1880s Milkglass Baseball Paperweight

[ruth-gehrig]

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

[Hankphenom]

Cool piece. What dates it to 1880s?

[ruth-gehrig]

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

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

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.

[ruth-gehrig]

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

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

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Net54 member David Cycleback identified it as 1800s in the following article from 2014 rl]https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/sports-collectors-guide-antique-glass/[/url]

Nice article. Thanks!