Four Pressed Glass Lyre Pattern Open Salts

Description:

Four Pressed Glass Lyre Pattern Open Salts, Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, c. 1830-50, including an opalescent medium blue and an opalescent, Neal LE 3; a medium blue, Neal LE 2; and an opaque dark blue with light mottling, Neal LE 1, (minor chips),ht. 1 3/4, wd. 3 1/8, dp. 1 7/8 in.

Literature: L.W. and D.B. Neal, Pressed Glass Salt Dishes of the Lacy Period, 1825-1850, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1962.

Provenance: Purchased from Abraham & May, and Nerbert Bowles, 1962-63.
Estimate $800-1,200

The Neal LE 3 salts have some minor abrasion to the top and wear on the feet, Neal LE 1 has a small chip on one of the top of one of the corner scrolls and some abrasion on the feet.


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