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EXTREMELY RARE CARYATID CANDLESTICK, unlisted inte

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EXTREMELY RARE CARYATID CANDLESTICK, unlisted intense slightly translucent jade green, diminutive octagonal socket above a female statuette dressed in a loose robe hanging in folds, and standing on a stepped hexagonal base, single-piece construction. New England Glass Co. 1870-1880. 9 7/8" high, 4 1/4" diameter base overall.
Reference: Parallels Wilson/Toledo, fig. 738.
Parallels Spillman, fig. 1107.
Parallels Revi, p. 255.
Parallels McKearin Am. Glass, pl. 192, fig. 5.
Provenance: The Duff & Molly Allen Collection. Collector's Sales & Services, 10/28/00, lot #193, $4,125. Ex-coll: Scott Hambidge
Note: On May 10, 1870, Henry Whitney was granted a design patent (#4,022) for this candlestick. Whitney, who held numerous other glass-related patents, resided in East Cambridge, MA and was employed at the New England Glass Co

Proof except for a very minor flake under the base at the reverse

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