ITEM 6826. BLOWN THREE MOLD DECANTER,
(McK# GII-3), deep olive green, cylindrical, pontil scar, half-pint,
applied sloping collar with ring (shallow ½" base
edge flake). Blown at the Keene Marlboro Street Glass House,
Keene, NH, 1820-1840, extremely rare.
This truly exceptional blown three mold decanter is one of four
known examples and one of only two in private hands. The other
examples can be found in the Toledo Museum of Art, Winterthur
and in a 40 year New England Collection. For those who have collected
since the early 90s you may remember that this example was unearthed
on Cape Cod and sold in Heckler Auction #5 for $9900.
SOLD! |
