OUR DESCRIPTION
OUTSTANDING and RARE ANTIQUE Millville " HOME SWEET HOME " Art Glass Paperweight on a Clear Ground with Very Detailed Log Cabin Motif. (Circa 1880 - 1910) I see a few light scratches and a few tiny flea bites here and there, but not that bad for it's age. I did have this one in my personal collection for several years. It does have a few tiny controlled bubbles here and there. It does have the Millville Ring on the bottom and a fire polished pontil mark. It has a slightly concave clear bottom that shows some shelf ware to the basal rim. It is very rare to have a multi colored frit weight this old. I consider this Rare Paperweight to be in Good Original Antique Condition. This is a Magnum Size Paperweight that Measures 3-3/8" Diameter by 2-1/8" 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.
Some of this Wonderful Paperweights Fascinating History
This 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 2006 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 20th 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, Kim
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.
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very much, Kim