Mt. Washington Sweetmeat Jar, ca. 1884
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GUEST:
I got this piece from my great-grandmother. It came to me by her son to my uncle and then to me. I really thought it was unusual and pretty and feminine, and it spoke to me.
APPRAISER:
It's a sweetmeat jar, which is basically for candies. What you have here is a piece of Mount Washington glass. This glass was designed by Frederick Shirley of Mount Washington Glass. Mount Washington Glass eventually was bought out by Pairpoint Glass. And this would have been about 1884.
GUEST:
Oh, my gosh.
APPRAISER:
So it's an early piece.
GUEST:
Wow!
APPRAISER:
And this intrigued me when I saw it-- this pattern. And I was thinking it was octopus. But it's a starfish.
GUEST:
Oh!
APPRAISER:
And it's all the way around. We have three sections of jeweled area of starfish. Under this is a hobnail. It's hard to see, because it's blended into the glass, but it is considered hobnail.
GUEST:
Oh, wow!
APPRAISER:
This used to be called Albertine glass, but now it's commonly called Crown Milano. The lid and the bail handle, that's silver plate. If you're able to get this cleaned up, this is a comfortable piece at $2,000.
GUEST:
(gasps) (laughing): You're kidding!
APPRAISER:
If you... If you, if you can't clean it up, then you might have to have a professional do a little re-silvering. You might have to spend a little money to bring it up to that $2,000.
GUEST:
Okay, yeah. Oh, my gosh!
APPRAISER:
It's a wonderful, wonderful piece.
GUEST:
It is!
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