ITEM 6872. EAGLE OVER MONUMENT
- INDIAN SHOOTING BIRD, (McK# GII-141), aquamarine, smooth base,
quart, applied mouth with ring, about mint (scattered exterior
scratching). Probably blown at a Pittsburgh Glass House, C. 1870,
very rare. Listed as #15 in Group C of McKearin's most desirable
flasks.
Over the years we have bought and sold several examples of the
GII-142 quart but this is our first opportunity to offer the
similar but decidedly more elusive GII-141. As shown, the piece
exhibits exceptional mold detailing, placing it in stark contrast
to the few other examples of this mold we have seen, each of
which was plagued with poor embossing.
SOLD! |
