Lot 006 - Antique Uranium Glass Covered Butter Dish with Beaded Panel and Floral Pattern, UV Reactive

Lot 006 - Antique Uranium Glass Covered Butter Dish with Beaded Panel and Floral Pattern, UV ReactiveAntique vaseline uranium glass covered butter dish featuring a tall bell shaped dome lid with a round finial. The pressed glass pattern consists of alternating paneled sections with raised beaded ribs and molded floral and foliate motifs. The scalloped base plate has a matching beaded edge. The glass fluoresces bright green under ultraviolet light, as shown in the accompanying photographs. Chipping is present around the interior rim of the base where

Pre-Auction Notes: Some flaking to gold frame paint

the exhibits will not be considered in competition

Item dimensions are of bag laid flat

Extensive grouping of more than 100 pieces of railroad-related ephemera

Contents include essays on natural subjects including beetles

Binding shows wear to spine ends with cloth loss at head and tail

The gun is a cast-iron machine gun-style cap toy designed to produce a rapid-fire sound when the crank handle is turned

The lower portion of the poster depicts an array of products including a bottle labeled "IMPYRETH" (rendered in Japanese katakana as インピレス)

Both are artist signed and appear to be works by the same maker

It also features two candle shelves on the mirror section

This bank measures 3

and it emits ghostly sounds