Four Pressed Glass Basket of Fruit Pattern Open Salts

Description:

Four Pressed Glass Basket of Fruit Pattern Open Salts, New England Glass Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, c. 1830-50, including an opaque white and a fiery opalescent, Neal NE 1; an opaque white, Neal 1a; and a light green, Neal NE 5; (minor chips),ht. 2, wd. 3, dp. 2 1/4 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 G.L. Tilden, 1963.
Estimate $400-600


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