Four Molded Glass Amber and Green Flasks

American, 19th Century

one circa 1816-1825 having an eagle on one side, text N.G. / Co. on other, Height 7 1/2 inches.

one half-pint circa 1850-1865 having a sheaf of wheat on one side, text Westford Glass Co. / Westford / Conn. on other, Height 6 1/4 inches.

one pint size circa 1824-1840 by Kensington Glass Works (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) having a Masonic arch and a sheaf of rye with tools on one side, a frigate sailing on the other with the text Free Trade and Sailors Rights, Franklin, Height 7 inches.

one pint size circa 1860-1875 having an eagle with shield on both sides, Height 7 1/4 inches.

McKearin reference numbers GXIII-37, GII-118, GII-7, GIV-34.

Property of a Midwestern Institution

Provenance:

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

N.G. Co. flask with small potstones without radiation, some high point wear, wear and light scratches and residue to bottom.

Westford flask with light roughness to mouth, light surface scratches, high point wear, some soil to interior, residue to bottom,

Free Trade flask with light scratching and stress lines to interior of neck, minor high point wear, residue to bottom, large bruise to interior on side seam.

Eagle with shield flask having bubbles of varying sizes, residue to bottom, a couple open bubbles to exterior, potstone to interior.

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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

leahvogelpohl@hindmanauctions.com 513.666.4960

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

Four Molded Glass Amber and Green Flasks

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