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Finials (Newel Posts)

Finials (Newel Posts). 
Left:
There are six alternating panels of diamond point and unequal size bulls-eyes. The blown hollow blank is 6” tall x 4” diameter. Weight: 1 pound, 7 ounces. 
Center: This newel post finial could be either American or English and has a faceted knob on top of a dome. The hollow blown blank is 10” tall and weighs 2 ounces. 
Right
: This balloon shaped blown finial is 3¾” diameter above a 1½” diameter wafer and weighs 2 pounds, 2 ounces. There are 12 slightly concave flutes cut around the post.

 

 
From:  "Cooking with Class, Dining with Glass"  by the Lone Star Chapter of the American Cut Glass Association, Fig. 184.