EAPG GILLINDER GLASS FROSTED LION COMPOTE, 1873-1890

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EAPG GILLINDER GLASS FROSTED LION COMPOTE, 1873-1890 Description You are bidding on this large Victorian pressed glass lidded compote made by Gillinder Glass of Philadelphia, PA circa 1873-1890 in the famous Lion pattern. Gillinder pressed glass has been admired by collectors due to the remarkable detail in the carving and controlled acid etching of the molded designs. As early as 1873, the factory had utilized etching acids. "Lion" was the first of these characteristic patterns. Introduced after the Centennial, the "Lion" pattern was available with lions posed in differing positions as finials on covers. Called Lion No. 1, Lion No. 2, or New Lion, the combinations were the lion sitting, the lion attached to a log and the lion head alone. This piece has a regal lion head as the finial with a gadrooned rim and a secondary pattern of seated lions between palms on the flared frosted glass base. The base pedestal also has a gadrooned or cable rim. There are wonderful bubbles, straw marks and mold marks in the glass, an indication of early American glass. There is a chip on the underside of the base and tiny bites to the high points on the bottom of the clear glass. Dimensions: 9" high x 7" diameter

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