Description
PRESSED HEXAGONAL CANDLESTICK, slightly translucent electric blue, thin-lip hexagonal socket and compressed knop extension raised on a flared hexagonal base, wafer construction. Light rough snap ring under base. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., and Patrick F. Slane's American Glass Co., East Cambridge/South Boston. 1840-1860. 7 1/8" H, 4 1/4" DOA base.
Literature: Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 4, p. 51, fig. 4027. Parallels Kaiser - South Boston, p. 105, fig. 123.
Provenance:
From the important 40-year collection of James Carusello, Waterbury, CT.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 9/24/2016, lot 57 (retains auction label).
Ex-collection of Pamela and Donald Levine.
Condition
Undamaged except for a minor flake to one base point.
Buyer's Premium
30%
PRESSED HEXAGONAL CANDLESTICK
Estimate $100-$200
Starting Price
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Americana: 18th & 19th C. Glass & Lighting
Jun 25, 2026 9:00 AM EDTMt. Crawford, VA, United States
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