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Unless otherwise noted, all of the pieces on this page
are very heavy flint glass and are without damage.
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SNOWFLAKE An aptly named pattern shown in the Barlow Kaiser book on Sandwich glass (Item #1194), this spillholder is 5 3/8" tall and ca. 1850s. $115 in clear(left) and $475 in fiery opalescent milk glass (right). They are the same size - 4 3/4" tall; just different size photos. |
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| SANDWICH STAR Another Boston Sandwich pattern and product ca 1850s. We have two in stock; one without any damage is $95 and one has minor roughness on one top outside corner $90. They are 4 3/4" tall. |
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FRAMED OVAL Variation This is a very rare deep green colored spill holder of unknown manufacturer from the 1840s or 50s. It is **SOLD**. |
| DIAMOND POINT pattern was made by several factories so this cannot be confidently attributed as to maker, but probably the New England Glass Company. It is ca. 1860s and it is $115. |  |
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This Spill is BULLSEYE or EXCELSIOR with STAR and has some of the original 150 year old gold trim at the top edge. It has a polished pontil and is pictured in American Glass at page 154. The maker is unknown. **SOLD** |
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This is an INDENTED PANELS type pattern. The small foot says it is possibly European and very early 1850s or '60s. It is 4 5/8" tall & has tiny gold flower decorations in amazingly good shape for its age. This is one that could be a footed tumbler or a spill holder. $325 |
| SAWTOOTH is the name of this heavy pattern by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Factory, made in the 1850s. It has a shallow 3/4" chip under the top edge and 3 chipped sawtooth points. $95 |  |
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This is a very unusual color for this early glass. It is yellow green, not the color of later vaseline, but it 'screams' under a black light. The pattern is BULLSEYE SHIELD or FRAMED BULLSEYE & SHIELD, possibly of European origin in the mid 19th c. It is of low flint content, 4 3/4" tall and $355. |
| HORN OF PLENTY aka COMET aka PEACOCK TAIL is one of the best known of early flint patterns. It was made by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. & by McKee Bros. Glass Co. beginning ca. 1850s. This piece could obviously be a spooner or a spillholder. It is 4 1/2" tall & $135. |  |
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This is another unusual color in early pressed glass. It is a medium, emerald green in an OVAL PANELLED FRAMES type pattern. The maker is unknown, but again, the small foot suggests European origin. It is 4 1/2" tall with gilded flowers in the ovals and is $325. |
| Here we have a really early spillholder in the HINOTO aka DIAMOND POINT w/ PANELS pattern. It is made of very crude glass, with irregularities - but no damage! If it has any lead, it is a small amount. It is 5" tall and $65. |  |
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STAR & PUNTY is one of the earliest & most interesting of the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company's patterns, beginning ca. 1840s. It has some slight roughness on the corners and, not surprisingly, wear on the inside base. $205 |  |
| This is Bakewell & Pears famous pattern called THUMBPRINT aka BABY THUMBPRINT made c 1850s. It has light wear in the base from spoons or spills or both at one time or another. **SOLD** |
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We call this pattern EXCELSIOR Variant. We can't find the actual name of it and would welcome any help with ID from visitors. It has double circles with a thumbprint in the center and there are thumbprints sideways in the top rim and in the rim around the base of the bowl. It is quite heavy flint **SOLD**. |
| This deeper sapphire blue tumbler or spill holder is a FRAMED OVALS type pattern. It is 4 3/4” tall, has beautiful gilt flowers & leaf decor in the ovals and gold around the hexagonal foot. There is a small flat flake on the side of one corner of foot. It glows cloudy yellow green under black light & is probably of foreign extraction. $345 |  |
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We are including this piece just for 'eye candy'. It is one of our most prized pieces of early glass. The engraving is absolutely exquisite - a full panorama of forest flora & fauna. It is very heavy vaseline flint. We have no proof of the maker or engraver but would love information if any visitors have any. |
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| Beware of the 'spillholder' shown here on the right. It is a reproduction and 'newly minted' to fool the unknowing. Be sure of authenticity by looking for wear on the base of spillholders. The original ones are all well over 150 years old and will be quite heavy compared to other pressed glass of its size. |  |
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