ANTIQUE Millville "GOD BLESS OUR HOME" with Colorful Base Art Glass Paperweight

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OUR DESCRIPTIONAntique Millville "GOD BLESS OUR HOME" over a Beautifully Colored Base Art Glass Paperweight. (Circa is Pre 1900) This Wonderful piece has a few flaws and they are, I see one large impact damage, see arrows in last picture for location of damage. It also has some light scratches which is typical of a Art Glass Piece of this age that hasn't been repaired and was kept in original antique condition. Do to the Impact Damage I would categorize this Antique Paperweight to be in Poor Condition and I have priced it accordingly. This is a Magnum Size Paperweight that Measures 3 1/4" Diameter by 2 3/8" Tall. It does have a Pontil Bottom. Please check pictures for further description. The Stand is not part of this sale and is only used here for illustrative purposes. There is No Reserve on this 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.Some of this Wonderful Paperweights Fascinating HistoryThis Art Glass Paperweight is from the late William Gaskill's Cherished Collection. Mr. Gaskill was a former President of the National Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) and an avid and very astute Art Glass Paperweight Collector. After His passing, his collection was on loan (for approximately 3 years from 20 06 to 2009) to the Museum of American Glass (Wheaton Village) in Millville, NJ, which is now known as Wheaton Village Arts and Cultural Center. Mr. Gaskills highly regarded and very extensive Art Glass Paperweight Collection was on display in their most prominent area of the Museum at that time.Just prior to being put on display at the Museum, Lawrence Selman of the Renown L.H. Selman was commissioned to do an appraisal of the entire collection. Mr. Selman is known worldwide for his expertise in the field of Art Glass Paperweights and in 2001, Selman was awarded the honor of being named by the Paperweight Collectors Association, one of the Top Ten People of the 20 th Century to influence the paperweight art form.Mr. Gaskill's collection was considered to be one of the largest gatherings of Antique American Art Glass Paperweights known to be in private hands. In 2009 a family member took possession of the entire collection and it went safely and quietly into storage for approximately 6 years, from 2009 to 2015.In 2016 I was very proud and honored to have had the opportunity to acquire a large portion of Mr. Gaskill's Wonderful and Cherished Art Glass Paperweight Collection. Many of William's Amazing Pieces will stay in my personal collection for safe keep, but with sadness some will be offered up for auction here on ebay over the next several months from his Fine Collection. If you're a new collector, old collector or just would like a few original well documented paperweights for your collection please stay tuned and watch for my future Art Glass Paperweight auctions. Thank you, KimShort History of:Millville Glass Company / American Glass CompaniesMillville 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 CompaniesMillville, New JerseySouthern 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 MEI am first and foremost ... read more

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