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Rare Blown Glass Vase

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Most likely Sandwich, Massachusetts, mid-19th c.
Etched on pontil scar: “TW”, attributed to Thomas Williams, active at Sandwich Glass during this period.
Provenance: McKearins’ Antiques, January 23, 1956. Bourne”s Auction, Cape Cod May 5, 1987, Lot 779. Ex-collection of William J. Elsholz.
Exhibited: Henry Ford Museum, 1963, No. 475.

Dimensions: 8”h, 5” diam.

Item ID: DA-GLSS 320

More Information

Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	blown glass
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Americana, Traditional
Patterns:	Handmade
Dealer Reference #:	DA-GLSS 320
Incollect Reference #:	746865

Dimensions

H.	8 in;	Diam.	5 in;
H.	20.32 cm;	Diam.	12.7 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.