftier. Another free-blown pitcher, possibly from a South Bailiwick of jersey glasshouse, 1840-60, information technology had a bulbous class flaring to the rim with an applied solid circular human foot and solid handle. Medium bister in color and 7 inches loftier, it left the gallery at $ane,755.
In Volume ii of American Glass 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Fine art past Kenneth Wilson, y'all'll come across a diddled molded dorsum bar bottle of iii-piece mold structure, probably Pittsburgh, 1840-60. Realizing $2,457, the decanter with a big, bold mold design, bulbous form with Gothic arch pattern exhibits a rich sapphire blue color with teal tones. And bringing $1,989 was a pattern molded back bar decanter, probably Pittsburgh, 1840-lx. It was of inverted cone form with 8 heavy vertical ribs and applied neck ring. Colour was medium to deep cobalt blueish, a beautiful example with bubbly drinking glass and a wonderful outside surface. A third back bar bottle highlight going out at $1,755 was a pressed glass instance, maybe Pittsburgh, 1840-60, of cylindrical form with ten raised elongated oval panels and fluted shoulders, in a medium to deep amethyst and featuring a heavy applied double collared rima oris, standing 10½ inches high.
A pattern molded pocket flask with 18 ribs swirled to the right took $2,223. From the American Midwest, 1820-forty information technology had a flattened chestnut form, yellowish golden bister color, sheared rima oris and pontil scar. At 6¼ inches high, it was characterized every bit a pleasing example with bold, well defined ribs and an unusual vivid colour.
A beautiful slice of early American tableware with a gracefully formed handle and brilliant cobalt blue color, this free-blown pitcher, possibly Pittsburgh, 1820-twoscore, realized $3,218.
Mount Washington Glass Works has a long history dating back to 1837 with the S Boston, Mass., factory making exquisite, collectible glass. A pair of pressed glass fluid lamps in the arch pattern (also known as the "B.V." pattern), iii-piece structure, 1845-60, exhibited vibrant cobalt blue color and earned $1,989. Each stood 10¾ inches high.
Some other exciting part of this diverse collection was the Sandwich pressed glass. Forms included vases, carafes, decanter, tumblers and more. Selling for $1,287 was a pressed glass vase with an elongated loop pattern, perhaps Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Mass., 1840-sixty. The hexagonal trumpet-form vase, standard and base, was medium emerald green with a tooled gauffered rim, 7½ inches tall.
Just equally there was no shortage of colour in this auction, collectors were too pleased to meet Tillou's drove of more 30 Victorian witch assurance in exciting, vibrant colors, many of which include matching stands. A complimentary-diddled example, mayhap Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Mass., 1840-60, was of white milk glass with blue, green, red and yellow loopings and having a 3-seven/viii inch bore. Presenting a fascinating combination of vivid colors, it conjured $1,287.
Additional highlights in the sale included a blown 3-mold decanter, probably England, 1815-30, square with beveled corners and in a rich xanthous emerald light-green, which sold for $1,872, and, finishing $i,638, a pair of pressed glass tulip vases, Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, 1845-65, octagonal tulip form attached with wafer to an octagonal base of operations, in a brilliant medium emerald green, x inches high and rare to exist sold as a pair.
Prices given include the buyer's premium equally stated by the auction house. For data, world wide web.hecklerauction.com or 860-974-1634.
Source: https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/peter-tillou-collection-of-american-glass-goes-to-auction/
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