Three Molded Glass Green and Aqua Flasks

American, 19th Century

one pint size circa 1816-1830 by Keene-Marlboro Street Glass Works (Keene, New Hampshire) with a Masonic design on one side, an American eagle with shield on the other, Height 7 1/2 inches.

one quart size circa 1850-1872 by Willington Glass Works (West Willington, Connecticut) with an eagle and text LIBERTY on one side and maker's name on other, Height 9 inches.

one pint size circa 1824-1840, likely from Pittsburgh, having an American eagle with shield on one side, a sunburst with 32 rays on the other, Height 6 1/2 inches.

McKearin reference numbers GIV-17, GII-61, GII-7.

Property of a Midwestern Institution

Provenance:

Collected by George S. McKearin Sr. of New York and purchased from George S. McKearin Jr.

Keene flask has small potstones, surface scratches and wear, some high point wear, tiny bubbles overall, old wax to bottom.
Sunburst flask has a few potstones, 1/2 inch bruise to medial rib, old wax to bottom.
Willington flask has surface scratches and wear, bubbles, large closed bubble/bruise, small open bubble and uneven bottom (flask does not sit flush on table).

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Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Jennifer Howe

Senior Specialist, Early 20th Century Design

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Ms. Howe joined the firm in 2012 working as a specialist in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department as well as the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design department.

Previously, Ms. Howe served as Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at the Cincinnati Art Museum, where she curated exhibitions focusing on American and European furniture, silver, glass and ceramics. Additionally, she was an instructor of Art History at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, an independent consultant to museums and a lecturer on decorative arts. Ms. Howe’s research and publications have focused on late 19th- and early 20th-century decorative arts and design, in particular, on Cincinnati Arts and Crafts metalwork and furniture. Ms. Howe served as editor and contributing author of the book Cincinnati Art-Carved Furniture and Interiors. She received a BA from the University of Cincinnati and an MA in Art History from the University of Minnesota.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

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Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

Ms. Howe joined the firm in 2012 working as a specialist in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department as well as the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design department.

American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts, Session II

Three Molded Glass Green and Aqua Flasks

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