ANTIQUE SANDWICH PEARS LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT

ANTIQUE SANDWICH PEARS LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT, colorless, two rose-colored pears on a central green stem with four leaves, slightly concave base with a polished pontil mark. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1870-1887. 3" D.
Very good overall condition with some scattered minor scratches and nicking, 1/2" D area of roughness just above base.
Literature: Parallels Hawley - The Art of The Paperweight: The Boston and Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, p. 167, fig. 8.11.
Provenance: Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 9/27/14, lot 205._x000D_
Ex-collection of Janet and the late Michael J. Parmer, Waynesboro, VA.
Condition Report: Very good overall condition with some scattered minor scratches and nicking, 1/2" D area of roughness just above base.