Skinner / Jedlicka Sandwich Glass Collection Auction Catalog RARE

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

Post Auction Catalog(s) Title: Skinner The Frank E. Jedlicka Collection Of Sandwich Glass Auction held in: Bolton, Mass. Sale Date: 3/9 & 10/02 No. of Lots: 964 No. of Pages: 196 Condition: Excellent Skinner's held the sale of the late Frank Jedlicka's glass collection on March 9 and 10 at its Bolton, Massachusetts, facility. Advertised as one of the most important sales of American glass produced by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company in the past decade and a half, the sale lived up to its billing. The collection held some extremely rare glass, as well as some fine examples of unusual colors and forms. The sale grossed $908,298.50. Frank Jedlicka was an interesting man, an avid sailor and skier. He crewed on tall ships, was a food and wine connoisseur, and owned a winery in Vermont. He collected in a number of categories, but his glass collection became his passion beginning in the late 1980's. He was not afraid to go for broke when a rare object appeared. At a Boos Gallery sale in Michigan on February 10 and 11, 1999, Jedlicka paid a record auction price for any Sandwich glass object when he won a rare 1835-55 silvery blue pressed and blown standish (desk tray with ink, sander, and trough for pen) for $52,900. Author and glass dealer Joan Kaiser served as editor and put the Skinner catalog together after Skinner's in-house people compiled the initial listing. "I thought Skinner's did a fabulous job publicizing the sale," Kaiser said. "I've had calls from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Boston Globe, and other newspapers about it. [Skinner's] couldn't have done better at promoting it." The record standish came up during the second day's session. Jeffrey Evans, the president of Green Valley Auctions of Mt. Crawford, Virginia, got into the bidding early and stayed on it until it was his for $32,900 (including buyer's premium). Most of the glass specialists were present. Auctioneer Norman Heckler and his son were there, as was former auctioneer and now consultant to Northeast Auctions Joe Arman. The former curator of the Sandwich Glass Museum, Kirk Nelson, who now has other projects in the works, also attended. Dealers Gary and Diana Stradling of New York City were present and active, as were Art Green of Massachusetts and others. Two of the starred lots in the first session sold to Dean Lahikainen, who was sitting with Kirk Nelson and the Hecklers. He took both free-blown glass money boxes (also called banks), the 11 inches high colorless and white looped design one containing two 1833 half-dimes in enclosed spheres with a rooster finial for $19,975, and the 6 1/4 inches high one in green containing one 1841 half-dime for $11,750. Dean Lahikainen is curator of American decorative arts at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. A Delaware physician/collector proved he was loaded for bear when he pushed the fourth lot of the sale on Saturday, a cobalt blue blown glass whale oil lamp on a colorless pressed glass cup plate base, to $22,325. There was nothing seriously wrong with lot 644, a colorless pressed lacy glass nappy of 14 inches diameter. (Nappy, or nappie, means a shallow bowl of any size, either round or flat-bottomed.) It's the largest pressed glass piece made by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. We photographed it at the Westchester Glass Show on April 21, 2001, where Frank Jedlicka was asking $32,500 for the rarity. When it came up here, Gary Stradling opened the bidding at $5000 and took the oversized nappy for $18,800. Buying & Selling Auction Catalogs since 1995 . Auction Catalogs is our Bizness - With over 100,000 online sales and still counting - Supplying Buyers and Sellers from all over the World. ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES YOU CAN BID & BUY OVER A 10 DAY PERIOD - IF YOU WISH - & WE'LL SEND YOU COMBINED SHIPPING CHARGE (SAVING YOU $$) INCLUDED WITH YOUR INVOICE. You can view our vast selection of Auction Catalogs from our Eb... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.