AMERICAN BLOWN GLASS- RARE FLIP 18TH CENTURY
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Pre 1900 item# 382114 (stock# A5)
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Rare Early American blown flip, Stiegel type, 1769-1779 period. Ribbed, clear glass, sides spreading slightly to plain rim, decorated by long narrow molded sunken panels, at top copper wheel engraving. See Plate 22 in American Glass by McKearin.
A large drinking glass, no stem, no handle, often with a lid perhaps modeled after metal versions, that held the drink 'flip. The following was taken from an article on the WEb:Let me not fail to speak of the splendid glasses in which flip was ofte ...click for details
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PERSIAN , TIFFANY STUFFING SPOON
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Pre 1900 item# 361181
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Tiffany’s Persian pattern was introduced in 1872 and became inactive before 1904.
The ornamentation is complex, with flowers and foliage interwoven in a network of
arches and swirls,and with geometric shapes; it is based upon the interlocking
scrollwork seen in the arts of the Islamic world. This early moresque style is used only for surface decoration. Both the front and the back of this stuffing spoon are completely covered with ornamentation. Decoration extends the entire lengt ...click for details
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PLIQUE-A-JOUR FORK
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Pre 1900 item# 351183
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Plique-a-Jour is a transparent backless colored enamel which is applied to specially prepared surfaces which allows light to stream through the enamel creating a beautiful stained glass effect. The transparent tip design of this fork is green, red, and gold enamel enclosed in twisted wire cells forming a delicate design. The reverse is marked 925 S ( which indicates the piece is sterling) and the maker's mark is OGK. The O is open on the left side. Dates about 1890. Probably Scandanavi ...click for details
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OLD COLONIAL TOWLE ANTIQUE SILVER SERVICE FOR 12
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Pre 1930 item# 339985 (stock# 499)
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Old Colonial is an antique silver pattern issued in 1895 by the famous Towle Silversmiths, formerly located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. This service for 12 is prior 1930 with no monograms, no removals. Twelve sterling dinner size place settings including a
new mahogany chest with a drawer. 23 teaspoons, 12 dinner knives,12 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 12 cream soup spoons, 12 flat butter spreaders, 9 cocktail forks, 3 serving tablespoons, sugar spoon,tomato server, gravy ladle, pick ...click for details
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