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2 important glass collections on tap at Jeffrey S. Evans auction March 18

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A sample of the more than 300 lacy-period salts from the Harvey collection, including the rare CD-4 Lyre covered salt in opaque soft violet blue with subtle mottling (top left). Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image

 

MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates will hold a special collections glass auction on Saturday, March 18, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The two-owner sale will comprise the collections of Paul Harvey of Naples, Florida, and Bryan Grapentine of Phoenix, Arizona. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

The renowned Harvey collection consists of over 400 open salts primarily from the pressed lacy period spanning roughly 1827 to 1845. Highlights include a rare CD-4 Lyre covered salt in opaque soft violet blue with subtle mottling (Lot 37). This Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. product is one of only seven recorded, including specimens in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Corning Museum of Glass. This example was acquired by Harvey from Jeffrey S. Evans on May 19, 2006, lot 1001 for $34,100, a record price for a lacy salt.

Other important lacy salts include a possibly unique Sandwich BT-7 “Lafayet” steamboat in an unlisted fiery opalescent to opaque mottled light to medium blue (Lot 43), and a deep amber EE-3a Eagle and Shield (Lot 96), one of only three recorded examples.

 

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Selection of 20 lacy-period boat salts – Harvey collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image

 

A number of other open salts will be offered including a fine English cameo example (Lot 8), probably by Thomas Webb featuring a flowering tree design and silver rim, several signed Daum Nancy cameo examples, and a 1729 London silver trencher.

 

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Selection of art glass open salts – Harvey collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image

 

The well-known Grapentine collection consists of more than 400 19th century cologne bottles and related containers. A focus of the collection is colorful cut overlay wares from the second half of the 19th century. A total of 168 cut overlay examples are set to cross the auction block including many fine Boston & Sandwich glass products plus English, French and Czechoslovakian examples. Other types of colognes and perfumes will include rare colored pressed and blown-molded bottles from Boston & Sandwich and other glass firms.

 

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The glass auction will include more than 160 cut overlay cologne bottles – Grapentine collection. Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates image

 

“It has been a real pleasure cataloging these two premier glass collections. We have sold many pieces to both Paul and Bryan over the past 20 years and it is nice to have the opportunity to handle them again,” said Jeffrey S. Evans, company president and senior glass specialist.

For further information email info@jeffreysevans.com or call 540-434-3939.

 

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