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THBROYAL GLASS WORKS NO. 102 (OMN) CHOCOLATE PRESSED GLASS BULBOUS RIBBED CONDIMENT SET
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LiveMay 22, 2025
Harris collection of salt and pepper shakers. Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc. info@jeffreysevans.com
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- Lot Description
ROYAL GLASS WORKS NO. 102 (OMN) CHOCOLATE PRESSED GLASS BULBOUS RIBBED CONDIMENT SET, chocolate, each shaker having a baluster form body patterned with 18 vertical ribs, retaining period salt and pepper lids, fitted into a matching stand with ribbed skirt and twisting rope-form central handle. Royal Glass Company (Marietta, OH) as operated by the National Glass Co. Circa 1902. Shakers: 3 3/8" H. Stand: 5 1/8" HOA.
Published: Lechner - The World of Salt Shakers, Vol. 3, p. 153, left.
Literature: NGGA/Measell (ed.) - Greentown Glass: A Collector’s Guide, p. 114, fig. R, additional discussion on pg. 57-58.
Catalogue Note: An extremely rare chocolate glass caster set in top condition. Canvassing the available literature and past auction records suggests only a handful of shakers are known, with perhaps only two or three other full caster sets in existence. Historically the product line had been attributed to the Indiana Tumbler & Goblet Co. (Greentown) but research eventually revealed it as the product of National's Royal Works in Marietta, Ohio. For some historical background, in late 1899, National installed a young Jacob Rosenthal as factory manager at the Marietta plant. Rosenthal later described this time period in his fledgling career as "my first practical experience as glassmaker". He may have experimented briefly with chocolate at Royal but its commercial production would not begin until 1900 after Rosenthal had been transferred to Greentown. Production of chocolate glass ramped up quickly thereafter and once it hit the market in early 1901, it sold well and soon became a "runaway success". In February of 1902 National made arrangements to purchase Rosenthal's chocolate glass formula in order to facilitate its production at their other plants - including at McKee and at the Royal Works, where Rosenthal had worked barely two years prior. It is believed that both of these plants ran into difficulties producing the glass, and that Rosenthal "probably spent some time at these plants", presumably instructing the management on technical matters "until things were satisfactorily adjusted". With these difficulties settled, Rosenthal returned to Greentown and soon created another of his most famous products: Golden Agate, which debuted in 1903. In the meantime, production of chocolate (and other glass) at Royal seems to have been steady, albeit very short lived, since the factory burnt down towards the end of the year, never to be rebuilt.Condition
Shakers undamaged with one lid having a split; base in excellent condition with a few flakes around the base edge.
- Provenance
The estate collection of Richard and Lesley Harris, Branchville, NJ.
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