1880s Milkglass Baseball Paperweight
 

Antique Milkglass Baseball Paperweight (1880s?)
3.5 inches tall and not quite 3 inches wide.
No chips or cracks. I first saw one of these in the Bill Mastro collection auction circa 2010 where it realized $200 plus BP I think is what it was.
Asking $old shipped Zelle, PayPal FF or check

Thanks!
Michael

Cool piece. What dates it to 1880s?

Hi Hank
Good question and honestly I'm not certain of date and thats why I put (1880s?) in the description. It looks very victorian era to me with the embossed design at the base of the ball but again I'm really not sure:)

Thanks, Michael. Could be, but I'm guessing more likely 1930s-50s, just my two cents. Don't get me wrong, I like it and I think that was a fair price.

Net54 member David Cycleback identified it as 1800s in the following article from 2014

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...antique-glass/

Nice article. Thanks!