Listing # 3819
| Listing Format: | Auction |
| Current price : | $4,215.00 |
| Starting bid: | $1,000.00 |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| # of bids: | 29 |
| Closes: | Auction is closed |
| Location: | USA |
| Started: | 5/21/2012 6:00:00 PM |
| Ended: | 5/31/2012 9:25:19 PM |
| Seller: |
North American Glass
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| High Bidder(s): | dingram |
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Size: QUART measuring roughly 8-1/2 inches tall
Color: RICH AQUA
Closure: heavy applied ring collar mouth for a cork stopper
Appearance: Shiny glass with a light whittled effect. An unearthed jar that was only lightly pro-cleaned to restore it's luster, with some remains of ground wear still present.
Condition: no damage, has a manufacturer's pot stone with tiny legs as shown, on the lower right side
Embossing: medium to strong
Base: a very large bare iron pontil scar
Age: 1850-1860
Availability: Extremely rare. This jar was unearthed in Cincinnati just this spring, becoming only the second example known to exist. An important artifact from the earliest era of Louisville glass manufacturing.
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