Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | | Early, Side-Flattened Onion Storage Bottle, Continental, probably North Germany, 1760 – 1780. Clear, bright yellowish green with a slight olive tone, plump side-fattened onion form, sheared mouth with applied ring collar – blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 9 5/8”, near mint; (a touch of minor light wear, and a bit of spotty light interior residue or faint haze, barely noticeable, otherwise perfect). Similar to VdB, plate 280A & 280B. Scarce. A bright, clean, pretty example.
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| 6 | $ 150 |
| | | Lot of (2), Early Freeblown Demijohns, Continental, Germany or Alpine Region, and France, 1730 – 1780.1st Ex: Beautiful light yellowish green with an olive tone, almost an olive yellow, cylindrical, sheared and outward flared mouth with string rim – blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 12”. 2nd Ex: Bluish green, cylindrical with slightly corseted sides, sheared mouth with applied beveled ring – blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 16 ¼”; (1st Ex. virtually perfect; 2nd Ex. has some light wear, a little haziness on the shoulders and interior near base).
Note; the 1st Ex. is in a very pretty color, has delicate thin-walled glass, and a pleasing lopsided body. The two complement one another nicely.
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| 12 | $ 550 |
| | | Early, Freeblown Demijohn or Storage Bottle, Continental, probably Germany, 1820 – 1850. Light honey yellow below the shoulders, shading to a rich reddish-orange through the upper shoulders and neck, wide-bodied cylinder with drawn up shoulders, sheared, tooled, and outward flared mouth – pushed up base with blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 13 ½”; (some interior content residue and very faint haziness, most of which would likely wash out, otherwise virtually perfect). A scarce, beautiful, storage bottle.
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| 1 | $ 130 |
| | | Early, Freeblown Demijohn or Storage Bottle, Continental, probably France, (Alsace), across the Rhine from the Black Forest, 1720 – 1750. Bright honey yellow shading to a deep honey amber with an orange tone through the neck, globular form, sheared, tooled, outward flared mouth – pushed up base with blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 13”, near mint; (some interior content residue that would likely wash out, and a minor 1/8” chip on the edge of the flared mouth). A gorgeous early demijohn. Very scarce and hard-to-find this early with the deep push-up and pontil. Note; this is the early predecessor of the amber French bonbonne vessels.
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| 10 | $ 240 |
| | | Early, Freeblown Demijohn or Storage Bottle, Continental, probably France, Alsace Region, 1720 – 1750. Clear, light-to-medium yellowish olive amber through the mid-section, shading to a dense olive amber through the neck, globular form, sheared and outward flared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 11”, attic mint! A beautiful example, fantastic condition, outstanding character – the glass being filled with tiny bubbles. In addition, the demijohn is virtually ‘feather-light’ in weight. Very rare in olive green and this fine condition.
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| 10 | $ 400 |
