Lot 1
Price Realized: $26,910 |
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Lot: 1 Crossed Keys And Star - Masonic Emblem Historical Flask, probably Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, 1815-1830. Medium yellow olive, sheared mouth - pontil scar, half pint; (just a hint of exterior high point wear). GIV-30, H #2865 and H color plate VII This iconic flask is extremely rare with five or six examples known. Fine condition. Ex Charles B. Gardner collection. A post auction addendum published following the Charles B. Gardner auction notes a minor flaw in this flask. Updated condition report: Fine condition with an internal iridescent manufacturing blemish 1/32 X 3/32” on upper neck under the mouth. The blemish can be viewed, in the photograph, directly above Charles Gardner’s neck label “160”. Estimate: $30,000 - $60,000 Minimum bid: $15,000 Price Realized: $26,910 |
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