MARVELOUS ANTIQUE Millville Frit \" OUR PRIDE \" Art Glass Paperweight (Pre 1900)

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MARVELOUS ANTIQUE Millville Frit \" OUR PRIDE \" Art Glass Paperweight (Pre 1900):
$212.71

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OUR DESCRIPTION

A Very Scarce andSPLENDID ANTIQUE Millville Frit \" OUR PRIDE \" Art Glass Paperweight (Pre 1900) With a Beautiful Pinkish Brown Bird and 2 Emerald Green Crossed Olive Branches, which is all situated nicely ona White Colored Ground. (Circa Pre 1900) I do see 2 small dings on the dome area but were hard to get a good picture of, see Yellow arrows in the last picture. I also see a few light scratches and few flea bites here and there. The Millville Ring appears to be slightly intact on the bottom around what appears to be the Milk White glass bottom. The flat bottom does shows some light shelf ware. I consider this Paperweight to be in Good Original Antique Condition. I am sure all of the minor imperfections can easily be professionally polished away, if you so desired to increase it\'s beauty. This is a Large Size Paperweight that Measures 3\" Diameter by 1 3/4\" Tall. Please checkpictures for further description. The Stand is not part of this sale and isonly used here for illustrative purposes.I will Consider any Reasonable Offerson this Wonderful Antique Art Glass Paperweight and Thank You for Looking. Please do not miss my many other lovely Art Glass Paperweight sales byvariousWell KnownandFamousArtists.

Some of this Wonderful Paperweights Fascinating History

This Art Glass Paperweight is from the lateWilliam Gaskill’s Cherished Collection. Mr. Gaskill was a former President ofthe National Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) and an avid and veryastute Art Glass Paperweight Collector. After His passing, his collection wason loan (for approximately 3 years from 2006 to 2009) to the Museum of AmericanGlass (Wheaton Village) in Millville, NJ, which is now known as Wheaton VillageArts and Cultural Center. Mr. Gaskills highly regarded and very extensive ArtGlass Paperweight Collection was on display in their most prominent area of theMuseum at that time.

Just prior to being put on display at theMuseum, Lawrence Selman of the Renown L.H. Selman was commissioned to do anappraisal of the entire collection. Mr. Selman is known worldwide for hisexpertise in the field of Art Glass Paperweights and in 2001, Selman wasawarded the honor of being named by the Paperweight Collectors Association, oneof the Top Ten People of the 20th Century to influence thepaperweight art form.

Mr. Gaskill’s collection was considered to beone of the largest gatherings of Antique American Art Glass Paperweights knownto be in private hands. In 2009 a family member took possession of the entirecollection and it went safely and quietly into storage for approximately 6years, from 2009 to 2015.

In 2016 I was very proud and honored to havehad the opportunity to acquire a large portion of Mr. Gaskill’s Wonderful andCherished Art Glass Paperweight Collection. Many of William’s Amazing Pieceswill stay in my personal collection for safe keep, but with sadness some willbe offered up for sale here on over the next several months from hisFine Collection. If you’re a newcollector, old collector or just would like a few original well documentedpaperweights for your collection please stay tuned and watch for my future ArtGlass Paperweight sales. Thank you, Kim

ShortHistory of:

Millville Glass Company / American Glass Companies

Millville Glass Co. was know as one of theLargest Glass Makers in the Millville, NJ area (Circa 1880) and likewise theentire country.

American GlassCompanies

Millville,New Jersey

SouthernNew Jersey has been called \"The Cradle of American Glass\" for thesame reason that it could be called \"The Cradle of American AsparagusFarming.\" There\'s a lot of sand in the soil, and sand (silica) is what ismelted to make glass. Many of the glass makers migrated to this area fromEurope in and around the late 1790’s thru the mid 1800’s. There were so many inthis area at the time, New England Glass, Sandwich, Boston, Gillinder,Pairpoint and Millville just to name a few.

Glassfactories have been here for over 200 years, but it wasn\'t until the late 1960sthat someone decided to call attention to it. That someone was Frank WheatonJr., grandson of the founder of Wheaton Industries, one of the biggestcompanies in glassmaking.

ABOUT ME

I am firstand foremost a collector of many different types of antiques. One of my hobbiesis collecting Art Glass Paperweights. I\'m a member of Midwest PaperweightCollectors Club as well as the Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) whichis our National Club. Please follow me so you won\'t miss any of my fabulousitems.

OUR TERMS

Please feel free to ask questions before you offer on my Items.(Buy It Now Items – Payment is dueImmediate.) (Best Offers & sales Items – Payment is due within 3days of the sale ending.) Pictures are used as part of my descriptions.Weonly accept payment through PayPal.

We OnlyShip to USA – (Lower 48 States Only)

I am more than happy tocombine shipping when possible. Ifyou intend to buy several items please let me know beforehand and I can wait afew days (hopefully not more than 5) and then send you a combined shippinginvoice. All items sold will be insured.

RETURNS

Anyof our items can be returned, but ONLY ifthere is a Mistake in the description. Should you need to return something, youmust notify us of your intent to return through the normal MessagingSystem within 3 days of receiving the item. All items returned must be received back within 14 days of youreceivingit. If you receive your item and the box is damaged please keepthat forreimbursementfrom the shipper should they need itback.

Thank youvery much,Kim

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MARVELOUS ANTIQUE Millville Frit \" OUR PRIDE \" Art Glass Paperweight (Pre 1900):
$212.71