291
Unique Canadian Glass Railway Paperweight Lot
Estimate:
CA$600 - CA$900
Sold
CA$1,003
Live Auction
Canadiana & Decorative Arts
Category
Description
Weight with two typical blue-lettered milk glass ribbons with 'J.T. Rose' and 'G.T.R. Agent' over a multi-coloured spatter bed, 3" diameter and 2" high, together with a folded card obituary notice for John T. Rose, Chesley, Ontario, printed on three sides (each 3" high) and a faded 3.75" square photograph with a fountain pen header of 'J.T. Rose' in a captain's chair typing a time table. Condition: paperweight crown with a few very faint and expected surface abrasions (not obtrusive at all), good foot rim wear surrounding a blown .5" 'button' broken off pontil mark in a depression. CODE-RAIL.