RARE EAPG CRYSTAL BELLFLOWER FINE RIB FLINT 8" COMPORT BOSTON & SANDWICH 1830'S

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29829B**FOR SALE IS ONE CRYSTAL FLINT GLASS OPEN COMPORT. THE PATTERN IS KNOWN AS "BELLFLOWER FINE RIB " AND WAS MADE BY SEVERAL COMPANIES STARTING IN THE 1830'S. THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO EITHER BOSTON SANDWICH, BRYCE OR MCKEE BROS. THE GLASS IS BRIGHT, HEAVY, CLEAR WITH A FINE RIBBED & BELLFLOWER VINE PATTERN, AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO. GOOD BRIGHT CLEAR GLASS WITH SEVERAL LIGHT GLASS SURFACE LINES (STRAW MARKS) INSIDE THE BOWL. THIS IS WELL MASKED BY THE OUTER PATTERN. THERE IS ONE 1/4" WHISPY ASH FLAKE VISIBLE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE BOWL. NO DAMAGE (CHIPS,FLAKES BRUISES OR CRACKS). APPROX 5" HIGH BY 7 7/8" IN DIAMETER.*************** SHIPPING WILL BE $11 INCLUDING INSURANCE TO ANY US STREET ADDRESS.>>>>>>>>>>> POST OFFICE BOXES, AND INTERNATIONAL, WILL BE ACTUAL MAIL CHARGES . ADDITIONAL ITEMS SHIPPED AT THE SAME TIME WILL HAVE VERY MODEST ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES. A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION OR FAMILY PATTERNNOTE: ALMOST ALL EARLY GLASS WAS HAND MADE AND AS A RESULT MAY HAVE LIGHT SURFACE LINES AND SWIRLS (OFTEN CALLED STRAW MARKS) WHICH ARE THE RESULT OF THE HOT MOLTEN GLASS INTERACTING WITH THE METAL TOOLS AND MOLDS. IN ADDITION SOME ITEMS WILL HAVE INCLUDED GLASS BUBBLES AND MOLD SEAM LINES FROM THE MOLDS. THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS ERA GLASS, BUT WILL BE NOTED IF THEY ARE NOTICABLE OR UNUSUAL. NOTE:: PATTERN GLASS ENTHUSIASTS read more