Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | | “GENERAL WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – EAGLE Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh district glasshouse, 1825 – 1835. Deep aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a bit of high point wear as is typical on these flasks, and a couple of small patches of faint interior haziness in the sides, mentioned for completeness, but barely noticeable, otherwise excellent). GI-1. A scarce flask that does not come around often, strong color, overall excellent condition.
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| 14 | $ 1,400 |
| | | “FELLS” / BUST OF WASHINGTON / “POINT” – MONUMENT / “BALTo” Historical Flask, Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, MD, 1825 - 1835. Light pinkish amethyst, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (some scattered high point wear and a few light scratches, as is often the case with this mold, otherwise excellent). GI-21. A comparatively scarce flask in a very scarce, pretty color. A lot of pink in this one!
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| 10 | $ 1,900 |
| | | "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “BRIDGETON” (STAR) "NEW JERSEY" / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, Bridgeton Glass Works, 1845 - 1855. Clear, pale bluish green, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, attic mint. GI-24. Although the color is subtle, it’s a very attractive flask and definitely not aqua. A great example, virtually no wear, strong mold impression, sparkling mint.
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| 14 | $ 325 |
| | | “WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “JACKSON” / BUST OF JACKSON Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1825 - 1842. Yellowish olive amber, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, virtually attic mint; (just a slight trace of very light wear, otherwise perfect). GI-31. A pretty example, nice ‘see-through’ color, excellent character, fantastic condition.
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| 13 | $ 350 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR / “DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A” Historical Flask, 1848 – 1855. Gorgeous, rich, medium-to-deep yellow with strong olive tones, almost an olive yellow, applied rounded collar with bevel – smooth base, Qt, perfect! GI-37. An exceedingly rare, spectacular color for this mold.
On a rare occasion, you may find this color in the corresponding pint (GI-38), but virtually never in this GI-37 quart mold. This flask ‘checks all the boxes’; extremely rare color; outstanding eye-appeal, virtually pristine condition. There are also some subtle amber-toned striations swirled through the shoulders.
Note; this flask was discovered in a small New Jersey clean-out estate auction mixed in a lot of reproduction and common bottles. This is the first time this flask is being offered to the bottle collecting community.
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| 12 | $ 6,500 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR / “DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A” Historical Flask, 1848 – 1855. Beautiful, pinkish strawberry coloration, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, near mint; (some high point wear on Washington’s cheek, and just a touch on the reverse, as is typical for this mold). GI-37. Another great example, outstanding color, very strong mold impression.
Fantastic, eye-appealing color – one that you are not likely to find again anytime soon. In addition, strong embossing and with a blowpipe pontil scarred base.
The last example anywhere close in color that sold at auction was June, 2017, Ex. Paul Richards collection.
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| 18 | $ 7,000 |
| | | WASHINGTON – TAYLOR Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, PA, 1848 – 1855. Strong, medium emerald coloration, applied sloping collar – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, near mint; (some high point wear, relatively minor, again as is typical of this mold, otherwise virtually perfect). GI-51. Outstanding character having a crude pebbly texture, bubbles, and in a very pretty color with a nice even ‘see-through’ tone from the neck to the base. Provenance: Fred Swiechowicz collection.
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| 18 | $ 1,600 |
| | | “BENJAMIN FRANKLIN” / BUST OF FRANKLIN – “T.W. DYOTT, M.D.” / BUST OF DYOTT – “ERIPUIT COELO FULMEN SCEPTRUMQUE TYRANNIS – KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS, PHILADELPHIA” Historical Flask, 1825 - 1835. Colorless with an amethystine tint, sheared mouth – pontil scar, Qt; (just the slightest trace of faint wear, and a 3/8” iridescent bruise on the medial rib at the shoulder, otherwise mint). GI-96. Attractive amethystine tone, very strong, bold impression!
Note; A great looking flask that is comparatively scarce in aqua, and certainly very scarce-to-rare in this colorless with amethystine tint.
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| 15 | $ 550 |
| | | “JENY LIND” / BUST OF JENY LIND – GLASS FACTORY Historical Calabash, Ravenna Glass Works, Ravenna, OH, 1857 – 1862. Beautiful clear medium sapphire blue, applied blob collar – large red iron pontil scar, Qt, attic mint! GI-104. A pretty example, very scarce and attractive color, almost no wear, fantastic condition. We sold another example in our last sale (March, 2024). This is in a somewhat lighter tone, but very pretty.
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| 9 | $ 1,800 |
| | | "LOUIS KOSSUTH" / BUST OF KOSSUTH – STEAM FRIGATE / "U.S. STEAM FRIGATE / MISSISSIPPI / S. HUFFSEY" Historical Calabash, probably Millford Glass Works, Millford, NJ, 1852 - 1860. Aquamarine, applied sloping collar – "PH. DOFLEIN / MOULD MAKER / NTH 5! St 84" (on base), blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, near mint; (just the slightest trace of faint wear including a 1/16” flake on the edge of the lip, otherwise perfect). GI-112. Provenance: Bruce Purdy collection.
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| 15 | $ 275 |
| | | BUST OF WEBSTER – BUST OF CLAY Historical Flask, probably Granite Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, 1852 – 1860. Bright, light, yellowish olive amber, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt, virtually perfect; (only the slightest trace of very light wear, otherwise sparkling attic mint). GI-114. A very pretty, light example. Outstanding character, fantastic condition. Provenance: Fred Swiechowicz collection.
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| 12 | $ 350 |
| | | BUST OF COLUMBIA – EAGLE / “B&W” Historical Flask, probably Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1825 – 1835. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, attic mint! GI-121. A bright, clean, sparkling example with a crisp, strong mold impression, virtually pristine perfect. A great example of this comparatively scarce flask. The early bust of Columbia is reminiscent of the figure portrayed on many early coins.
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| 13 | $ 550 |
| | | “COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION” / BUST OF COLUMBUS / “1893 / A.E.M. BROS & CO. – PENNSYLVANIA / PURE RYE / BAKER / WHISKEY” Historical Flask, America, 1893 – 1894. Bright honey amber shading to almost yellow along the sides, pumpkinseed form, tooled ring collar with bevel – smooth base, Pt, perfect! GI-128. A very scarce historical flask, beautiful color, exceptionally strong embossing, outstanding condition.
The flask was blown to commemorate the 1893 Columbian Exhibition held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America.
Note; the small dark spot to the right of the bust of Columbus is a bit of interior content residue that should easily wash out.
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| 14 | $ 1,400 |
| | | EAGLE / “ZANES / VILLE” – CORNUCOPIA Historical Flask, probably J. Shepard & Co, Zanesville Glass Works, OH, 1822 – 1835. Bright yellowish amber, almost a butterscotch coloration, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt; (just a trace of minor high point wear, and a paper-thin 3/16” open bubble near the base, otherwise excellent). Note; the “Zanes / Ville” embossing is not legible, as is often the case with this mold). GII-18. Rare. See Zanesville Glass, J. William Barrett, II, p.62.
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| 8 | $ 1,500 |
| | | Lot of (2) Louisville Glass Works Flasks, 1855 – 1865. 1st Ex: EAGLE / “LOUISVILLE KY / GLASS WORKS” – (Reverse plain) Historical Flask Aquamarine, applied collar with flat band – smooth base, Pt. 2nd Ex: EAGLE – EAGLE Historical Flask, aquamarine, applied double ring collar – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (the Pt. is virtually attic mint; the Qt. is near mint with just a trace of light wear; a 3/8” open bubble, and some minor in-making crazing lines in the neck). GII-31 & GII-36. Bruce Purdy collection.
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| 21 | $ 450 |
