2024
American brilliant hand cut crystal Nappy #1614 Naples by Hoare. c. 1853-1920. Extremely rare piece. Signed by Hoarse with an acid-etched marking found in the center of the piece. This piece was obtained through an estate sale and is in Excellent condition antique near MINT for a 100 year old piece! It has multiple flea bites around the sawtooth rim and the high points consistent with its age and normal usage; however, there is no structural damage such as fractures or cracks. The piece is listed in the "Identifying American Brilliant Cut Glass" book by Bill and Louise Boggess. It's a must have for any collector!
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J. Hoare & Company Brooklyn and Corning, NY, 1853-1920. Detailed cutting characterized the patterns of Hoare. John Hoare, known as Captain Hoare, was born in Cork, Ireland, on April 12, 1822. He learned glass cutting from his father and worked at various glass houses in England from 1842 until 1853 when he emigrated to New York. John Hoare was a master cutter. He won awards at various exhibitions in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and in 1893 won four medals at the Columbian Exposition including the gold medal. The Hoare shop furnished cut glass to the White House during President Grant's administration in 1873, believed to be in the Lincoln pattern.
Captain Hoare died in 1896 and his son James continued the business, joined by his brother John S. Hoare. The J. Hoare & Co. firm closed in October 1920 with the decline of the cut glass industry.
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