CAPTIVATING Antique Millville Frit " IN GOD WE TRUST " Art Glass Paperweight

Description: OUR DESCRIPTION Magnum Size Antique Millville Frit " IN GOD WE TRUST " Art Glass Paperweight with Beautiful Spread Eagle. (Ca. 1880 - 1915) This wonderful piece has a similar one pictured in the book called "The Fires Burne On", on page 30 Figure 40 far right side. I believe this piece was polished once before and the motif is slightly off center. It does have several dings on the bottoms edge and one on the side edge, see all the Yellow arrows in the last 3 pictures. I see a some light scratches & a few tiny flea bites here and there, but mainly confined to the dome area. It still has a Millville ring but is a bit distorted and off center when viewing from the underside. Please keep in mind that some of the damage can be corrected with a professional polish but I chose to keep it in the condition I found it in. I would consider this piece to be in Fair Original Antique Condition and I have priced it accordingly. It has a clear slightly concave bottom and there is heavy shelf wear to the basal rim. This is a MAGNUM Size Paperweight that measures 3 1/8" Diameter by 2" Tall. Please check pictures for further description. The Stand is not part of this sale and is only used here for illustrative purposes. I will Consider any Reasonable Offers on this Wonderful Antique Art Glass Paperweight and Thank You for Looking. Please do not miss my many other lovely Art Glass Paperweight Auctions by various Well Known and Famous Artists. Short History of:Millville Glass Company / American Glass Companies Millville Glass Co. was know as one of the Largest Glass Makers in the Millville, NJ area (Circa 1880) and likewise the entire country. American Glass Companies Millville, New Jersey Southern New Jersey has been called "The Cradle of American Glass" for the same reason that it could be called "The Cradle of American Asparagus Farming." There's a lot of sand in the soil, and sand (silica) is what is melted to make glass. Many of the glass makers migrated to this area from Europe in and around the late 1790’s thru the mid 1800’s. There were so many in this area at the time, New England Glass, Sandwich, Boston, Gillinder, Pairpoint and Millville just to name a few. Glass factories have been here for over 200 years, but it wasn't until the late 1960s that someone decided to call attention to it. That someone was Frank Wheaton Jr., grandson of the founder of Wheaton Industries, one of the biggest companies in glassmaking. ABOUT ME I am first and foremost a collector of many different types of antiques and collectibles. One of my hobbies is collecting Art Glass Paperweights. I'm a member of several paperweight clubs throughout the country. Please follow me so you won't miss any of my fabulous items. OUR TERMS Please feel free to ask questions before you bid on my Items. (Buy It Now Items – Payment is due Immediate.) (Best Offers & Auctions Items – Payment is due within 3 days of the auction ending.) Pictures are used as part of my descriptions. We only accept payment through PayPal. We Only Ship to USA – (Lower 48 States Only) I am more than happy to combine shipping when possible. If you intend to buy several items please let me know beforehand and I can wait a few days (hopefully not more than 5) and then send you a combined shipping invoice. All items sold will be insured. RETURNS Any of our items can be returned, but ONLY if there is a Mistake in the description. Should you need to return something, you must notify us of your intent to return through the normal ebay Messaging System within 3 days of receiving the item. All items returned must be received back within 14 days of you receiving it. If you receive your item and the box is damaged please keep that for reimbursement from the shipper should they need it back. Thank you very much, Kim

Price: 85.49 USD

Location: Saint John, Indiana

End Time: 2025-01-14T13:46:35.000Z

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