Premier Catalog Auction #193

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Premier Catalog Auction ^#193

 

Closes June 15^th, 2026 @ 10:00 PM

Opens for bidding June 8th

 

1.  EAGLE - "COFFIN & HAY." / STANDING DEER / "HAMMONTON", (GII-49), Coffin & Hay Glass Works, Hammonton, New Jersey, ca. 1825 - 1835, yellow amber pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A tiny chip is off the side of the lip, otherwise in pristine condition with no scratches or mentionable wear. An interesting internal 'flow' of excessive glass is on the Eagle panel. It has an exceptionally bold impression and some trapped air bubbles. This is an extremely rare (probably unique) color for this flask. The only colors listed in the McKearin/Wilson flask charts are aqua, pale yellow green and black. This is a new 'find'. Found while cleaning out a cabinet in an old home in Richmond, Virginia.  The consignor told us that it was his grandfathers, who loved antiques and that it was the only flask in the house.  You are bidding on a very special and important early American flask. 

Min. Bid $7.000         Est. $25,000 - 35,000

 

2.  "CORN FOR THE WORLD" / EAR OF CORN - MONUMENT / "BALTIMORE", (GVI-4), Baltimore Glass Works, ca. 1860 - 1870, brilliant yellow with a light olive tone quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Bold impression and no wear or scratches. An exciting color for this mould and one that is hard to beat! Brian Radford Collection.   

Min. Bid $1,800         Est. $3,500 - 4,500

 

3.  EAGLE - EAGLE, (GII-40), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, medium to deep grass green pint, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition like new condition! Extremely bold impression and no wear or scratches. A "top shelf" flask with a very rare double collar mouth!  Kensington Glass Works flasks were rarely produced in colors other than shades of aqua. Of those we've seen this could be one of the only ones to have this unusual lip finish. Brian Radford Collection.  

Min. Bid $2,500         Est. $4,000 - 6,000

 

4.  "LIBERTY" / OAK TREE - EAGLE, (GII-60), American, ca. 1835 - 1845, amber shading to a more yellow center area half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. A prime example with a nice shading of color, numerous trapped air bubbles and a very bold impression (even the sometimes weak Liberty stands out). The "Charter Oak" was an abnormally large tree in Hartford, Connecticut that stood for 400 years until a fierce storm toppled it in 1856. According to legend Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hid in its hollow to avoid confiscation by the English governor-general. A historically significant flask!             

Min. Bid $1,500         Est. $2,500 - 4,500

 

5.  "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-39), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1849 - 1855, deep yellowish green quart, huge offset open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Some moderate portrait wear, but otherwise in perfect condition.  A rare and attractive color for this mould and full of trapped air bubbles. A tiny piece of glass adhered to the shoulder at a mould seam is from a foreign source. A strong vibrant color!             

Min. Bid $600         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

6.  "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-39), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, medium emerald green quart, open pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition with only a hint of wear. An exceptionally clean flask and with a strong impression. 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

7.  "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "GENL. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-40), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, deep cobalt blue pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Some light cheek wear and a pinhead in size flake is off the top of the lip. Both are totally insignificant and take nothing away from this very eye appealing cobalt blue flask! Extremely bold impression, deep vivid color, and has that right amount of color density to display perfectly in any lighting.     

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

8.  BUST OF WASHINGTON - BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-54), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, medium to deep pink amethyst quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A 3/8" by 1/4" 'ice pick' type bruise is on the inside edge of the lip. This is a common flaw, created when a sharp object was used to pry out the cork. This is an absolutely stunning color that is rarely seen in flasks other than those blown at the Dyottville glass Works. Brian Radford Collection.

Min. Bid $2,500 - 4,500 - 5,500

 

9.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-2), Midwestern, ca. 1845 - 1855, deep cobalt blue quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.  Some minor spotty wear is mostly on a medial rib.  An internal glass fold is on one panel. The most important feature of this flask is its deep vivid blue color. Of the known examples only a very few are as dark or darker. If you collect Scroll flasks this is one of those rare opportunities to add one this dark to the collection! Ex. Fred Weck Collection #73 and Jay Jacobs Collection.       

Min. Bid $5,000         Est. $10,000 - 15,000

 

10.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-1), Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1850, medium yellowish green (citron) quart, reddish iron pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Some light spotty content haze, otherwise in perfect condition. Attractive color that shades from a lighter center area to deeper sides and base. 

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

11.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-1), Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1850, yellow olive quart, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition, free of any wear or scratches. What an exceptional flask! Rare and eye appealing color, completely full of trapped air bubbles and whitish color glass impurities that create the appearance of falling snow! If you like crudely made flasks and need a Scroll to add to the collection, this is the one! Ex. Fred Salisbury Collection sold at Garth's auction house, Delaware, Ohio, September 29th, 1990.   

Min. Bid $2,500         Est. $4,500 - 5,500

 

12.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-2), Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1860, moonstone with a grayish tint quart, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect like new condition!  Rare and radically different color, usually only seen in flasks from the Louisville, Kentucky Glass Works. 

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

13.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-2), Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1850, medium grass green quart, open pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition with only a 'touch' of wear. Plenty of tiny air bubbles and a larger one on the shoulder. The quart size scroll flasks have a very impressive look to them. That (and the wide range of color they occur in) makes them very popular with flask collectors.         

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $1,800 - 2,500

 

14.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-2), Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1850, medium to deep yellowish amber quart, red iron pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition, no trace of wear or scratches. Wonderful character of glass and full of trapped air bubbles. You would have trouble finding a nicer one!     

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

15.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-3), Midwestern, ca. 1845 - 1850, dark olive green quart, reddish iron pontil, applied mouth. Pristine perfect condition with no wear or scratches. Yes, its dark, but under normal lighting good color can be seen. This is the first of a number of colorful Scroll flasks all from a private collection.        

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

  

16.  SCROLL Flask, (GIX-3), Midwestern, ca. 1840 - 1850, yellow chocolate color quart, pontil scarred base, applied ring mouth. Some moderate scroll wear, but no form of damage. Rare and impressive color. A great addition to any collection of Scroll flasks!                

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

17.  "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-17), Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1830 - 1835, light to medium pink amethyst color pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. About perfect (some light scattered scratches are mostly near the base). Very bold impression, and in a rare pinkish color. We auctioned this flask in 2006 and that's the last recorded sale in this color.    

Min. Bid $800         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

18.  "GENERAL LA FAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETT / "REPUBLICAN / GRETITUDE” - "E. PLURIBUS UNUM” - EAGLE, "T.W.D." - "KENSINGTON GLASS / WORKS PHILADELPHIA", (GI-90), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. An exceptional example with a strong impression and lacking any trace of wear. This is a scarce flask, made to commemorate the visit of Marquis de Lafayette to Philadelphia, September 28, 1824, where a parade was held in his honor. Ex. Alberta Rogers Patterson Collection.    

Min. Bid $250         Est. $500 - 700

 

19.  "JENNY LIND" BUST OF JENY LIND - "GLASS WORKS" / GLASS FACTORY / "S. HUFFSEY", (GI-99), possibly Isabella Glass Works, New Jersey, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium to deep emerald green calabash, tubular open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition, very bold impression, no trace of wear or scratches. Beautiful deep, vibrant color. Even the Swedish Nightingale would like this one. Brian Radford Collection.

Min. Bid $1,500         Est. $2,500 - 4,500

 

20.  "JENNY LIND" BUST OF JENNY LIND - "GLASS WORKS" / GLASS FACTORY / "S. HUFFSEY", (GI-99), made for Samuel Huffsey, blown at a South Jersey Glass Works, ca. 1855 - 1865, light blue green calabash, tubular open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. A few spots of light content haze and just a touch of wear that we mention only for accuracy, otherwise in perfect condition. This is a decent blue green color, obviously quite different when sitting alongside an aqua example.                   

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

21.  "JENY LIND" / BUST OF JENNY LIND - "GLASS (Star) FACTORY" / GLASS FACTORY, (GI-102), Whitney Glass Works, Glassboro, New Jersey, ca. 1855 - 1865, light blue green calabash, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Some minor scratches are mostly on the Jeny Lind impression. Not a lot of color but one that is different.         

Min. Bid $120         Est. $275 - 375

 

22.  "JENNY LIND" / BUST OF JENNY LIND - "FISLERVILLE GLASS WORKS" / GLASS FACTORY, (GI-107), Fislerville Glass Works, Fislerville, New Jersey, ca. 1855 - 1860, light to medium apple green calabash, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Numerous trapped air bubbles, bold impression and only a few tiny scratches. An exceptional example that lacks any trace of aqua! This would be a welcome addition to a calabash flask collection.

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 350

 

23.  "LOUIS KOSSUTH" / BUST OF KOSSUTH - FRIGATE / "U.S. STEAM FRIGATE / MISSISSIPPI / S. HUFFSEY", (GI-112), made for Samuel Huffsey, blown at a South Jersey Glass Works, ca. 1855 - 1865, pale apple green calabash, "PH DOFLEIN MOULD MAKER NTH 5T ST 84" on base, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition with only a hint of wear on several side ribs.  A very bright clean flask with an extremely bold impression (as bold as any we've seen) even the "S. HUFFSEY / PHA" paddlewheel embossing is easily recognizable. Not a lot of color, but has no trace of aqua.   

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

24.  "KOSSUTH" / BUST OF KOSSUTH - TREE, (GI-113), American, ca. 1851 - 1855, yellow green calabash, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine condition, no wear or scratches and has more of the desirable green color.  Probably blown at a Philadelphia or Southern New Jersey glass house.    

Min. Bid $300         Est. $600 - 800

 

25.  BUST OF DANIEL WEBSTER - BUST OF HENRY CLAY, (GI-114), New England, ca. 1825 - 1835, medium yellowish 'old' amber half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Extremely bold impression, nice textured glass and no scratches or wear. Which is quite remarkable when considering the high relief on this flask.        

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

26.  BUST OF COLUMBIA - EAGLE / "B & W", (GI-121), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Extremely bold impression (one of the best) and no scratches or wear. Numerous tiny air bubbles and sand grain impurities add character to the glass. You won't find a nicer one!

Min. Bid $400         Est. $1,200 - 1,600

 

27.  EAGLE ON A FLAG - MORNING GLORY, (GII-19), American, ca. 1830 - 1840, deep bluish aqua pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. A minor probably in-making lip shear chip is on the edge of the lip. Prime example with an excellent impression and no wear or scratches. Rated by McKearin as number 22 in group B of his most desirable of American historical flasks. Ex. Charles Gardner Collection #1817.           

Min. Bid $250         Est. $600 - 800

 

28.  EAGLE - EAGLE, (GII-40), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1820 - 1830, light celery green pint, open pontil scarred base, sheared and slightly inward rolled lip. Pristine condition with no wear or scratches.  Extremely bold impression, rare and attractive green coloration. If you collect this mould you probably need this color!                 

Min. Bid $350         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

29.  EAGLE / "T.W.D." - "E. PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE OF MANY" - CORNUCOPIA - "KENSINGTON GLASS / WORKS PHILADELPHIA", (GII-43), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, aqua half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. A few spots of light stain (or possible dried contents), exist. No wear or scratches and with an extremely bold impression, easily as bold as any we've sold in this mould, even the normally weak shoulder embossed stands out!  Fully embossed mould, and one of the harder to find of the Kensington flask group. 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $600 - 800

 

30.  "LIBERTY" / OAK TREE - EAGLE, (GII-60), American, ca. 1835 - 1845, light apple green half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition, great impression, no trace of wear or scratches. Besides aqua and shades of amber this flask was produced in a number of 'pastel' colors mostly in the green and blue spectrum. Some of these colors are not seen on any other flasks.            

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $1,800 - 2,500

 

31.  "LIBERTY" / EAGLE - "WILLINGTON / GLASS / CO / WEST WILLINGTON / CONN", (GII-62), Willington Glass Works, West Willington, Connecticut, ca. 1850 - 1860, medium yellowish olive-green pint, open pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine about perfect condition. Wonderful impression and color, some glass whittle. Like its smaller brother lot 32 it has the earlier (and more desirable) open pontil and sheared lip.             

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

32.  "LIBERTY" / EAGLE - "WILLINGTON / GLASS / CO / WEST WILLINGTON / CONN", (GII-68), Willington Glass Works, West Willington, Connecticut, ca. 1850 - 1860, medium yellowish olive-green half-pint, open pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Near perfect condition (a few tiny shoulder scratches). Nice impression and glass swirls. This is one of the earlier open pontil and sheared lip examples.          

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

33.  EAGLE / "PITTSBURGH / PA" - EAGLE, (GII-105), Pittsburgh Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, deep emerald green with a hint of olive pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. A sizable 1/2" by 1/4" open surface bubble is on the corner of the base. This bubble has no sharp edges and probably existed when the flask was removed from the mould. Fine example, full of air bubbles and in a deep vivid pure green color!                   

Min. Bid $200         Est. $350 - 450

 

34.  EAGLE / "PITTSBURGH / PA" - EAGLE, (GII-105), Pittsburgh Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, yellowish olive-green pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Two shallow open surface bubbles exist, both are possibly in-making. One is on the shoulder the other is on the edge of an Eagle's banner.   

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 250

 

35.  EAGLE / "PITTSBURGH / PA" - EAGLE, (GII-106), Pittsburgh Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, yellowish olive-green pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Perfect condition, no wear or scratches. A scarce color for this mould.        

Min. Bid $200         Est. $350 - 450

 

36.  EAGLE / "CUNNINGHAM / & CO / PITTSBURGH" - EAGLE / "GLASS / MANUFACTURES", (GII-110), Cunningham Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium yellowish green or citron quart, smooth base, applied ring mouth. A shallow 1/8" chip is off the base at the edge. Also, an internal potstone near a medial rib has a 3/8" long cooling crack, strictly in-making, but has to be mentioned. Extremely rare in this unlisted pure green color. Wonderful strength of impression which oftentimes is very weak. Minor flaws aside this would make a great addition to any 'Pittsburgh' flask collection.        

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

37.  EAGLE WITH BANNER - (reverse plain), (GII-143), American, ca. 1860 - 1865, medium 7-up green calabash, open pontil, tapered sloping collar mouth. Perfect condition. Attractive green color and no notable wear or scratches. A great color addition to any calabash flask collection. 

Min. Bid $150         Est. $350 - 450

 

38.  CORNUCOPIA - URN,      (GIII-15), Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, New York, ca. 1825 - 1835, light emerald green half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. An area of light external haze is on the Cornucopia panel.       

Min. Bid $180         Est. $250 - 375

 

39.  CORNUCOPIA - URN, (GIII-17), Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, New York, ca. 1840 - 1850, medium blue green pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine condition with only a 'touch' of wear. Great impression, scarce and attractive color.             

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

40.  CORNUCOPIA - URN, (GIII-17), Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, New York, ca. 1840 - 1850, deep emerald green pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Bold impression, nice 'seedy' glass.  Nicer than many and in a wonderful deep vivid green color!            

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

41.  CORNUCOPIA - URN, (GIII-17), Lancaster Glass Works, Lancaster, New York, ca. 1840 - 1845, deep emerald green pint, open pontil, sheared and inward rolled lip. A few spots of high point wear, (typical of this high relief flask), otherwise in perfect condition. Great impression and in more of an emerald green color as opposed to the more available blue green flasks.        

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

42.  MASONIC ARCH - EAGLE / "KCCNE", (GIV-18), Keene Glass Works, ca. 1820 - 1830, medium yellowish "old " amber pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition and full of tiny air bubbles. Very bold impression, and no trace of scratches or wear.  A common flask, but an exceptional example!               

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

43.  CLASPED HANDS / "UNION" - EAGLE WITH BANNER / "A.R.S.", (GIV-24), A.R Samuels, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, light to medium yellow green or citron calabash, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Excellent overall condition. Bold impression and no notable wear or scratches. A scarce color for this mould.          

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

44.  "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD" / HORSE PULLING A CART, (reverse side is identical), (GV-3), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1825 - 1835, yellowish amber pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. No wear or scratches, but full of tiny trapped air bubbles. A prime example with a nice shading of color.     

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 550

 

45.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-1), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1835, medium yellowish grass green pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. About perfect (some light ring wear).  A classic "two pounder" Keene, Sunburst flask, and in a scarce color for this mould.             

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,200 - 1,800

 

46.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-1), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1835, light to medium clear green pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition, not even a hint of wear or scratches. A very different color from lot 45 and would look great sitting alongside it.     

Min. Bid $500         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

47.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-2), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, 1815 - 1825, light yellowish green pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition with only a hint of center ray wear. A prime example of an exceptionally bright, clean flask. 

Min. Bid $300         Est. $700 - 900

 

48.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-3), Coventry Glass Works, Coventry Connecticut ca. 1815 - 1835, medium olive yellow pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect about perfect condition. A fine example, identical in color to early Pitkin flasks produced at Coventry.          

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

49.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-5a), Pitkin Glass Works, East Hartford, Connecticut, ca. 1815 - 1825, olive yellow pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Excellent overall pristine condition. Crude glass, many trapped air bubbles. This is the rarely offered variant that has the distinct dot and concentric rings center.            

Min. Bid $800         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

50.  SUNBURST / "KEEN" - SUNBURST / "P&W", (GVIII-8), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1825, yellowish "old" amber pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Some moderate ray and letter wear, tiny internal open bubble. Very bold impression, even the "Keen" and "P&W" stand out!                     

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

51.  SUNBURST / "KEEN" - SUNBURST / "P&W", (GVIII-8), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1825, yellowish grass green pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Some light spotty wear. Very bold impression, including the sometimes weak "Keen" and "P&W". 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

52.  SUNBURST / "KEEN" - SUNBURST / "P&W", (GVIII-8), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1825, emerald green pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Fine example, full of tiny air bubbles and in pristine near perfect condition. This is a very rare color for this flask. The color is unlisted in the McK/Wil flasks charts, and we can find no record of one selling at auction.                

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,200 - 1,600

 

53.  SUNBURST / "KEEN" - SUNBURST / "P & W", (GVIII-9), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1835, yellowish olive-green half-pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Fine example with only a trace of letter wear. One of the better mould impressions on both the "Keen" and "P & W" sides. Brian Radford Collection.   

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

54.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-14), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1835, light to medium yellowish grass green half-pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Some moderate high point wear from usage is of the type commonly seen on these boldly embossed Sunburst Flasks. A rare mould and not in the typically seen (and more available) bluish green color. 

Min. Bid $2,000         Est. $4,000 - 6,000

 

55.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-15), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1815 - 1835, light clear green half-pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine condition with only some minor ray wear. A rarely offered Keene, Sunburst flask.       

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

56.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-16), Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, ca. 1815 - 1825, olive yellow half-pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition with only a hint of wear. Wonderful color and very different from that of lot 57. Why not buy them both!

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

57.  SUNBURST Flask, (GVIII-16), Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, ca. 1815 - 1835, olive green half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Lots of tiny air bubbles, in a pure green color and showing no scratches or wear.            

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

58.  (Lot of 2), SCROLL Flasks, (GIX-1 & 3), Midwestern, ca. 1845 - 1855, shades of aqua quarts, reddish iron pontils, applied mouth, sheared and tooled lip. The sheared lip example has a tiny open surface bubble near the base.      

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 250

 

59.  "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE WITH "A & CO" IN BANNER, (GXII-1), Adams & Company Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1870, medium citron color quart, smooth base, applied ringed mouth. Perfect condition but some minor milky content stain is above the base. Very bold impression and no wear or scratches. This is a rare color for this mould and a few days in the tumbler and the stain is gone!                      

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

60.  "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS / "NO. 2" - EAGLE WITH BANNER, (GXII-7), Pittsburgh District Glass House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1870, deep reddish amber quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Lightly cleaned and it appears that a tiny flake off the edge of the base may have been slightly polished out. Scarce "No. 2" embossed mould variant. 

Min. Bid $120         Est. $250 - 350

 

61.  "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE / "A & CO" (in banner), (GXII-22), John Agnew & Company Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, deep red amber pint, smooth base, applied ringed mouth. A 3/16" chip (or possible mould flaw) is at the tip of the base at a mould seam. Great example, good reddish color and no wear or scratches. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 450

 

62.  "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE WITH BANNER, (GXII-24), Midwestern, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium yellow green or citron pint, smooth base, rough sheared and unfinished lip. Perfect condition. Bold impression and in a brilliant, attractive color which is unlisted for this mould. The unfinished lip is original, but why a collar was never applied after it was sheared away from the blowpipe is a mystery.           

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

63.  "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE WITH BANNER, (GXII-29), Midwestern, ca. 1860 - 1870, yellow amber half-pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Perfect condition with no wear or notable scratches. Extremely bold impression and in a scarce color. Here's a nice one!

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

64.  "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE WITH BANNER, (GXII-29), Midwestern, ca. 1860 - 1870, deep reddish amber half-pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. A tiny 1/8" flake is off the edge of the base, otherwise in perfect condition.            

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

65.  CLASPED HANDS - EAGLE WITH BANNER AND SHIELD, (GXII-31), probably Pittsburgh District, ca. 1860 - 1875, golden yellowish amber half-pint, smooth base, applied mouth, about perfect. Super impression, no wear or scratches and a good yellow/amber mix of colors!

Min. Bid $150         Est. $250 - 350

 

66.  "UNION" / CLASPED HANDS - MOUNTED CANNON, (GXII-41), probably Pittsburgh District Glass Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1870, golden yellowish amber pint, smooth base, applied ring mouth. A few areas of light external haze is on the Cannon panel, otherwise in perfect condition. Ex. Jim Bender Collection.               

Min. Bid $180         Est. $350 - 450

 

67.  MAN ON HORSEBACK - HOUND, (GXIII-16), probably Baltimore Glass Works, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium yellow green (citron) quart, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition with only a hint of wear. One of the earlier open pontil and double collar mouth examples. A very pleasing color that has more green than usually seen. A beautiful flask! Ex. Jay Jacobs Collection.       

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

68.  U.S. ARMY DRAGOON - HOUND, (GXIII-16), Baltimore Glass Works, ca. 1855 - 1865, yellow amber quart, smooth base, applied ring mouth.  A few light scattered scratches, otherwise in perfect condition. A nice flask and with a bit more yellow than normally seen.        

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

69.  SHEAF OF GRAIN - EIGHT POINTED STAR, (GXIII-44), American, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium amber calabash, iron pontil, applied ring mouth. Perfect condition. Extremely crude and full of trapped air bubbles! Not an easy one to find in this color and a real 'eye popper'!          

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

70.  SHEAF OF WHEAT - TREE, (GXIII-46), American, ca. 1855 - 1865, dark pink amethyst (approaching black) calabash, open pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth. About perfect. Very bold impression. Of those we've see it usually requires a strong light to see the color. But not here, plenty of good color can been seen when viewed from either the front or the sides under normal lighting.       

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

71.  SHEAF OF WHEAT - TREE, (GXIII-47), American, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium emerald green calabash, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. A fine example with only a few light scattered scratches and a pinhead in size edge of base flake. Good green color and deeper than most. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

72.  Freeblown Paddle Formed Chestnut Flask, (McKearin American Glass, plate 224), probably early New England, ca. 1790 - 1812, medium olive green, 5 1/4"h, open pontil, sheared and inward rolled lip. A few tiny spots of wear are on the neck, otherwise in perfect flawless condition. Full of tiny air bubbles. A little beauty of an early flask!                       

Min. Bid $180         Est. $350 - 450

 

73.  Freeblown Paddle Formed Chestnut Flask, (McKearin American Glass, plate 224), New England, ca. 1790 - 1815, medium olive yellow, 5 1/4"h, open pontil, wide applied lip. About perfect (a few light scratches are above the base). Full of tiny air bubbles, obvious paddle marks from forming the bottle. This is a color that is oftentimes attributed to the Coventry Glass Works. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $350 - 450

 

74.  Freeblown Paddle Formed Chestnut Flask, (McKearin American Glass, plate 224), New England, ca. 1790 - 1815, light to medium olive green, 7 3/8"h, open pontil, outward rolled lip. Perfect condition but has a few tiny scratches. Full of tiny air bubbles, obvious paddle marks. An eye appealing bottle with an unusually large 'plump' body and a very narrow neck. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

75.  Pattern Moulded 'Beehive' Form Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 95, #7), (Barrett, pg. 60), Zanesville Glass Works, Zanesville, Ohio, ca. 1825 - 1835, greenish aqua, 24-rib pattern swirled to the right, 7 1/2"h, open pontil, applied mouth. A couple of light scratches, otherwise in perfect condition. Wonderful form and strength of pattern. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $350 - 450

 

76.  Freeblown Creamer, (similar to pieces in American Glass, plate 12, #7 & #9), probably Southern New jersey, ca. 1830 - 1850, deep cobalt blue, 5"h, pontil scarred base, applied handle and foot, hand formed pour spout. Perfect condition. Attractive swirls of glass are throughout. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

77.  Freeblown Sided Dish, probably New England, ca. 1830 - 1860, yellow with amber tone, 2 3/8"h, 4" base diameter, 6 1/4" rim-to-rim, pontil scarred base, outward rolled lip, Numerous tight nit swirls of bubbles are below the rim, swirls of glass are throughout. A good bit of wear exists from usage, but no form of damage. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

78.  Freeblown Tall Sided Bowl, (Keene & Stoddard Glass by Pappas, plate 2), probably Stoddard Glass Works, Stoddad, New Hampshire, ca. 1845 - 1860, red amber, 4 1/4"h, 3 3/4" base diameter, 5 1/2" rim-to-rim diameter, pontil scarred base, wide outward folded rim. Some scratches and wear are mostly around the side of the base, but no notable damage. Classic Stoddard red amber color.                      

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

79.  Large Blown Snuff Blown, American, ca. 1790 - 1810, deep olive green, square form, 5 1/2"h, 3" base diameter, pontil scarred base has a number of raised 'knobs', sheared and tooled lip, blown in a dip mould. Overall fine condition. Big and impressive looking. 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

80.  Demijohn Type Storage Bottle, American, ca. 1870 - 1880, deep cobalt blue, 14 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth, two-piece mold. Some minor external stain is around the shoulder, otherwise in perfect condition. Here's a big splash of blue! If you collect large colorful bottles this is definitely one you want! 

Min. Bid $300         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

81.  Freeblown and Hand Assembled Windowpane, German, ca. 1860 - 1880, six bluish aqua glass freeblown bullseye panes are surrounded by twelve flashed ruby red panes. Eight straw yellow textured panes create a border. All twenty-six panes are held together by a pewter framework. The windowpane is 14 1/4" by 9 3/8" in size. Three of the red panes have several thin cracks traveling across them.  Colored glass windowpanes were popular in the Rhine River region of Southern German. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 450

 

82.  Cathedral Pickle Jar, (Zumwalt, pg. 456), Willington Glass Works, West Willington, Connecticut, ca. 1850 - 1860, light to medium emerald green, 11 3/4"h, iron pontil, outward rolled lip. Perfect condition, highly whittled glass, scarce emerald green color.  Produced in three sizes, (this being the middle size). The so-called "Willington" pickle jars are considered by collectors to be among the most desirable of all the cathedral pickle jars! A simply gorgeous jar!                

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

83.  Cathedral Pickle Jar, (the letters "D H O" intermingle with several of the diamond panels), American, ca. 1850 - 1860, aqua, 6 7/8"h, pontil scarred base, applied lip. Perfect condition. Very rare, not sure we've seen this one before. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 375

 

84.  "MASON"S / PATENT / NOV / 30TH / 1858", (RB #1787), American, ca. 1880 - 1895, yellow with amber tone half-gallon, smooth base, ground lip has a single minor grinding chip, perfect fitting milk glass lid and zinc screw band. Perfect condition and considerably more yellow than normally seen. Brian Radford Collection.         

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

85.  Saltglazed Stoneware "Bellarmine" Handled Jug, (Kermion, plate 37), Frechen, ca. 1590 - 1610, deep brown glaze with drips above a lighter color base. A smiling bearded face is on the neck and shoulder, a large belly cartouche, 9 1/4"h, handled. Some professional restoration has been made to the side of the base and midpoint in the body. This is of such quality that only a trained eye can determine it. The oval medallion cartouche displays the coat of arms of the von Palant family.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

86.  Miniature Saltglaze Stoneware Handled Jug, German, ca. 1590 - 1650, dark brown speckled glaze has several drab olive streaks, 4 7/8"h, handled. Some professional restoration has been made in the area of the handle. Like lot 85 this is of such quality that only a trained eye can determine this.                  

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

87.  Freeblown and Highly Engraved Decanter, German, ca. 1685, clear glass with a faint amethyst tint, 9 1/4"h, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip has a tiny hand formed pour spout, applied handle and foot. Perfect condition. This is an important Nuremberg bottle attributable to either Ludwig Faber or Hermann Benckert, both master engravers, while working in Nuremberg. It is profusely engraved with the large Habsburg Royal Coat of arms with the double headed Hapsburg Eagle beneath a crown of the Holy roman Empire. The coat-of-arms is flanked by the Heraldic crests of the ancient order of Teutonic Knights incorporating crosses in shields beneath crowned and plumed barrel helmets. It probably belonged to a knight of that order. The date '1685' is delicately engraved beneath the lower handle attachment. This is an extremely rare (possibly unique) piece and the detailed engraving is as fine as any you will see!                      

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

88.  Onion Form Wine Bottle, "WP." (on an applied shoulder seal), (unlisted), English, ca. 1690 - 1710, medium grass green, 6 1/4"h, 4 1/4" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared mouth, applied seal and string lip. Some chipping is on the side of the mouth above the string lip, also some minor inside shoulder content stain. In 'as found' condition. It has its full original body luster and a strong seal strike.             

Min. Bid $1,800         Est. $2,500 - 4,500

 

89.  Onion Form Wine Bottle, "I I" (on an applied seal), (unlisted), English, ca. 1690 - 1700, medium yellowish olive green, 6"h, 4" base diameter, sheared and tooled mouth, applied seal and string lip. Cleaned to its original luster.  A 3/8" by 1/4" chip is off the side of the lip above the string. With the exception of this chip, and when considering its age, it is in overall excellent condition. Amazingly enough the almost always chipped string lip is fully intact! According to Burton a similar detached seal was recovered from the Thames River.                 

Min. Bid $1,500         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

90.  Onion Form Sealed Wine Bottle, "I / SLACEY / 1729" (on an applied shoulder seal), (unlisted), English, ca. 1729, dark olive amber, 7 1/2"h, 4 5/8" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared mouth, applied seal and string lip. Several chips are off the side of the string lip, one is 1/2" by 1/8", another 1/4" by 1/8" in size.  Good original body sheen, but has some light scratches from usage. A good early date and the string lips flaws almost always accompany these early English wine bottles!               

Min. Bid $1,500         Est. $2,500 - 4,500

 

91.  Transitional Onion/Mallet Form Wine Bottle, "R / NEWMAN" (on an applied seal), (Burton, pg. 1213), Devon, England, ca. 1730 - 1735, deep yellowish olive green, 6"h, 3 7/8" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared mouth, applied seal and string lip. A few chips are off the string lip the largest being 1/2" in size. Full original body luster and no notable wear or scratches. Common occurring string lip chips aside (a very high percentage of early English wine bottles have them) this is an overall fine example! Attributed to Robert Newman (1676-1739) a merchant mariner from Dartmouth, Devonshire who was the mayor of Dartmouth in 1725-1728.    

Min. Bid $1,400         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

92.  Long Neck Mallet Form Wine Bottle, an Applied Seal has a 'Coat of Arms with a three sectioned Shield, Lion and Stag rampart surmounted by a Viscount Crown' (unlisted), English, ca. 1735 - 1745, olive green, 8 3/4"h, 4" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared mouth, applied string lip and seal. A 3/4" by 3/16" chip is off the edge of the string lip and a 1/2" by 1/4" chip is off the side of the lip above the lip. Very rare and unusual form, large and extremely well struck highly detailed seal.                  

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

93.  Mallet Form Wine Bottle, 'Standing Swan' (surrounded by a single set of tiny beads), (unlisted), English, ca. 1740 - 1745, medium olive green, 10"h, 4 5/8" base diameter, pontil scarred deep base kick-up, sheared mouth, applied seal and string lip. A full original body luster has a few minor spots of wear from usage and a faint 'spider' crack (not easily seen) is to the left of the seal. Otherwise in excellent overall fine condition.  It has an unusually long neck and well defined highly detailed seal. It's quite a rarity to find a sealed bottle not listed in Burtons monumental three volume work on the subject, and the minor mentioned flaw (a common occurrence on early English wine bottles) takes nothing away from its overall visual appearance. 

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,200 - 1,600

 

94.  Mallet Form Wine Bottle, "COL. JOHN FOLLOITT. 1743" (on an applied seal), (Burton, pg. 681), Worcester, English, ca. 1743, yellowish amber, 9"h, 4 3/4" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared mouth, applied seal and string lip. The bottle is free of any damage but has an external brownish shoulder and neck stain and some scattered scratches. The bottle belonged to Lieutenant Colonel John Folliott of Lickhill Manor House, Lickhill, Worcestershire. He was a Lieutenant Colonel of a horse regiment commanded by Lord Cathcart. He owned the manor for ten years and it was during this time period that the bottles were made.                 

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 4,500

 

95.  Cylindrical Form Wine Bottle, 'King Inch / AS / 1784', (Burton, pg. 782), Scotland, ca. 1784, yellowish olive green, 11"h, pontil scarred base, applied mouth and seal, blown in a dip mould. Part original wine contents, and period wax type seal. Perfect condition. This bottle has a long history. Elderslie House was a spacious mansion on the left bank of the Clyde River. The ancient name of the lands which it sat on was called 'The Inch' or 'King's Inch'. The house was built by Alexander Speirs a Glasgow merchant. Finished in 1782 and called the Elderslie House. A small edifice near the house was called 'The Inch Castle'. It was taken down about 1777, and a small cluster of trees was planted to indicate the site. A more detailed history of the Elderslie House and 'The Inch' accompanies the bottle.             

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,200 - 1,600

 

96.  "T S" (in elaborate script) inside a tightly beaded border, (Burton, pg. 1551), English, ca. 1790 - 1800, dark yellowish amber magnum cylinder, 11"h, 4 1/4" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared and outward rolled mouth, applied string lip, blown in a dip mould. A 3/8" in diameter chip is off the side of the lip. Full original luster, bold impression of a seal that measures slightly over 2" in diameter!  This is the exact bottle pictured in Burton's book. It was auctioned in 2011 in England at the BBR Summer National. Gary Enters Collection.        

Min. Bid $400         Est. $700 - 1,000

 

97.  Cylindrical Form Wine Bottle, 'Sir W. / Strickland / Bart / Boynton' (Burton, pg. 1257), Yorkshire, England, ca. 1810 - 1820, olive green, 11 1/8"h, 2 7/8" base diameter, pontil scarred base, applied mouth and seal.  Pristine perfect condition! Sir William Strickland (1753 - 1834) was the 6th baronet of Boynton Hall, Helperby, Yorkshire. Boynton Hall was west of Bridlington in Yorkshire. Ex. Ladson Bright Collection. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

98.  Cylindrical Form Wine Bottle, "B" / 1837" below a 'ducal coronet’, (Burton, pg. 879), English, ca. 1837, olive amber, 11 1/4"h, 4 1/4" base diameter, pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth and seal, blown in a dip mould. Pristine perfect flawless condition. This is the seal of Richard the 1st Duke of Buckingham of Stowe House in Buckingham. It was made to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837, and because of his rank he probably attended. 

Min. Bid $500         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

99.  Cylindrical Form Wine Bottle, 'M. Castillon / Bordeaux / Cognac Champagne / 1835', (unlisted), French, ca. 1835, olive green, 10 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared mouth, applied ring mouth, blown in a three-part mould. Perfect condition. Nice glass whittle and air bubbles, well struck seal. It originally held a French Cognac Champagne, but today contains what appears to be snuff.                

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

100.  Cylindrical Form Wine Bottle, (form like Van den Bossche, plate 264, #2), English, ca. 1790 - 1810, yellowish olive green, 9 7/8"h, pontil scarred deep kick-up base, applied mouth, blown in a dip mould. Perfect condition. A bluish 'glassgall' coloration covers much of the base and is slightly visible in the shoulder and neck. Reportedly found in an 18th Century house in Smyna, Delaware. 

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 220

 

101.  Magnum Wine or Utility Bottle, English, ca. 1785 - 1800, medium shading to a deep color olive green, 11 7/8"h, 5" base diameter, pontil scarred base, sheared and outward rolled mouth, applied string lip, blown in a dip mould. Some minor scattered scratches are mostly on the shoulder, otherwise in perfect condition. Nice pebbly glass and shading of color.                

Min. Bid $200         Est. $350 - 450

 

102.  "BEEKMAN'S - PULMONIC - SYRUP - NEW YORK", (Odell, pg. 29), New York, ca. 1835 - 1855, medium olive yellow, 8-sided, 7 1/4"h, improved pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. Tiny air bubbles and sand grain inclusions. A crisp, clean example and in a lighter more attractive color than normally seen.  Peter S. Beekman had a shop at 49 1/2 Cortland Street in New York City.  

Min. Bid $2,500         Est. $4,000 - 6,000

 

103.  "PHELPS'S - ARCANUM - WORCESTER - MASS.", (Odell, pg. 279), Massachusetts, ca. 1840 - 1855, yellowish "old" amber, 8 5/8"h, improved pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition, no scratches or wear. Many tiny bubbles and sand grain impurities add character to the glass.   This is one of those really nice, classic New England pontiled medicines!. Not as rare as some but with a more eye appealing form. Gary Enters Collection.         

Min. Bid $2,000         Est. $3,500 - 4,500

 

104.  "MYERS' - ROCK ROSE - NEW HAVEN CT."    (Odell, pg. 282), Connecticut, ca. 1845 - 1860, medium emerald green, 9 1/2"h, pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth. Lightly cleaned to pristine condition, but it appears that a tiny flake on a panel edge has been slightly polished.  Do not be discouraged by the minor condition issue as this is the very rare square variant. You will see five of the rectangular embossed "ABL Myers Rock Rose" bottles before you see one of these!  

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

105.  "ARTHURS - RENOVATING - SYRUP. A & A", (Odell, pg. 11), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium blue green color, 9 1/4"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. Nice glass whittle and great impression. A real 'gem' of a colored pontiled medicine and certainly one of the nicer ones. This is the taller variant with the extended mould seam at the base. 

Min. Bid $1,800         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

106.  "LONGLEY'S / PANACEA", (Odell, pg. 228), New York, ca. 1850 - 1865, deep olive green, 6 3/4"h, improved pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth, 70% front and reverse labels in part read:  "Great Western (standing Indian) Indian", a Directions label is on the reverse. Excellent overall condition and some original dried contents remains.  

Min. Bid $600         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

107.  "HAMPTON'S / V. TINCTURE / MORTIMER / & MOWBRAY / BALTO.", (Odell, pg. 161), Maryland, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium copper color, 6 1/4"h, open pontil, applied mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition! This one has a lot going for it. Great impression, nice glass whittle, trapped air bubbles and in a hard to find color. Blown at the Baltimore Glass Works, this bottle is famous for the vast amount of colors it is found in.  

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,200 - 1,800

 

108.  "BARTINE'S / LOTION", (Odell, pg. 24),  American, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium emerald or grass green, 6"h, open pontil has an in manufacturing pontil chip, applied tapered collar mouth. A very tiny chip is off the base at one corner. Nice glass whittle! And the minor corner flaw is non-offensive.  Gary Enters Collection.            

Min. Bid $400         Est. $1,200 - 1,600

 

109.  "SWEET'S BLK OIL - ROCHESTER, N.Y.", Odell, pg. 232), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, blue green, 6 1/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. A very clean 3/16" chip is on the edge of the base. Minor flaw aside this is a prime example with full original glass luster and loaded with tiny air bubbles. A scarce colored pontiled medicine bottle! Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $600         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

110.  "DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - ALBANY / N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 239), (DeGrafft, #206),  New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, light medium blue green, 9 1/2"h, tubular open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect. Nicely whittle glass, great impression and with a scarce tubular open pontil. A fine example. Brian Radford Collection.          

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

111.  "DR. TOWNSEND'S - SARSAPARILLA - ALBANY / N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 239), (DeGrafft, #206),  New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium blue green, 9 5/8"h, tubular open pontil has a minor in-making chip, applied tapered collar mouth. Cleaned to its original luster and excellent overall condition. Scarce open pontil variant.  

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600 

 

112.  "BY / A.A. COOLEY / HARTFORD / CON", (Odell, pg. 89), Connecticut, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium olive green, oval form, 4 1/2"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Nice glass whittle, full of trapped air bubbles and no wear or scratches. It's hard to imagine a nicer one. Gary Enters Collection.            

Min. Bid $150         Est. $350 - 450

 

113.  "BROWNING / & BROTHERS - DRUGGISTS - PHILAD.A", Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, light to medium emerald green, 5 3/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. A pinhead in size flake is off a base corner, and a few light scratches. A number of pontiled Philadelphia drug store bottles exist from various Druggists, but only a hand full are in a color other than aqua. Gary Enters Collection.         

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 250

 

114.  Labeled Medicine Bottle, 'Fluid Extract of Valerian, Prepared by Smith & Perry, Chemists, 325 Washington Street, Boston', etc., Massachusetts, ca. 1840 - 1860, light olive green cylinder, 3"h, open pontil, thin flared out lip, 99% original label. The bottle is perfect. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $80         Est. $120 - 160

 

115.  Labeled Medicine Bottle, 'Burton's Remedy for the Chronic  Thrash.' etc. American, ca. 1840 - 1860, yellowish 'old' amber cylinder, 4 7/8"h, pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth, 99% original label. The bottle is perfect. Ex. Dr. Greer Collection. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $80         Est. $120 - 160

 

116.  "HARRISON'S / COLUMBIAN / TONIC / STIMULANT", (Odell, pg. 163),  Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 - 1860, clear glass with a grayish cast, 6 1/2"h, pontil scarred base, applied mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Great impression and has highly whittled glass. The bottle is accompanied by an original shipping box. Each side or the box (in four different languishes) in part reads: "Harrison's / Columbian / Tonic Stimulant. For all diseases caused by prostration or derangement of digestive power.  Apollos W. Harrison / Manufacturer / No. 10 South 7th Street / Philadelphia". The box has a separation on one edge and is missing the lid. This bottle is extremely rare. The only other we have a record of was sold by us many years ago. That one had the original label, but had a smooth base. Apollos W. Harrison is known for the various colors and sizes of the Harrison's Columbian Ink bottles he used, but not for his other products. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

117.  "PROFESSOR MOTT'S - MAGIC / HAIR INVIGORATOR - PRICE 25 CENTS - A.J. GREEN / HIGHGATE, VT.", (Fadely pg 112), (Odell pg. 260), Vermont, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 6 3/8"h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition.  A scarce Vermont pontiled medicine and a hard one to find in this mint condition.  

Min. Bid $150         Est. $250 - 350

 

118.  "GELL'S / DALBY'S / CARMINATIVE", (Odell pg. 142),  American, ca. 1840 - 1860, light greenish aqua, 3 3/4", open pontil, tool flared out lip. About perfect (a few tiny scratches). A rare little medicine bottle and with a little hint of green. Gary Enters Collection.            

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

119.  "WINANS - BEAR'S / OIL", (Odell pg. 375),  Ohio, ca. 1835 - 1860, bluish aqua, 2 3/4"h, tubular open pontil, inward rolled lip.  Perfect condition. Crude, highly whittled glass. The N. & I. Winans Druggist were located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Very rare, one of only a very few known examples! 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

120.  "C.C. BRISTOL - BUFFALO", (Odell, pg.48), New York, Ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 6-sided, 4 3/8"h, open pontil, tooled thin flared out lip, original content and a 99% original label that in part reads: 'Directions, for using Bristol Balsam of Hoarhound'. Perfect condition. Gary Enters Collection.            

Min. Bid $80         Est. $140 - 180

 

121.  "COOK'S / INFALLIBLE / EYE WATER / WARRANTED", (Odell, pg.87), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua cylinder, 4 1/8"h, open pontil, inward rolled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Extremely rare. Ex. Dr. Greer Collection #415.  

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

122.  "E.C. ALLEN / CONCENTRATED / ELECTRIC PAST - OR / ARABIAN PAIN / EXTRACTOR - LANCASTER / PA.",(Odell, pg. 3), Pennsylvania, ca. 1840 -1860, light green, 3 1/8"h, open pontil, inward rolled lip. About perfect (a few spots of light internal haze). When considering how old the City of Lancaster is it's surprising that only a very few pontiled medicines exist! Gary Enters Collection.         

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

123.  "BRANT'S / PURIFYING EXTRACT - M.T. WALLACE & CO. / PROPRIETORS - BROOKLYN, N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 30), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 10"h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. A very crisp example, big and impressive looking.  

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

124.  "DR. CARTER'S / COMPOUND  / PULMONARY / BALSAM", (Odell, pg. 68), Vermont, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua cylinder, 5 1/4"h, open pontil, tooled flared out lip. Pristine perfect condition. Very rare the last one sold in 2005! Dr. William Henry Carter was the inventor and preparer. F. & H. Keyes & Co. of Newbury, Vermont were the proprietors.  

Min. Bid $150         Est. $250 - 350

 

125.  "JELLY OF / POMEGANATE / PREPARATE - BY / DR. GORDAK / ONLY", (Odell, pg. 97), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, pale apple green, 6 5/8"h, open pontil, tool flared out lip. Excellent overall condition, nice glass whittle. Not a lot of color, but not aqua either.  

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

126.  "DAPHNINE - SYRUP - PREPARED BY - PABERTRAND - NEW - ORLEANS", (Odell, pg. 100), Louisiana, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 6-sided, 3"h, open pontil, inside rolled lip. Cleaned to its original luster and near perfect condition. Extremely rare, with only one auction record (this bottle). Gary Enters Collection.         

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

127.  "ROHRER'S - WILD / CHERRY / TONIC / EXPECTORAL + - LANCASTER PA.", (Odell, pg. 301), Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, golden yellow with a hint of amber and olive, 10 5/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition, but some rough glass that extruded through a mould seam is on a roped corner. This is a beautiful color for this bottle that when found is almost always in a shade of amber. Bob Sheffield Collection.            

Min. Bid $475         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

128.  "L.Q.C. WISHART'S - PINE TREE / TAR CORDIAL. / PHILA. - PATENT" / (motif of an American pine tree) / "1859" - (two rivet marks are on the label panel), (Odell, pg. 379), Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 - 1875, medium yellowish grass green, 7 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. An exceptional example, great impression and has more of the yellowish color than normally seen.  

Min. Bid $150         Est. $375 - 475

 

129.  "TILDEN & CO. - NEW LEBANON / N.Y.", (Odell, pg. 346),  New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, deep amber with a hint of puce, 7"h, smooth base, applied mouth. A shallow 3/16" open bubble is on a corner at the base. A scarce color for this bottle. 

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

130.  "BAKER'S / VEGETABLE / BLOOD & LIVER / CURE / LOOKOUT / MOUNTAIN / MEDICINE CO. / MANUFACTURERS / & / PROPRIETORS / GREENVILLE / TENN.", Tennessee, ca. 1875 - 1890, medium amber, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. A miner 1/8" chip is off the side of the lip (not visible from the front), otherwise in perfect condition. Plenty of embossing on this one, and one of the more attractive of the "Southern" cure bottles! 

Min. Bid $120         Est. $275 - 375

 

131.  "U.S.A. / HOSP. DEPT." (in an oval), American, ca. 1863 - 1875, medium grass green, 5 7/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. About perfect (a pinhead in size flake is off the side of the lip).  Full of tiny air bubbles some so tightly nit that they have the appearance of a ghost. Very hard to find in this smaller size. Used by every Union medical unit during the Civil War and later by units stationed at the western forts. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $500 - 700

 

132.  "U.S.A. / HOSP DEPT" (on the shoulder), American, ca. 1863 - 1875, light yellowish apple green, 5"h, smooth base, tool flared out lip, blown in a three-part mould. A 3/8" by 3/16" chip is off the underside of the flared out lip. This is a very rare color for this bottle. We've sold this size in both cobalt blue and clear glass, but we believe this green color is a first for us. It has a very bold impression which traditionally is very weak. Excellent overall condition and fortunately the lip chip is on the side allowing this rare bottle to display as in perfect condition.  

Min. Bid $180         Est. $250 - 350

 

133.  "U.S.A. / HOSP. DEPT." (in an oval), American, ca. 1860 - 1870, bluish aqua, 6 5/8"h, smooth base, applied square collar mouth.  About perfect. This is a rarely seen size. 

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

134.  "U.S.A. / HOSP. DEPT.", American, ca. 1865 - 1880, clear glass, 3"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Fine example, numerous swirls of glass throughout. Yes, we know it doesn't look like much, but try and find one! 

Min. Bid $50         Est. $80 - 140

 

135.  "CIRCASSIAN - HAIR / RESTORATIVE - CINCINNATI", (Fadely pg. 36), Ohio, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber, 7 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect 'attic' mint condition.  A bright, clean bottle with highly whittled glass.  Normally this would be in one of our Discovery/Potpourri auctions, but this is such an exceptional example (the best we've seen) that we elected to upgrade it to a Premier sale.  

Min. Bid $120         Est. $250 - 350

 

136.  "PEARSON & CO / CIRCASSIAN / HAIR REJUVENATOR - BROOKLYN  N.Y.", (Fadely, pg. 120),  New York, ca. 1870 - 1880, amber, 6 7/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Lightly cleaned. A few light scratches are on the shoulder panel above the embossing. A scarce bottle.  

Min. Bid $120         Est. $250 - 350

 

137.  "DR. TEBBETTS' - PHYSIOLOGICAL / HAIR - REGENERATOR", (Fadely, pg. 152),  New Hampshire, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium pink amethyst, 7 5/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine 'attic' found condition. Wow, what an eye-popping color and with just the right amount of color density to explode in any lighting. If you're looking for a choice example of this bottle in a lighter color, here it is! 

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

138.  "DR. LEON'S / ELECTRIC / HAIR RENEWER - ZIEGLER & SMITH - PHILADA.", (Fadely, pg. 92), Pennsylvania, ca. 1870 - 1880, deep amethyst, 7 1/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Lightly cleaned to its original luster and near perfect condition. Some glass whittle and numerous surface glass swirls. An exceptional lighter than normal color that oftentimes is so dark a strong light is needed to see it.  

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

139.  "JEROME'S - HAIR COLOR - RESTORER", (Odell pg. 201), (Fadely pg. 84),  New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, cobalt blue, 6 3/8"h, smooth base, tool flared out lip. Lightly cleaned. An internal 'glob' of glass on a corner panel has an almost invisible tiny in-making cooling flaw on an edge.  Some glass whittle and probably just missed being pontiled.  

Min. Bid $500         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

140.  "WARNER’S “SAFE" / DIABETES / CURE / (motif of safe) TRADE MARK / LONDON", (Ojea #44), English, ca. 1885 - 1895, light to medium citron green color, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied blob type mouth. Perfect condition but some of the shoulder embossing is weak.  A rare bottle and in a highly desirable color. Bob Sheffield Collection.           

Min. Bid $200         Est. $400 - 550

 

141.  "WARNER'S / "SAFE" CURE" / (motif of a safe) / FRANKFURT A/M", (Ojea #67), German, ca. 1885 - 1900, yellow amber, 9 1/8"h, smooth base, applied blob type mouth, perfect. About perfect (a tiny flake is off the edge of the safe). Always a hard one to find! 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 375

 

142.  "WARNER'S / SAFE CURE / (motif of  safe) / FRANKFURT A/M", (Ojea, #67),  German, ca. 1885 - 1895, emerald green, 9 1/2"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Perfect condition. Usually found in olive green and very rare in this highly desirable color! This is the "tall" mold variant. Bob Sheffield Collection.        

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

143.  "WARNER"S / "SAFE CURE" / (motif of a safe) / FRANKFURT A/M", (Ojea, #77), German, ca. 1885 - 1900, deep olive green, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied blob mouth. Pristine perfect, bold impression. At one time this was a rarely offered Warner's "Cure" bottle. However, in the last 10-years a number have been discovered in Germany, many ending up in American collections. That said, it is still a desirable bottle, and this is an exceptional example.  

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

144.  "WARNER'S / SAFE / CURE / (motif of a safe) / LONDON, ENG. / TORONTO, CANADA / ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S.A.", (Ojea, #8), English, ca. 1885 - 1895, amber, 11"h, smooth base, applied blob mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Great impression and no trace of wear or scratches. One of the nicer ones!  Referred to as the 'animal cure', it is the largest of all Warner's bottles.  

Min. Bid $400         Est. $600 - 800

 

145.  "ECONOMY" (in script), (unlisted, but form like Kuhn, KI-2), American, ca. 1890 - 1910, bright lime green irregular hexagonal form, 3 1/2"h, "C.L.G. & CO / PATENT APPL'D FOR" on smooth base, tooled lip. A 3/8" by 3/16" chip is off the outer edge of the lip as is a 1/4" by 3/16" milky 'bruise'.  Extremely rare, unlisted and having no auction record! Yes it has slight lip damage, but who has one? Bob Sheffield Collection.        

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 220

 

146.  "HETHERINGTON (in script) / 42. ND. STREET, N.Y.", (Kuhn, KI-2), New York, ca. 1890 - 1915, bright lime green, 5"h, irregular hexagon form, "4 / C.L.G. & CO. / PATENT APPL'D FOR" on smooth base, tooled lip. About perfect condition. A scarce mould. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $120         Est. $275 - 375

 

147.  "BILLINGS & STOVER / APOTHECARIES / CAMBRIDGE, MASS.", (Kuhn, KI-2), Massachusetts, ca. 1890 - 1910, cobalt blue, 4 1/8"h, irregular hexagon form, "2 / C.L.G. & CO. / PATENT APPL'D FOR" on smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine flawless condition. Very rare. Bob Sheffield Collection.            

Min. Bid $350         Est. $500 - 700

 

148.  "POISON - THE SUN (winged mortar) DRUG CO. - POISON", (Kuhn, KI-2), California, ca. 1890 - 1910, yellowish lime green, irregular hexagonal form, 2 1/4"h, "C.L.G. & CO. / PATENT APPL'D FOR" on smooth base, tooled lip. Perfect condition, Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 220

 

149.  (Lot of 5) (4) "THE PAINE DRUG CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y." Bottles and a Company Envelope,  (Kuhn, KI-2),  New York, ca. 1890 - 1915, bright lime green, irregular hexagon form, 3 3/8" to 7"h, (1, 2, 8 & 12 sizes), "C.L.G. & CO /  PATENT APPLIED FOR" on smooth bases, tooled lips.  The smallest bottle has a 3/16" side of lip chip. The large size bottle has a 1/8" potstone 'ding' on the side of the lip, but is very rare. The other two and the envelope are in perfect condition. Bob Sheffield Collection.           

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,200 - 1,400

 

150.  "POISON - THE OWL DRUG CO." - (motif of owl perched on a mortar and pestle), (Kuhn, KT-1),  California, ca. 1890 - 1910, cobalt blue, triangular form, 7 7/8"h, smooth base, tooled mouth, a 97% original label (but faded) in part reads: "Denatured Alcohol, Poison, The Owl Drug Co. San Francisco". The bottle is in pristine perfect condition. Scarce in this larger size.  

Min. Bid $350         Est. $500 - 800

 

151.  (Vertical star pattern) / "THE T. EATON DRUG CO LIMITED / TORONTO, ONT."  / (vertical star pattern) / "WOOD ALCOHOL / POISON" / (vertical star pattern), (Kuhn, KC-56), Canadian, ca. 1890 - 1915, clear glass, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Could be a rare one, eh? 

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 250

 

152.  Figural Building Inkwell, "1776 1876" (embossed above two entrances), (Covill, fig. 695), American, ca. 1876, clear glass, 3 1/2"h, “PATENTED / APRIL 11 1876" on smooth base, ground lip. About perfect. A few exist, but due to the large number of corners and panel edges many of the known examples have damage, some considerable, so it is very rare to find one in this nice condition. A desirable ink made to celebrate America’s one-hundred year Centennial. Ex. Bob Mebane Collection #171. Victor Oliveira Collection.     

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

153.  Pattern Mould "Pitkin" Ink, (Covill, fig. 1160), New England, possibly Pitkin Glass Works, ca. 1790 - 1820, yellowish olive color, 36-rib pattern swirled to the left, 1 7/8"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled disc lip. Pristine perfect like new condition. Extremely bold impression (one of the best we've seen) travels to the pontil. 

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

154.  Geometric Pattern Ink, (Covill, fig. 1184), Mt. Vernon Glass Works, New York, ca. 1815 - 1830, yellowish olive green, 1 3/4"h, 1 5/8" base diameter, pontil scarred base, tooled disc lip. A 3/16" chip is off the edge of the tooled disc. Bold impression, rare mould. 

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

155.  Teakettle Type Ink, (unlisted), probably American, ca. 1885 - 1900, white glazed bisque pottery, 12-lobe rib sided pattern with matching raised finger hold knob, an irregular formed mouth took a cork, 3"h. Perfect condition. Very unusual and probably very rare and we have not seen another. Victor Oliveira Collection.         

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

156.  'Ribbed Pear' Form Teakettle Ink, (Covill, Fig. 1237), (Mathews, M-254), American, ca. 1875 - 1890, turquoise blue, 2 1/2"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip. Pristine condition, but has some very slight edge of lip wear created by the original metal neck ring. A very bright, clean example. Victor Oliveira Collection.      

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

157.  Teakettle Ink, (Covill, fig. 1261), (Mathews, M-326), American, ca. 1875 - 1890, deep purple amethyst, 8-sided, 2"h, smooth base, rough sheared lip, original metal neck ring and hinged cap. Pristine condition. An attractive color for this mould. Victor Oliveira Collection.    

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

158.  'Corset' Teakettle Ink, (Covill, fig. 1262), (Mathews, M-262), American, ca. 1875 - 1890, orange topaz color, 2 1/8"h, smooth base, sheared and polished lip. Perfect from the glass house condition, but some top and side of lip wear was created over time by looseness of the original metal neck band. Because of the wide range of colors found in, this mould is very popular with teakettle ink collectors. Victor Oliveira Collection.            

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

159.  Bust of Benjamin Franklin Teakettle Ink, (Covill, fig. 1290), (Mathews, M-287), American possibly French, ca. 1875 - 1890, clear glass, 2 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip. Pristine perfect condition. This scarce teakettle ink possibly has a French connection. Benjamin Franklin was our ambassador to France from 1778 to 1785 and while their enjoyed a certain amount of popularity with the people. Victor Oliveira Collection.  

Min. Bid $180         Est. $350 - 450

 

160.  Miniature 'Beehive' Teakettle Ink, (Mathews, M-106), American, ca. 1875 - 1890, pale aqua, 1"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip has a tiny in-making grinding flaw. Perfect condition. Probably the smallest of the known teakettle inks! Victor Oliveira Collection.          

Min. Bid $120         Est. $250 - 350

 

161.  Turtle Ink, "DAVIDS”, (Covill, fig. 616), New York, ca. 1875 - 1890, medium golden yellow shading to a more amber color shoulder and neck, 1 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Near perfect condition. A scarce color that shades dramatically and has the more desirable tooled lip! This is the first of three radically different color Davids' inks! Victor Oliveira Collection.

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

162.  Turtle Ink, "DAVIDS", (Covill, fig. 616), New York, ca. 1875 - 1890, light to medium teal blue, 1 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Not an easy color to find especially with the more desirable tooled lip! Victor Oliveira Collection.     

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

163.  Turtle Ink, "DAVIDS", (Covill, fig. 616), New York, ca. 1875 - 1890, light to medium yellowish citron color, 1 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition, but a tiny cluster of sand grains on the edge of the base has created a slight underfill. Of the three colors being offered this is the most desirable and hardest to find. Victor Oliveira Collection.     

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

164.  "J - & - I - E - M" Turtle Ink, (Covill, Fig. 628), (Faulkner pg. 96), Massachusetts, ca. 1875 - 1890, yellow with olive tone color, 1 5/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition, no wear or scratches. Scarce in this beautiful and eye appealing shading of color, and has the more desirable tool finish lip. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

165.  Igloo Ink, (Covill, fig. 647), American, ca. 1865 - 1880, deep amber color, 2"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip has minor in-making grinding chips. Perfect from the glass house condition. Victor Oliveira Collection.         

Min. Bid $120         Est. $250 - 350

 

166.  "W.E. BONNEY", (Covill, fig. 659), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, aqua barrel, 5 3/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Victor Oliveira Collection.

Min. Bid $120         Est. $160 - 220

 

167.  "W.E. BONNEY", (Covill, fig. 659), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, aqua barrel, 6"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Victor Oliveira Collection.

Min. Bid $120         Est. $160 - 220

 

168.  "W.E. BONNEY", (Covill, fig. 659), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, aqua barrel, 7 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth with hand crimped pour spout. Pristine perfect condition. This is the largest size W.E. Bonney barrel ink. Victor Oliveira Collection.        

Min. Bid $120         Est. $160 - 220

 

169.  (Lot of 2), "W.E. BONNEY", (Covill, fig. 655), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, aqua barrels, 2 1/2"h, smooth bases, applied mouth and inward rolled lip. Both are in pristine condition. These are the smallest of the W.E. Bonney Inks and are the first of four different size bottles being offered. All are in pristine 'right out of the mould' condition! Victor Oliveira Collection.        

Min. Bid $80         Est. $120 - 160

 

170.  Sided Ink, "BOSS" / PATENT", (Faulkner pg. 158), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 6-sided with a recessed center area, 2 5/8", open pontil, inward rolled lip. Perfect condition and with highly whittled glass. Rare and unusual form. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 550

 

171.  "S.O. DUNBAR - TAUNTON MASS", (Covill, fig. 520), Massachusetts, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 12-sided, 2 1/8"h, open pontil, inward rolled lip. Pristine perfect condition.  Wonderful "attic" found example. 

Min. Bid $120         Est. $250 - 350

 

172.  Umbrella Ink, "WATERS - INK - TROY. N.Y.", (Faulkner, pg. 146), (Covill, fig. 132), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, six slightly concave side panels, 2 3/4"h, open pontil, inward rolled lip. Perfect condition, but has some faint inside haze. Some glass whittle. This is the only embossed umbrella ink with concave panels, setting it apart from all other umbrella inks!   

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

173.  Umbrella Ink, (Faulkner, pg. 192), American, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium electric cobalt blue, 8-sided, 2 1/8"h, smooth base, inward rolled lip. Pristine perfect "attic" found like new condition! Nice glass whittle and in a very sought after vivid color. For eye appeal and pristine condition you can't beat this one!               

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

174.  Umbrella Ink, (similar to Covill, fig. 141), New England, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep olive yellow, 8-sided, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Nice glass whittle and an unusually long neck, almost twice the length as normally seen. Victor Oliveira Collection.            

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

175.  Umbrella Ink, (Covill, fig. 145), Stoddard Glass Works, Stoddard, New Hampshire, ca. 1840 - 1860, reddish amber, 8-sided, 2 3/8"h, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Some glass whittle, classic Stoddard expanded mouth and reddish color. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $350 - 475

 

176.  Cottage Ink, "S.I. / COMP" (on a side roof panel), (Covill, fig. 681), Pennsylvania, ca. 1870 - 1890, opaque milk glass cottage, 2 5/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Great impression. As nice as any we've sold. The Senate Ink Company was based in Philadelphia. Victor Oliveira Collection.       

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

177.  "PETROLEUM / P.B. & CO. - WRITING / FLUID", (Covill, fig. 665), (Faulkner, pg. 173), American, ca. 1870 - 1880, aqua barrel, 2 1/2"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Perfect condition. Victor Oliveira Collection.       

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

178.  "COMMERCIAL / (monogram) / INK LONDON", (Covill, fig. 663), English, ca. 1845 - 1865, cobalt blue barrel form, 5 1/4"h, pontil scarred base, tooled lip with two hand crimped pour spouts. Pristine perfect condition. Great impression, completely full of trapped air bubbles and some glass impurities. This one's exceptional! We've sold a few in our past auctions and most end up going to England! Ex. Bob Mebane Collection #93. Victor Oliveira Collection.       

Min. Bid $180         Est. $350 - 450

 

179.  "WARD'S INK", (Faulkner, pg. 142, but unlisted form), Massachusetts, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish grass green, 4 3/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth with hand crimped pour spout, blown in a four part mould. Pristine perfect condition. Highly whittled glass, deep vivid color. A little 'darling' of an ink!                   

Min. Bid $200         Est. $400 - 600

 

180.  Horseshoe Inkwell, "JOHN B. DAVIDS & CO. / N.Y."  (inside an embossed horseshoe, embossed grass is on the side of the base), (unlisted, but similar to Faulkner pg. 41), New York, ca. 1882 - 1890, clear glass, 2 1/8"h, 4 3/8" in length, "PATENTED JUNE 1882" is on a smooth base, sheared and ground lip. Perfect condition, but an in-making 3/8" 'grinding chip' is off the outer edge of the lip facing the 'shoe'. This must be extremely rare to not be listed with the other John B. Davids inks illustrated in Faulkner's ink book! 'Playing the Horses' was very popular in the late 19th Century and Jerome Park Racetrack was just north of Manhattan.  Could this have been the reason for creating this ink?                  

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

181.  Miniature Pattern Moulded Scent Bottle, (similar to McK/Wil, plate 98, #7 and #8), American, possibly Midwestern, ca. 1830 - 1850, medium amber, 18-rib pattern twisted to the right, 2 1/8"h, pontil scarred base has some in-making edge roughness, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition but has some slight interior content haze. Identical in color and rib count to various early Midwestern pattern moulded flasks.      

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

182.  Sunburst Pattern Arrowhead Scent Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 104, #9), possibly Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1825 - 1844, clear glass, 3"h, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. A classic New England 'Sunburst Arrowhead' scent bottle.

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

183.  Vertical Rib Pattern Arrowhead Scent Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 105, #11), American, ca. 1830 - 1850, turquoise blue, 2 7/8"h, pontil scarred base sheared and tooled lip. About perfect. Some slight wear as expected on a bottle that never stood upright. Rarely offered form and color. 

Min. Bid $200         Est. $400 - 600

 

184.  Starburst Pattern Scent Bottle, American, ca. 1860 - 1875, straw yellow color with original gold enamel decoration, 1 3/4"h (not including the dauber), smooth base, sheared and tooled lip, the original glass dauber is stuck in the mouth. The scent and dauber are in perfect condition, but some dried contents is in the shoulder.          

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

185.  Checkered Diamond Pattern Scent Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 105, #6), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, cobalt blue, 2 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Wonderful pattern with attractive horizontal side ribbing. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

186.  Raised Pointed Center and Knob Pattern Scent Bottle, American, ca. 1840 - 1855, deep cobalt blue, 2 5/8"h, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. The raised pointed center panel has some expected wear, otherwise it is in perfect condition. A very unusual scent bottle.

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 450

 

187.  Raised Double Horizontal Center Ribs with Upper and Lower Rib Pattern Scent Bottle, American, ca. 1840 - 1855, medium pink amethyst, 2 5/8"h, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. A less then pinhead in size flake is off the outer edge of the lip, also some of the usual wear from usage. 

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

188.  Vine and Grape Cluster Scent Bottle, American, ca. 1840 - 1855, medium amber, 2 1/2"h, ground pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip. About perfect (some slight side of neck haze). A rare scent bottle with a usual design.            

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

189.  Raised Horizontal Center Band with Upper and Lower Rib Pattern Scent Bottle, American, ca. 1840 - 1855, light yellowish green, 2 1/8"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip. A 3/8" area of rough chipping is on the inside edge of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition.    

Min. Bid $80         Est. $120 - 160

 

190.  Flat Sided Tapered Form Scent Bottle, (form like examples on McK/Wil, plate 103), American, ca. 1840 - 1855, milk glass with red vertical strips pattern incased in clear glass, 2 1/2"h, pontil scarred base has an in-making sliver type pontil chip, sheared and tooled lip. Light front and reverse wear exists from usage, but no post production damage. This is a very rare and unusual scent bottle as most of the known examples in this form are either in clear glass or a single color. 

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 350

 

191.  (Lot of 2), 'Football' Form Scent Bottles, (McK/Wil, plate 106, #3), American, ca. 1850 - 1870, emerald green and yellow with olive tone glass fonts and pewter screw on caps. Each is 1 3/4" in size, have smooth bases, sheared and ground lips. Both are in perfect condition. 

Min. Bid $100         Est. $140 - 180

 

192.  "CATTELL'S / GIFT / COLOGNE / 158 FULTON ST. / BROOKLYN / N.Y.", New York, ca. 1850 - 1865, cobalt blue, 13"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth. About perfect condition with no wear or scratches but has some light content haze and a minor open surface bubble below the embossing.  Huge in size and in a vivid blue color. If you are a collector of early cologne bottles this is your Mt Everest! It is believed to be one of only two known examples and because of its large size may have been a drug or country store front window display bottle! Ex. Charles Aprill Collection. 

Min. Bid $2,500         Est. $4,000 - 6,000

 

193.  Bunker Hill Monument Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #3), American, ca. 1855 - 1865, fiery opalescent milk glass, 9"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Perfect condition, but a minor in-making lip shear chip is off the side of the lip. It's in a lighter density of color allowing the 'fire' to show brighter then most in this coloration.  George Waddy Collection.           

Min. Bid $120         Est. $250 - 350

 

194.  Bunker Hill Monument Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #3), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, deep cobalt blue, 6 1/2"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Perfect condition. No wear or scratches, but does have a number of attractive surface glass swirls. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

195.  Bunker Hill Monument Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #3), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, emerald green, 12"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Bunker Hill cologne bottles were produced in a number of sizes. Of the known sizes this 12"h bottle is the largest. Common in clear glass, scarce in opaque milk glass and cobalt blue, but considerably rarer in this pure green coloration.  George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $700         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

196.  Cologne Bottle, American, ca. 1850 - 1870, light violet amethyst, square form with beveled corner panels and a center vertical rib, 8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Some light wear is on several panel corners. This is a scarce mould in an unusual color. Although not attributed to Sandwich it was made during the same time period as those that were. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

197.  Sandwich Type Cologne Bottle, American, ca. 1850 - 1870, medium violet amethyst, thumbprint panels with herringbone corners, 8 7/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. In the world of antique Sandwich type bottles size does matter. In every form the larger size bottles are easily the rarest. Few are offered for sale, usual (like this one and others in the Waddy collection) coming from old time collections. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

198.  Sandwich Type Cologne Bottle, American, ca. 1850 - 1870, cobalt blue, thumbprint panels with herringbone corners, 5 5/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. A rare and very pleasing appearing form.  Here's one that is rarely offered for sale! George Waddy Collection.        

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 700

 

199.  Sandwich Type Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 112, #13), American, ca. 1850 - 1870, deep amethyst color, obelisk center panel with "Herringbone" corners, 6 1/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip.  Pristine perfect condition, not even a trace of wear! Rare form and color! George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

200.  Sandwich Type Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 112, #13), American, ca. 1850 - 1870, cobalt blue color, obelisk center panel with "Herringbone" corners, 11"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition, not a trace of wear or scratches!  A rare mould in an amazing large size, the first we've seen! A great rarity in the category of early American cologne bottles. George Waddy Collection.        

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,400 - 2,200

 

201.  Cologne Bottle, (Barlow/Kaiser, plate 5200), (McK/Wil, plate 113, #6), Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1850 - 1870, cobalt blue, 8-sided polygonal form, 4 5/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Cologne bottles blown at the Sandwich Glass Works are known for their wide array of colors, making them a very desirable collectable. This is one of a number in the Waddy collection. George Waddy Collection.        

Min. Bid $140         Est. $375 - 475

 

202.  Cologne Bottle, (Barlow/Kaiser, plate 5200), (McK/Wil, plate 113, #6), Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1850 - 1870, fiery opalescent powder blue, 8-sided polygonal form, 4 7/8"h, smooth base, sheared and outward rolled lip. Perfect condition. This is a very rare coloration for this polygonal form, or for any other Sandwich Cologne bottle. George Waddy Collection.         

Min. Bid $350         Est. $600 - 800

 

203.  Cologne Bottle, (Barlow/Kaiser, plate 5297), (McK/Wil, plate 114, #5), Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1855 - 1870, emerald green 12-sided pattern, 6 1/2"h, smooth base, tooled mouth. Perfect condition. Scarce green color. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $120         Est. $275 - 375

 

204.  Cologne Bottle, (Barlow/Kaiser, plate 5297), (McK/Wil, plate 114, #5), Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1855 - 1870, fiery opalescent powder blue, 12-sided pattern, 8 3/4"h, smooth base, tooled mouth. Perfect condition. This is an extremely rare coloration for this form or any other Sandwich Glass Works cologne bottle. It has a very eye appealing shading of color from a lighter central area to a deeper coloration in the neck and side of the base. George Waddy Collection.          

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

205.  Cologne Bottle, (Barlow/Kaiser, plate 5298), (McK/Wil, plate 114, #1), Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1855 - 1870, light to medium pinkish lavender color, 12 vertical rib sloped shoulder pattern, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Another great rarity, not only in this unusual shade of amethyst color but here again, and more importantly, its larger size! Ex. Judge Blaske Collection. George Waddy Collection.        

Min. Bid $400         Est. $1,200 - 1,400

 

206.  Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #1), (Barlow/Kaiser, plate 5198), Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1855 - 1870, cobalt blue, 12 vertical rib sloped shoulder pattern, 4 1/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Rarely offered 'middle' size. George Waddy Collection.        

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

207.  Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 112, #12), American, ca. 1850 - 1870, medium emerald green, square form with rounded corner panels and a center vertical rib, 5 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip, a 90% original label reads: 'Eau De Cologne, 
Paris'. The bottle is perfect. George Waddy Collection.           

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

208.  Bead and Rib Pattern Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #4), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, cobalt blue, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Common in clear and milk glass, but rarely offered in other colors and especially in this larger size. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $600 - 900

 

209.  Corset-Waisted Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #7), (Barlow/Kaiser, #5199), Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1850 - 1880, sapphire or teal blue color, 8-sided, 4 1/2"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. A few minor spots of shoulder wear from usage, otherwise in pristine perfect condition. Full of tiny air bubbles. Rare and beautiful coloration. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $375         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

210.  Corset-Waisted Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #7), (Barlow/Kaiser, #5199), Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1850 - 1880, violet amethyst color, 8-sided, 4 5/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. A surface potstone has a miniscule cooling imperfection that is strictly in the making. Perfect from the glass house condition, scarce vibrant amethyst color. George Waddy Collection.  

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 375

 

211.  Corset-Waisted Cologne Bottle, (McK/Wil, plate 114, #7), (Barlow/Kaiser, #5199), Boston and Sandwich Glass Works, Sandwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1850 - 1880, light shading to a medium cobalt blue color, 8-sided, 5 3/4"h, open pontil, sheared and inward rolled lip. Pristine perfect condition, it has some glass whittle and tiny trapped air bubbles. This is the rarer larger size cologne, and with a rarely seen pontil scarred base. George Waddy Collection.        

Min. Bid $250         Est. $500 - 700

 

212.  Sandwich Type Cologne Bottle, (unlisted), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, cobalt blue, obelisk center panels with fancy embossed corner panels, 7 3/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. This is a fairly rare form. We've seen a few in clear glass but none in cobalt blue. George Waddy Collection.        

Min. Bid $275.         Est. $400 - 600

 

213.  Cologne Bottle, (unlisted), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, light translucent powder blue color, square form with arch and pillar corner panels, and three semi-floral embossed side panels, 7 5/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Extremely rare form and in a color that we don't remember seeing in any other early cologne bottle. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

214.  Cologne Bottle, (unlisted), American, ca. 1855 - 1870, deep opalescent grayish clambrooth color, cylindrical form with embossed rectangular 'brick' pattern traveling around the entire bottle, 7 3/4"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Perfect condition. Very rare and very unusual. George Waddy Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

215.  (Slug plate) / “CLARKE'S / VEGETABLE / SHERRY / WINE / BITTERS / SHARON MASS", (Ring/Ham, C-160), Massachusetts, ca. 1855 - 1865, bluish aqua half-gallon, 11 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A pinhead in size flake is off the top of the lip and some overall minor content stain.  Some glass whittle. This is the scarce half-gallon size that has the 'Only 75 cts'  removed.  This is the first of a number of pontiled bitters bottles most all from a private collection 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

216.  "CLARKE'S / VEGETABLE / SHERRY / WINE / BITTERS / SHARON MASS", (Ring/Ham, C-160.5), Massachusetts, ca. 1855 - 1865, bluish aqua half-gallon, 11 1/2"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect. Nice glass whittle, impressive half-gallon size!         

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

217.  "ATWOOD'S - VEGETABLE / DYSPEPTIC - BITTERS.", Massachusetts, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 6 5/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Very different and harder to find then the commonly seen multisided bottles. Gary Enters Collection.          

Min. Bid $80         Est. $180 – 220

 

218.  "DAVID ANDREWS' / VEGETABLE / JAUNDICE / BITTERS / PROVIDENCE / R.I.", (Ring/Ham, A-57), Rhode Island, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua tombstone form, 8 1/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect. It has an overall minor internal haze but no form of damage. A number of tiny air bubbles and glass impurities swirl around the area of the shoulder.  One of Rhode Islands more popular bottles and in an unusual tombstone form.    

Min. Bid $500         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

219.  "G.C. BLAKES. / ANTI.DESPEPTIC / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, B-119), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep bluish aqua, oval form, 7 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied sloping collar mouth. Some light spotty inside stain is of the type that could be professionally removed. A very rare bottle! Ex. Carlyn Ring Collection. Gary Enters Collection.       

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

220.  "COLLETON - BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, C-195), South Carolina, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 6 3/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect (an area of faint inside content haze). Another rarely offered bitters bottle.  In an edition of the Charleston Mercury (South Carolina), was an advertisement for "Mrs. Emily A. Jenkin's Colleton Bitters". Colleton County, South Carolina is near Charleston. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $150         Est. $350 – 450

 

221.  "DR. E. P. EASTMAN'S - YELLOW DOCK / BITTERS - LYNN MASS.", (Ring/Ham, E-14), Massachusetts, ca. 1850 - 1860, aqua, 7 3/4"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. It has some light, easily cleanable content stain. We sold this rare bottle in 1995 and is one of only two auction records. Ex. Dr. Greer Collection. Gary Enters Collection.

 

Min. Bid $400         Est. $1,200 - 1,600

 

222.  "BOGGS, COTTMAN & CO. - GERMAN - TONIC BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, G-28), American, ca. 1850 - 1865, aqua, 9 3/4"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth. Pristine condition.  A rare bottle with only a few auction records and in 'attic' found condition. A big impressive looking bottle!  Ex. Carlyn Ring Collection. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

223.  "HUTCHINGS - DYSPEPSIA / BITTERS - NEW YORK", (Ring/Ham, H-218), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 8 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied mouth. Pristine 'attic' found condition with just a spot in content haze. Nice glass whittle and bold 'big letter' embossing. In the past we've sold a few, most all in various dug and cleaned condition and nowhere near as crisp as this one. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $150         Est. $375 - 475

 

224.  "JOHNSON'S - INDIAN - DYSPEPTIC - BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, J-46), (Odell, pg. 134), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 6 1/2"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition. Nice glass whittle, bold impression.  This is a scarce "Indian" medicinal bitters bottle and you won't find a nicer one! Ex. Carlyn Ring Collection. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

225.  "KIMBALL'S / JAUNDICE - BITTERS - TROY, N.H.", (Ring/Ham, K-42), New Hampshire, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium yellowish "old" amber, 6 3/4"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition!  Crude textured glass and no wear or scratches. Note the backwards letter "S", a mold makers error. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $500         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

226.  "KNAPPS' - HEALTH / RESTORATIVE - BITTERS N.Y.", (Ring/Ham, K-62), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, bluish aqua, 8 1/4"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition, but some dried corner contents should be washed out.  Extremely rare. We auctioned this bottle in 1996 and have not seen or heard of another since. Miss out on getting this one and you might have to wait another 30-years before another shows up. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $400         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

227.  "DR. B. OLEN'S / LIFE. BITTERS / NEW. YORK - PRICE. 50. CTS", (Ring/Ham, O-57), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 5"h, open pontil, thin flared out lip. A tiny chip is off the underside of the thin flared out lip and a very faint 1/4" hairline crack travels along the edge of the base. This is an 'attic' found bottle with nicely whittled glass. All three letters 'S' and the letter 'C' are cut backwards in the mould.  We auctioned this bottle in 1997. At that time it was believed to be unique, and possibly remains so today. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

228.  "DR SKINNER'S - SHERRY WINE / BITTERS - SO. READING, MASS", (Ring/Ham, S-116), Massachusetts, ca. 1845 - 1855, aqua, 8 5/8"h, open pontil, applied mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition. Great impression and tiny air bubbles. Ex. Dr. Greer Collection. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

229.  "ULMER'S / MOUNTAIN / ASH / BITTERS - NEW GERMAN - REMEDY", (Ring/Ham, U-2), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 7 1/8"h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect. Nice glass whittle and very rare, having only a few auction records. Probably made for the German/American market. Ex. Carlyn Ring Collection. Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

230.  "DR. WOOD'S - SARSAPARILLA / & / WILD CHERRY - BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, W-151), (DeGrafft, #227), American, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua, 8 5/8"h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Highly whittled glass. An exceptional example! Only four companies of the pontil period had both bitters and sarsaparilla embossed on their bottles.  Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $150         Est. $350 – 450

 

231.  Label only Bitters, 'Abell’s Spice Bitters Improved, Buy a bottle and prove their virtue, Prepared by James Booth, Lempster, N.H.', (Ring/Ham, A-7L), New Hampshire, ca. 1840 - 1855, yellowish 'old' amber cylinder, 5 7/8"h, open pontil, tool flared out lip, 97% original label. The bottle is crudely made and in perfect condition. The label has some light discoloration. Gary Enters Collection.        

Min. Bid $70         Est. $120 - 160

 

232.  "WILLIAM ALLANS - CONGRESS BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, A-30), Vermont, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep emerald green semi-cabin, 10 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine about condition.  Strong impression, bright, clean 'attic' condition, with no wear or scratches. Brilliant green color! Gary Enters Collection.

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

233.  "GEO. BENZ / & / SONS / APPETINE / BITTERS. / ST. PAUL, MINN.", (Ring/Ham, A-79), Minnesota, ca. 1890 - 1900, black amethyst color, 8 1/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Perfect condition and lacks the commonly seen 'Pat. Applied For' base embossing. Under an intense light some color can be seen in a corner of the base.                       

Min. Bid $350         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

234.  "BAKER'S / ORANGE GROVE - BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, B-9), Massachusetts, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium yellowish 'Caramell' color semi-cabin, 9 1/2"h, roped corners, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A shallow 3/16" 'sliver' type chip is off the top edge of the lip. A fine example, in an unusual color and with good character of glass. Bright, clean and no trace of wear. One of the desirable "roped corner" bitters bottles!                      

Min. Bid $375         Est. $500 - 700

 

235.  "BERKSHIRE . BITTERS - AMANN & CO / CINCINNATI, O", (Ring/Ham, B-81), Ohio, ca. 1865 - 1875, olive amber shading of color figural pig, 10" long, smooth base, sheared and ground lip has a single in-making grinding chip. Minor in-making lip grinding chip aside this is a fine example with nice textured glass and bold impression. What a wild shading of color, starting as almost black in the face and snout to a more medium density of color in the body, to a much lighter almost yellow hind feet. There are three different mould variants of the Berkshire Bitters, this is the long fat one and the only one in a different color.     

Min. Bid $1,800         Est. $3,500 - 4,500

 

236.  "BOURBON WHISKEY / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, B-171), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium pink puce barrel, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Perfect condition, no scratches or wear. Some glass whittle and strong impression. Very eye appealing color that has just the right amount of color density to display beautifully in any light! Bob Sheffield Collection.      

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,800 - 2,750

 

237.  "BROWN'S / CELEBRATED / INDIAN HERB BITTERS - PATENTED / FEB 11, / 1868", (Ring/Ham, B-226), Pennsylvania, ca. 1868 - 1875, amber Indian Princess, 12 1/4"h, smooth base, inward rolled lip. This lady is in "as found" pristine perfect condition. It has a great impression, no trace of wear and has the very desirable fully intact rolled lip. A number exist, but this is certainly one of the nicer ones!         Bob Sheffield Collection.          

Min. Bid $375         Est. $700 - 900

 

238.  "BROWN'S / CELEBRATED / INDIAN HERB BITTERS - PATENTED / FEB. 11 / 1868", (Ring/Ham, B-226), Pennsylvania, ca. 1868 - 1875, medium yellowish amber Indian Princess, 12 1/4"h, smooth base, original sheared and ground lip, most of the original gold trim paint remains intact. Not often seen in this pristine perfect condition and with original paint. This is the scarce ground lip variant, designed by the glass house to eliminate the problem of inward rolled lip breakage when the cork was removed.     

Min. Bid $375         Est. $700 - 900

 

239.  "BROWN'S / CELEBRATED / INDIAN HERB BITTERS - PATENTED 1867", (Ring/Ham, B-233), Pennsylvania, ca. 1868 - 1875, yellow with amber and olive tones Indian Princess, 12 1/4"h, smooth base, inward rolled lip. Perfect condition almost fully intact rolled lip. Rarely seen almost pure yellow color that shades from a darker to a lighter color.  This one is special! Bob Sheffield Collection.           

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

240.  "THE / GREAT / UNIVERSAL / COMPOUND / STOMACH / BITTERS / PATENTED / 1870 - PROFESSOR / GEO. J. BYRNE / NEW YORK - DC - CC - LX - XM", (Ring/Ham, B-280), New York, ca. 1870 - 1880, medium amber, 10 5/8"h, five-pointed star is on a smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. Nicely whittled glass and one of the most ornate of all bitters bottles! You don't need to be a bitters collector to appreciate this one.     Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,800 - $2,750

 

241.  "B. G. B.", (Blue Gum Bitters), (Ring/Ham, B-126L), (Wichmann, pg. 29), California, ca. 1880 - 1890, yellow amber tapered gin form, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip. A partial badly faded front label has '__Ue Gum'. The bottle is in perfect condition. The proprietor was Basil Hestor of Stockton, California and was made from the leafs of the Blue Gum tree, found mostly in Australia. A rare bitters bottle, unfortunately most of the label is gone.  

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

242.  "CAREY'S COCA / (motif of Coca Leaves) / TONIC BITTERS / DES-MOINES / U.S.A.", (unlisted), Iowa, ca. 1885 - 1895, medium amber cylinder, 8 1/2"h, "I. G. CO." on a smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Here's one that's different. Besides probably being unique it is one of only a very few with special embossing. 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 – 600

 

243.  "CARMELITER / STOMACH BITTERS CO. / NEW YORK - SJ (monogram) / REGISTERED", (Ring/Ham, C-54), New York, ca. 1875 - 1885, yellowish olive green, 10"h, "WB" on smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Cleaned to its original luster and excellent overall condition. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 375

 

244.  "CURTIS - CORDIAL - CALISAYA - THE GREAT - STOMACH - BITTERS / 1-8-6-6-C-C-C-1-9-0-0", (Ring/Ham, C-261), Connecticut, ca. 1870 - 1880, medium amber, 11 3/4"h, 12-shoulder panels, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Lightly cleaned to its original luster and near perfect condition.  A rare semi-figural bottle in a form that sets it apart from all others. We auctioned this bottle in 1993 at the F.O.H.B.C. National Convention in Richmond, Virginia. 

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,400 - 1,800

 

245.  "DOYLES - HOP - BITTERS - 1872" / (Cluster of Hops), (Ring/Ham, D-94), New York, ca 1872 - 1880, medium amber semi-cabin, 9 1/2"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.  A tiny chip is off the underside of a shoulder panel. This is the extremely rare "reverse" embossed Doyle's variant. Doyle's Hop Bitters are among the most common of all bitters bottles, but three rare variants exist.  One has Doyles spelled backwards on all four shoulder panels, another has the word 'Bitters' in an arch, and the third has Doyles spelled in reverse. All are rated as being extremely rare and a real challenge to acquire all three!       

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 375

 

246.  (Arabesque motif) / "DRAKES" / (arabesque motif) / "PLANTATION / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, D-102), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, reddish amber with topaz tone 6-log cabin, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. Nice glass whittle and full of tiny air bubbles. Very nice color, very different from lot 247.  Rarely will you find two of the desirable Arabesque embossed Drake's in the same auction.

Min. Bid $350         Est. $600 - 900

 

247.  (Arabesque motif) / "DRAKES" / (arabesque motif) / "PLANTATION / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, D-102), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, medium to deep puce 6-log cabin, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition. An exceptional example, nice glass whittle, pure puce color and has the desirable Arabesque embossing.  Drake's with the attractive arabesque style embossing are very difficult to find and this one is exceptional!       

Min. Bid $350         Est. $600 - 900

 

248.  "ST / DRAKE'S / 1860 / PLANTATION / X / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, D-105), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, deep pink amethyst 6-log cabin, 10 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition, but some spotty dried contents should be washed out. Strong impression, true pink amethyst color that has just that right amount of color density.    

Min. Bid $400         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

249.  "ST / DRAKE'S / 1860 / PLANTATION / X / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, 105), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, medium topaz 6-log cabin, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect condition. Nice glass whittle and trapped air bubbles, no wear or scratches. This is one of the those very unusual and eye appealing colors that Drake's are so famous for. Brian Radford Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

250.  "ST / DRAKE'S / 1860 / PLANTATION / X / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862", (Ring/Ham, 108), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, medium golden yellow with olive tone 6-log cabin, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition with no wear or scratches. A crisp, clean example and in a color that explodes an any lightning! Brian Radford Collection.

Min. Bid $350         Est. $600 - 800

 

251.  Unembossed Log Cabin, American, ca. 1855 - 1865, deep amber cabin, 10 3/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Three panels have 15-logs, the fourth has 6-logs above an indented label panel with four rivet marks.  Perfect condition with no trace of wear or scratches but some glass extruded through a corner mould seam.  Probably a bitters, but could have also been a whiskey!  This is one of a few unembossed so-called "copycat" bottles of the Drake's Plantation Bitters. All are considered to be scarce to rare and only on occasion are offered at auction.     

Min. Bid $375         Est. $600 - 900

 

252.  "GEO. C. HUBBELL & CO. - GOLDEN / BITTERS - GEO. C. HUBBELL & CO.", (Ring/Ham, G-63), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, aqua semi-cabin, 10 1/4"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition.  This one sparkles!  

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

253.  "GREELEY'S BOURBON / BITTERS.", (Ring/Ham, G-101), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium smoky pinkish color barrel, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. Several pinhead in size flakes are off the rings. Otherwise in perfect condition. This is a rare, light, and unusual color Greeley's barrel. Not sure we've sold one quite like it.     

Min. Bid $500         Est. $1,200 - 1,600

 

254.  "GREELEY'S BOURBON / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, G-101), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium olive green with a yellowish tone barrel, 9 1/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. An area of moderate scratches are opposite of the embossing where an original label would have been. Minor scratches aside this one is in perfect condition and enjoyable to own. 

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $1,800 - 2,750

 

255.  "GREELEY'S / BOURBON WHISKEY / BITTERS. / GREELEY'S", (Ring/Ham, G-102), Massachusetts, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium pinkish amethyst barrel, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied mouth. A pinhead in size flake is off the top and side edge of the lip.  This is not a shade of puce or dark (approaching black) amethyst color sometimes seen in this mould, but is a wonderful pure medium amethyst!  What a great addition to that color run of barrel bitters! Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $1,500         Est. $2,500 - 4,500

 

256.  "HOPS / & / MALT / BITTERS" (on all four roof panels) / "HOPS & MALT / TRADE (sheaf of grain) MARK / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, H-186), New York, ca. 1875 - 1885, medium yellowish amber semi-cabin, 9 1/2"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. About perfect (a pinhead in size spot of in-making roughness is on the outer edge of the lip).  A bright, clean bottle with an extremely bold impression! Ex. Charles Gardner and Dave Beadle Collections.  

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

257.  "DR. J. HOSTETTER'S / STOMACH BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, H-194), Pennsylvania, ca. 1860 -1870, dark olive green with amber tone, 9 5/8"h, 3" base diameter, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. A crisp, very clean bottle with notable tiny air bubbles. A fine example! This is one of the larger size so called 'West Coast' bottles. 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

258.  "E. LONG'S / INDIAN HERB BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, L-119), American, ca. 1870 - 1875, yellowish amber Indian Princess, 12 1/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. At some point in time a 3" section of the base broke away in several pieces and was reattached.   Extremely rare, probably less than five known examples. Produced for a sharp proprietor and an attempt to take advantage of the popularity of the Brown's Indian Herb Bitters by using an almost identical bottle. Considering its rarity, this sales approach wasn't to successful. Ex. Judge MacKenzie and David Kyle Collection. 

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

259.  "NATIONAL / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, N-8), Pennsylvania, ca. 1867 - 1875, reddish amber ear of corn, 12 1/2"h,"PATENT / 1867" on smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine near perfect condition.  A "top shelf" American classic! Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $375 - 550

 

260.  "NATIONAL / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, N-8), Pennsylvania, ca. 1867 - 1875, yellow olive ear of corn, 12 3/8"h, "PATENT / 1867" on smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Sparkling pristine perfect condition! Nice glass whittle, no wear or scratches and in a rare and wonderful color. One of the best!    Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

261.  "NATIONAL / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, N-8), Pennsylvania, ca. 1867 - 1875, yellow amber ear of corn, 12 1/2"h, "PATENT / 1867" on smooth base, applied double collar mouth. An area of minor content stain is in the upper one-half. Nice glass whittle, and minor content stain aside is in perfect condition with no scratches or wear. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $375         Est. $600 - 800

 

262.  "NATIONAL / BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, N-8), Pennsylvania, ca. 1867 - 1875, medium yellow with olive tone ear of corn, 12 1/2"h, "PATENT / 1867" on smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Very appealing color, shading from a deeper lower one-half to a lighter upper. Pristine perfect like new condition with no trace of wear or scratches. And wow, what a color! A number exist, but this is special!          

Min. Bid $600         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

263.  "OLD / HOMESTEAD / WILD CHERRY / BITTERS - PATENT", (Ring/Ham, O-37), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium yellow olive-green cabin, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect perfect condition, great impression and no trace of wear or scratches. Finest possible example and what a wild and very rare color!  Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $2,500         Est. $4,000 - 6,000

 

264.  "OLD SACHEM / BITTERS / AND / WIGWAM TONIC", (Ring/Ham, O-46), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium copper topaz with a hint of puce barrel, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth. A tiny flake is off the outer edge of the lip, otherwise in pristine perfect condition. Strong impression, full of tiny air bubbles, beautiful color. Ex. Tom McCandless Collection. 

Min. Bid $1,200         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

265.  Figural Pineapple Bottle, (similar to Ring/Ham, P-100), American, ca. 1860 - 1870, yellow amber color, 9"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. In "attic found" about perfect condition. Plenty of yellow in this one and no trace of scratches or wear. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 375

 

266.  Figural Pineapple Bottle, (similar to Ring/Ham, P-100), American, ca. 1860 - 1870, reddish amber color, 9 1/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition with no hint of scratches or wear. A radically different color from lot 265. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 375

 

267.  Pineapple, "J.C. & CO.", (Ring/Ham, P-100), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep amber pineapple, 8 5/8"h, pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Fine impression and no trace of wear or scratches, most unusual for a bottle with this high a relief.  Considerably harder to find than the "W. & Co. / N.Y." bottles.           

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,200

 

268.  "PATENTED / 1863 / OK / PLANTATION / 1840", (Ring/Ham, pg. 408), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellow with topaz tone, triangular form, 11 1/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Cleaned to its original luster, but still retains a few tiny surface imperfections and light inside stain.  A very attractive bottle that can be found in several different colors. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $900         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

269.  "DR. C.W. ROBACKS / STOMACH BITTERS / CINCINNATI. O", (Ring/Ham, R-74), Ohio, ca. 1865 - 1975, yellow with an amber tone barrel, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth, 70% original label in part reads: 'Dr. C.W. Robacks Unrivaled Stomach Bitters, Cincinnati Jan. 1, 1861'. The bottle is in perfect condition. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 550

 

270.  "CRIMEAN BITTERS / PATEND 1863 - ROMAINE'S - CRIMEAN - BITTERS", (Ring/Ham, R-86), New York, ca. 1863 - 1870, deep yellowish tobacco amber semi-cabin, 10 1/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A paper-thin open bubble is on a label panel. Another, with a slight edge roughness, is on a panel edge. Both are minor, taking nothing away from its overall attractive appearance.  Rated as very rare and not in the usual amber color!  

Min. Bid $350         Est. $500 - 700

 

271.  "1834 / JOHN ROOTS BITTERS -1834 / BUFFALO, N.Y.", (Ring/Ham, R-90.4), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber with yellow tone semi-cabin, 10 1/8"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth.  Lightly cleaned to excellent overall sparkling condition. Semi-available in aqua and shades of green, but very difficult to find in this amber coloration.  Always a favorite of the Western New York State collecting gang.     

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

272.  "SOLOMONS' / STRENGTHENING & / INVIGORATING BITTERS - SAVANNAH / GEORGIA.", (Ring/Ham, S-140), Georgia, ca. 1870 - 1880, cobalt blue, 9 5/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Lightly cleaned (aren't most of them?) to near perfect condition. At first glance it appears to be perfect, but under close examination a few tiny flaws can be seen. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $350         Est. $600 - 900

 

273.  "SUFFOLK BITTERS - PHILBROOK & TUCKER / BOSTON", (Ring/Ham, S-217), Massachusetts, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber shading to an almost yellow color feet, 9 3/4" long, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Strong impression, and no wear or scratches. An exceptionally clean example. A number exist, but this is one of the nicer ones!       

Min. Bid $500         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

274.  (Five pointed star) / "JOHN. W. STEELE'S / NIAGARA (five pointed star) BITTERS" - (five pointed star) /  (motif of bird flying to right) - (five pointed star) / "JOHN. W. STEELE'S / NIAGARA . STAR . BITTERS - 1864", (Ring/Ham S-183), New York, ca. 1863 - 1870, amber semi-cabin, 10 1/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition, but an internal bubble on the label panel has some discoloration. This is the variant that has thirteen stars above the eagle

Min. Bid $300         Est. $600 - 900

 

275.  "TILLEY'S / SUMMUM BONUM BITTERS / WEST HAVERSTRAW, N.Y.", (Ring/Ham/Meyer, T-29), New York, ca. 1885 - 1895, bluish aqua, 7"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Perfect condition. Extremely rare. An initial listing in 'Bittlers Bottle' by Ring/Ham was from fragments and not having all of the embossing. Since than at least one complete example (possibly this bottle) was discovered. West Haverstraw is just west of the Hudson River, 40 miles north of New York City. 

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

276.  "WAHOO / & / CALISAYA / BITTERS - JACOB PINKERTON - JACOB PINKERTON - Y!! - O.K. - I.M. - Y!!",(Ring/Ham, W-3), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium yellow with amber tone semi-cabin, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Cleaned to its original luster but retains some light surface imperfections most notable is a lengthy scratch that travels across a 'Jacob Pinkerton' panel. This minor flaw aside this is a very rare color that approaches being pure yellow!         

Min. Bid $600         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

277.  "EDW WILDER'S / STOMACH BITTERS" - (motif of a five-story building) - "EDW WILDER & CO / WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS / LOUISVILLE KY - PATENTED", (Ring/Ham, W-226), Kentucky, ca. 1890 - 1900, clear glass with a strong amethyst tint semi-cabin, beaded corners, 10 5/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Some slight side of neck roughness was created when glass extruded through the mould seam. Perfect from the glass house condition, bold impression which oftentimes can be very weak especially on the building panel, also no neck crazing lines that are also commonly found on this bottle. 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $275 - 475

 

278.  "WARNER'S / SAFE / BITTERS" / (motif of a safe) / "ROCHESTER, N.Y." (in a slug plate), (Ring/Ham, W-34), (Ojea, #1), New York, ca. 1875 - 1890, reddish amber, 9 1/2"h, "A & D.H.C." on smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition. Extremely bold impression. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 800

 

279.  "WARNER'S / SAFE / BITTERS / (motif of safe) / ROCHESTER, N.Y." (in a slug plate), (Ring/Ham, W-35), (Ojea, #2),         New York, ca. 1880 - 1895, amber, 7 3/8"h, "A. & D.H.C." on smooth base, applied mouth. Lightly cleaned to near perfect condition. A tiny potstone to the right of the letter 'S' in 'Warner's' has a tiny in-making cooling radiation across it.  Blown at a Pittsburgh glass house and is one of the harder to obtain of the Warner's Bitters group. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 – 550

 

280.  "WARNER'S / SAFE / TONIC BITTERS" / (motif of a safe) / "ROCHESTER, N.Y.", (Ring/Ham, W-39), (Ojea, #4),     New York, ca. 1875 - 1884, yellowish amber, 7 3/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. Pristine perfect condition. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

281.  "WARNER'S / SAFE / TONIC BITTERS / (motif of a safe) / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", (in a slug plate), (Ojea, #3), (Ring/Ham, W-35), New York, ca. 1885 - 1900, amber, 9 1/2"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. A 1/8" chip is off the edge of the base opposite of the embossing. Also a few light scratches. Both flaws are very minor and take nothing away from its overall appearance. Bob Sheffield Collection.         

Min. Bid $250.        Est. $375 - 550

 

282.  "ZINGARI / BITTERS - F. RAHTER" (on shoulder), (Ring/Ham, Z-4), Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium orange amber figural lady's leg, 12"h, smooth base, applied ring mouth. Perfect condition, but some slight dried contents should wash out. 

Min. Bid $150         Est. $250 – 350

 

283.  Professionally Framed Advertising Sign, 'Bininger's Banana Juice, Prepared From (stalk of Banana's) Choice Fresh Fruit, A.M. Bininger & Co., Sole Importers, 338 Broadway, New-York, Established 1778', New York, ca. 1859 - 1861, Chromo lithographed on enameled card stock, 13 1/2" by 10 1/2" (print size). 'Printed by F. Heppenheimer, 22 North William Street, New York'. A 3/4" tear is from the bottom edge and two corner tips are missing. This is the first of four very rare, early original Bininger advertising signs. They were purchased by the consignor in 1970 at Goodspeed's Bookshop in Boston. 

Min. Bid $350         Est. $500 - 700

 

284.  Professionally Framed Advertising Sign, 'Bininger's Old London Dock Gin, A.M. Bininger & Co., (Established 1778), Sole Importers, 338 Broadway, New-York', New York, ca. 1859 - 1861, Chromo lithographed on enameled card stock, 13 1/2" by 10 1/2" (print size). 'Printed by F. Heppenheimer, 22 North William Street, New York'. Some minor damage is on the upper edge of the print. 

Min. Bid $350         Est. $500 - 700

 

285.  Professionally Framed Advertising Sign, 'Bininger's Old Kentucky (two sheaf of Grain) Bourbon, 1849 Reserve, A.M. Bininger & Co., Established 1778, Sole Importers, 338 Broadway, New-York', New York, ca. 1859 - 1861, Chromo lithographed on enameled card stock, 13 1/2" by 10 1/2" (print size). 'Printed by F. Heppenheimer, 22 North William Street, New York'. Some slight edge discoloration, but no other damage. 

Min. Bid $350         Est. $500 - 700

 

286.  Professionally Framed Advertising Sign, 'Bininger's Genuine Cognac (two Clusters of Grapes) A.M. Bininger & Co., Established 1778, Sole Importers, 338 Broadway, New-York', New York, ca. 1859 - 1861, Chromo lithographed on enameled card stock, 13 1/2" by 10 1/2" (print size). 'Printed by F. Heppenheimer, 22 North William Street, New York'.Some slight edge discoloration, and a corner crease, but no other damage. 

Min. Bid $350         Est. $500 - 700

 

287.  Labeled Whiskey Bottle, Virginia, ca. 1900 - 1910, clear glass, 9 7/8"h, smooth base, early ABM lip. 99% original front, reverse and neck labels. The front label in part read: 'Jefferson Club (illustration of Thomas Jefferson) Whiskey, Straus, Gunst & Co, Owners, Richmond, Va'. The upper label in the form of a scroll has the beginning of the 'Declaration of Independence of the United States of America'. The reverse label reads: 'As was Jefferson, So is This Whiskey, Excellent, and Superior, Straus Gunst & Co, Sole Owners, Richmond, Va.' The neck label has:  'As was Jefferson so is this whiskey, Excellent and Superior’. The original cork has a metal looped band attached that says: 'Straus, Gunst & Co, Richmond, Va.'  The bottle is perfect.  A very rare pre-prohibition whiskey bottle with wonderful historic interest. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

288.  "R. M. PERLEY / MOIST GOODS / 75 MERRMAC ST. / NEW BURYPORT / MASS.", Massachusetts, ca. 1885 - 1895, clear glass, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, tooled lip, a 97% wrap around label in part reads: 'Trade Mark Old Crow Distillery Whiskey, W.A. Gaines & Co Distillers, Woodford Co. Ky / Bottled by R.M. Perley, Newburyport, Mass.', The bottle is perfect. 

Min. Bid $80         Est. $140 - 180 

 

289.  "JOSEPH N. CALWAY / NEW YORK", New York, ca. 1885 - 1900, yellow amber, 8 5/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip, a 98% original multicolored label in part reads: 'Old Continental Whiskey, From Joseph N. Galway, 42nd St. opp. Grand Central Depot, New York, 1860 Bourbon'. The bottle is perfect. The label has a Continental soldier with rifle and tents, eagle and American flags. 

Min. Bid $80         Est. $180 - 250

 

290.  "QUAKER MAID / S & H CO (monogram) / WHISKEY", (Denzin, HIR-12), Missouri, ca. 1890 - 1900, clear glass with fancy shoulder embossing, 11 1/4"h, "PATENTED" on smooth base, tooled lip, 98% front and reverse labels in part read: 'Quaker Maid, (bust of a woman) Blend Whiskey, S. Hirsch & Co., Kansas City, Mo'. The bottle is perfect. Nice multicolored high graphic label. 

Min. Bid $80         Est. $140 - 180

 

291.  "PAUL JONES / WHISKEY / LOUISVILLE. KY." (on an applied seal), (Denzin, JON-34), Kentucky, ca. 1900 - 1910, amber, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip a 98% original label in part reads: 'Paul Jones Whiskey, A blend Quarantined under the pure food Act of Congress, June 30, 1908'. The bottle is perfect. A very common bottle, but with a probably scarce label. 

Min. Bid $50         Est. $80 - 140

 

292.  "WRIGHT & TAYLOR / DISTILLERS / LOUISVILLE, KY. - FULL QUART / REGISTERED", (Denzin, WR-133), Kentucky, ca. 1885 - 1900, amber, 9 1/2"h, "S.B.G CO" on smooth base, tooled lip, a 98% original label in part reads: 'Wright & Taylor's Fine Old Dunmore, 8 Years Old Whiskey, Wright & Taylor Distillers, Louisville, Ky.' The bottle is perfect. A common bottle, with a not so common label. 

Min. Bid $80         Est. $140 - 180

 

293.  "MEINER'S / EAST INDIA / SCHNAPPS" (on an applied shoulder seal), (unlisted), Dutch for the American Market, ca. 1875 - 1885, clear glass tapered gin form bottle with a cobalt blue shoulder seal, 9 1/4"h, smooth base, applied shoulder seal and tapered collar mouth. The bottle and applied seal are perfect. A highly graphic 95% original label in part reads: 'Meiner's East Indian Schnapps. This is a triple Distillation made with great care expressly for the Exportation trade with the Dutch East Indies, China & Japan'. This is one of only a very few Dutch companies that had bottles made with a cobalt blue seal, and the first we've sold for the Meiner's company.

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

294.  "MIST OF THE MORNING / S. (indented circle) M. / BARNETT & COMPANY", (Denzin, BAR-61), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, amber barrel, 10 1/8"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition, but some dried contents should wash out. When the original mold was made for this bottle 'Sole and Agent' appeared on each side of the indented circle. This embossing was later peened out and replaced with the letters S. M. Also, alternations were made to several of the embossed rings.                   

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

295.  "BININGER'S / TRAVELERS / GUIDE / A.M. BININGER & CO / NO. 19 BROAD ST. N.Y.", (Denzin, BIN-46), (Bender, BPK-35), New York, ca. 1860 - 1865, medium amber center shading to a more yellow amber in the sides tear drop form flask, 6 3/4"h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect condition, no trace of wear or scratches.  Strong impression lots of tiny air bubbles.  This is one of a number of attractive forms that Bininger bottles are found in, making them one of the most sought after groups of early American whiskeys! 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

296.  "J T GAYEN / ALTONA", (Denzin, GAY-11), American, ca. 1860 - 1875, medium shading to a deep reddish amber cannon, 13 3/4"h, smooth base, applied blob mouth. Fine example, but has some in-making inside edge of lip roughness. An open bubble is at a shoulder mould seam. A very clean bottle with some glass whittle and no trace of wear.  This is the largest (and most impressive looking) of the known figural "cannon" bottles!   

Min. Bid $350         Est. $600 - 800

 

297.  "FOREST / LAWN / J.V.H.", (Denzin, VAN-51), New York, ca. 1850 - 1865, olive green, bulbous form, 7 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth. Perfect like new condition. Good glass whittle and full of tiny air bubbles some so tightly nit that they appear as dark streaks.  Jacob van Horn was an early New York distributor.                   

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

298.  "WHITLOCK & CO / NEW YORK - BM & EA", (Denzin, WHI-16), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium grass green color, 9 3/8"h, smooth base, applied mouth.  A 1" long thin 'spider' crack is on a label panel, also some overall light outside dullness. A very rare bottle with unusual indented corner panels. One of only a very few known examples!  Since the damage is located a side panel this rare bottle can display as in excellent overall condition.  The Whitlock Company was very innovative in the style of bottles they had made, with this being one of them. 

Min. Bid $400         Est. $800 - 1,400

 

299.  "JACOB A. WOLFORD - CHICAGO / WOLFORD / Z - WHISKEY", (Denzin, WOL-41), Illinois, ca. 1872 - 1875, orange amber barrel, 8 3/4"h, "A & D H CHAMBERS PITTSBURGH, PA. / PAT. AUG. 6TH 72" on smooth base, applied internal screw threaded mouth, original "PAT AUG. 6, 72" embossed glass screw thread stopper. Both bottle and stopper and in perfect condition. A scarce whiskey barrel, with less then ten known examples and fewer in this condition. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

300.  "PHOENIX / OLD / TRADE (bird Phoenix above flames) MARK / BOURBON / NABER, ALFS & BRUNE / SAN FRANCISCO / SOLE PROPRTS.", (Thomas, #51), California, ca. 1895 - 1900, yellow olive coffin flask, 6 3/8"h, smooth base, tooled lip. A flat 1/4" by 3/16" chip is off the edge of the collar at the neck. Wonderful color, radically different from the normally seen amber examples. Bob Sheffield Collection.

Min. Bid $50         Est. $140 - 180.00

 

301.  "LONDON / JOCKEY - CLUB HOUSE / GIN - (man riding a horse), (Denzin, LON-12), American, ca. 1855- 1865, dark emerald green, 9 5/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. A very faint 1/4" in diameter "bruise" is on the inside edge of the lip. In the same area, but on the outside of the lip, it appears that a chip may have been partially polished out. Pure green color and one of the darkest we've seen. 

Min. Bid $400         Est. $700 - 900

 

302.  "ROYAL - IMPERIAL GIN - LONDON", (Denzin, ROY-21), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium cobalt blue, 10"h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A pristine 'attic' found bottle. Its only flaw is a couple of tiny spots of wear from usage. A number exist, but many were dug and cleaned so it's very refreshing to find one in its original sparkling condition.  Popular with the Gin bottle collectors and the only one blown in cobalt blue glass. 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 800

 

303.  "VANDERVEER'S / MEDICATED GIN - OR REAL - SCHIEDAM / SCHNAPPS", (Denzin, VAN-41), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep olive green, 7 1/8"h, tapered body form, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. Perfect condition with no trace of wear or scratches.  Fine example and full of trapped air bubbles. This bottle can be found in several sizes with this being the smallest. 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $400 - 600

 

304.  Freeblown Chestnut form Handled Whiskey, American, ca. 1855 - 1865, cobalt blue, 8 1/4"h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth and handle. Except for two light scratches this piece is in pristine perfect condition.  A few exist, but are rarely offered for sale, and as far as we know it's the only handled whiskey blown in cobalt blue glass!  A 'must have' for any handled whiskey collector!                 

Min. Bid $250         Est. $500 - 700

 

305.  "SODA / CHARMANT", American, ca. 1850 - 1865, emerald green pyramid form, 8-sided, 9 3/4"h, iron pontil scarred base, applied double ring mouth. A 1/2" by 1/4" area of rough glass is in the outer edge of the lip. A lengthy horizontal crack traveling across four of the panels is above the base. Highly whittled glass and extremely rare. It is one of only two known examples the other (with lip damage) we auctioned in August, 1993 at the F.O.H.B.C. National Convention in Richmond, Virginia. Like the Dr. Cronks, M. Richardson, Boughton & Chase, and other Western New York State flavored beers this probably contained a similar beverage. Charmant is a French word meaning charming, delightful, or pleasant. Yes, it has serious damage, but what an impressive looking bottle! Bob Sheffield Collection.        

Min. Bid $800         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

306.  "DR. CRONK - R MC C", New York, ca. 1845 - 1860, cobalt blue, 12-sided, 10 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Some slight shoulder panel edge wear from usage. A minor partial open bubble is near the base. These minor flaws are common on these sizable thick glass bottles that were refilled many times before being discarded. Very attractive glass whittle, deep vivid blue color and one of the scarcer of the 'Dr. Cronk' embossing variants.     

Min. Bid $700         Est. $1,500 - 2,500

 

307.  "WARING - WEBSTER - & CO. - 192 WEST ST. N.Y. - SODA WATER", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep cobalt blue, 8-sided, 7 1/8"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. Two minor side-by-side chips on the heel of the base were crated when the pontil rod was removed. A tiny spot of glass roughness on a letter 'R' was created when some of the glass remained in the moud when the bottle was removed.  With the exception of these minor in-making flaws, this desirable soda is in wonderful from the glass house "attic" found perfect condition.             

Min. Bid $350         Est. $600 - 800

 

308.  "C & M - KNICKER - BOCKER - SODA - WATER", New Jersey, ca. 1845 - 1860, deep cobalt blue, 10-sided, 7 1/2"h, smooth base, applied blob mouth. About perfect (a tiny in-making pinhead size potstone blemish is on the side of the lip). A beautiful bottle in a deep vivid blue color! This is one of the rarer of the very collectable multisided bottles with the 'Knicker Bocker' embossing. The Craven & Murphy Company was in Newark, New Jersey.                        

Min. Bid $300         Est. $500 - 700

 

309.  "SOUTHWICK - & G.O. TUPPER - NEW YORK - ADNA - H", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, cobalt blue, 10-sided, 7 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Cleaned to its original luster it retains some tiny surface imperfections, but no additional flaws.             

Min. Bid $200         Est. $$400 - 600

 

310.  "J & A. DEARBORN / NEW YORK. - (peened out lettering) / D", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, cobalt blue, 7 3/8"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. Pristine near perfect 'attic' found condition. It appears that embossing in an arch above the large letter "D" (most likely 'Albany Glass Works') was removed from the mould. A very rare embossing variant!                     

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

311.  "F. GLEASON / ROCHESTER / N.Y." (backward letter 'N's), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium cobalt blue, 7 5/8"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. Pristine 'attic' found condition. Ex. Dr. Burton Spiller Collection. Bob Sheffield Collection.        

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

312.  "JOHN MASON / UTICA / MINERAL-WATERS - J.M.", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium blue green, 7 1/2"h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Lightly cleaned to excellent overall condition. This is a very rare variant that has the spelled out 'John' on the front and only 'J. M.'  on the reverse. We looked, but haven't found an auction record for this one! 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

313.  "W. EAGLE'S / SUPERIOR / SODA OR MINERAL / WATERS - W.E.", New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, cobalt blue, 7"h, iron pontil, applied blob mouth. About perfect. A less than pinhead in size flake is off the outer edge of the lip that we mention only for accuracy.  This is an "attic" bottle! 

Min. Bid $180         Est. $375 - 475

 

314.  "SYRACUSE SPRINGS / D / EXCELSIOR / A.J. DELATOUR / NEW YORK", (Tucker, N-34-B), New York, ca 1865 - 1875, yellow citron color pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. A pinhead in size flake (barely noticeable) is off the top of the lip.  This bottle can be found in a number of colors, all are rated either scarce or rare. Many of these colors are very dark, making this much lighter color bottle an exceptional find!                     

Min. Bid $400         Est. $1,200 - 1,800

 

315.  "GEYSER SPRING / SARATOGA SPRINGS / NEW YORK - AVERY. N. LORD / 66 BROAD ST / UTICA. N.Y.", (Tucker, S-31), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, aqua quart, "A & D.H.C." embossed on the base, applied double collar mouth. Lightly cleaned to near perfect condition (a few light scratches).  This is the rare variant that is missing the 'State of' embossing on the front and has the ‘Avery N. Lord' etc. embossed on the reverse.   Ex. Neil Moore Collection.

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

316.  AVON SPRING WATER / C.H. NOWLEN / AVON. N.Y", (Tucker, N-4-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, bluish aqua pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine "attic" found condition.  A rare mould in an even rarer color!        George Waddy Collection.      

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 700

 

317.  "DARIEN / MINERAL SPRINGS / TIFFT & PERRY / DARIEN CENTRE / N.Y.", (Tucker N-11-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, bluish aqua pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Perfect condition. A bright, clean and well embossed bottle. Ex. Philip Wilson Collection. Bob Sheffield Collection.        

Min. Bid $250        Est. $375 - 475

 

318.  "DARIEN / MINERAL SPRINGS / TIFFT & PERRY / DARIEN CENTRE / N.Y.", (Tucker N-11-B), New York, ca. 1860 - 1880, medium blue green pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. Pristine perfect like new condition! Ex. Rodger Sweetland and Jack Stecher Collections. Bob Sheffield Collection.        

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 475

 

319.  "WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS / GREENBRIER / W. VA", (Tucker, M-    60), American, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium bluish green high shoulder quart, smooth base, applied square collar mouth.  Pristine 'attic' found about perfect condition (a shallow open surface bubble is at a mould seam). A bright, clean bottle with some glass whittle. George Waddy Collection.           

Min. Bid $150         Est. $275 - 375

 

320.  "ADIRONDACK SPRING / WHITEHALL / N.Y.", (Tucker, N-2-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, emerald green pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth. About perfect. Nice glass whittle and some trapped air bubbles. George Waddy Collection.       

Min. Bid $120         Est. $180 - 275

 

321.  Fire Grenade, "HARDEN'S IMPROVED - GRENADE FIRE - EXTINGUISHER PAT - OCT 7TH, 1884", (embossed on both sections), American, ca. 1885 - 1900, amber and cobalt blue sections are fit together by a metal center connector, 4 7/8"h, smooth bases, both sections have rough sheared lips. Both sections are in perfect condition, but the copper wrap around wire (like most) is not original. We have sold numerous examples of this grenade in clear glass, but only a very few in other colors.         

Min. Bid $700         Est. $2,500 - 3,500

 

322.  Fire Grenade, Vertical Rib Pattern, American, ca. 1885 - 1900, deep olive green, vertical rib pattern around entire grenade, 7 5/8"h, smooth base has grooves for a metal rack, applied ring mouth. Perfect flawless condition, but some slight corner base contents should wash out. Not an easy one to find, especially in this sparkling condition. Note the unusually long neck, easy to wrap your fingers around for throwing.         

Min. Bid $275         Est. $500 - 700

 

323.  Fire Grenade, "MS" (shoulder monogram) / "MERRYWEATHER LONDON" (on a raised center band), English, ca. 1880 - 1900, yellowish amber, 6 5/8"h, smooth base, rough sheared lip. Perfect condition, but contains some dried contents and part of the original plug is still in the mouth.  One of the more attractive and difficult to find of the early English grenades. 

Min. Bid $200         Est. $400 - 600

 

324.  Fire Grenade, "HSN - HSN”, (Harvey S. Nutting), Minnesota, ca. 1880 - 1895, clear glass with a hint of amethyst, 7"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip has an in-making grinding chip. Some light content haze, otherwise in perfect from the glass house condition. Usually seen in shades of amber, and scarce in clear glass!                     

Min. Bid $200         Est. $400 - 600

 

325.  Fire Grenade, an embossed Square Panel is on one side, a Crescent Moon is on the reverse, possibly Illinois, ca. 1880 - 1890, yellowish amber, 6 1/8"h, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. A 3/4" by 1/4" rough chip is on the inside edge of the lip. Extremely rare, only the second one we've sold, the other one was in the iconic Will Young collection. The crescent moon (although larger) is identical to the one that appears on the W.D. Allan grenades, but the form is radically different.                    

Min. Bid $200         Est. $375 - 475

 

326.  Fire Grenade, "HARKNESS / FIRE / DESTROYER", American, ca. 1880 - 1900, sapphire blue, horizontal rib pattern, 6 1/8"h, smooth base, sheared and ground lip. A pinhead in size flake off the edge of the base is mentioned only for accuracy, otherwise in perfect condition. Usually found in a midnight blue color and considerably rarer in this blue coloration. 

Min. Bid $275         Est. $400 - 600

 

327.  Fire Grenade, "HARDEN'S HAND / FIRE / EXTINGUISHER / GRENADE - PATENTED / NO. 1 / AUG, 8, 1871 / AUG, 14, 1883", American, ca. 1885 - 1900, light citron green, 6 1/8"h, footed smooth base, sheared and tooled lip. Excellent overall condition. A large number exist in turquoise blue glass but only a very few in other colors!                      

Min. Bid $250         Est. $375 - 550