Lot Number | Description | Number of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | Early, Long neck Flowerpot-form Wine or Utility Bottle, probably France, 1730 1750. Rich, medium emerald green, long neck flowerpot-form, crudely applied band collar kick-up base with blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 11; (some typical light usage wear; a 1 ½ sliver-type chip from beneath the collar, likely in-manufacture, and some interior content residue or faint haze, some of which is likely washable). A beautiful example filled with tiny bubbles, very rare form and color!
Note; the crizzled appearance through the shoulder area is dried content residue, and not in the glass. It should wash out. A very eye-appealing, early wine, great color.
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| 18 | $ 900 |
| | Lot of (2), Early Wine or Utility Bottles, Continental, probably France, 1780 1810. Bright aquamarine, and clear greenish aquamarine, both are dip mold or possibly freeblown, cylindrical, sheared mouth with applied band collars kick-up bases with blowpipe pontil scars, ht. 9 ½ and 11 ¼ respectively, both are virtually perfect. Scarce. A bright, clean, very attractive pair of early utilities, the second example is almost a bell-form, both are in fantastic condition.
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| 4 | $ 160 |
| | Lot of (2), Early Wine or Utility Bottles, Continental, probably France or Belgium, 1780 1810. Olive green and a yellowish amber with a slight olive tone, both are freeblown or possibly dip mold, sheared lip with applied string rims deep kick-up pontil scarred bases, ht. 9 7/8 and 10 ½ respectively; (1st Ex. has a little expected light exterior wear and a bit of minor interior haziness, otherwise excellent; 2nd Ex. virtually attic mint). A very nice pair, the yellowish amber example is quite pretty.
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| 13 | $ 325 |
| | Early Freeblown Storage Jar, Continental, probably Dutch or Belgium, 1800 1830. Deep olive green, cylindrical, rounded shoulders with a wide neck, sheared and tooled mouth with a crudely applied string rim heavy blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 10 ¾; (a little scattered usage wear and a few light scratches, otherwise perfect). A big, beautiful, heavy storage jar, full original body luster, nicely proportioned, attractive rounded shoulders and wide neck.
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| 17 | $ 650 |
| | Lot of (2), Colorful, Early, Storage or Preserve Jars, France and probably Germany or Belgium, 1840 1860. 1st Ex: Bright yellowish green, cylindrical, tapered bell-form, sheared and outward rolled mouth glass tipped pontil scarred base, ht. 10 ¾. 2nd Ex: Beautiful medium-to-deep teal green, cylindrical, sheared and outward rolled mouth, blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 10 ¾; (both jars are near mint with just a little minor light usage wear). Beautiful colors, pleasing bell-form preserve jar.
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| 9 | $ 190 |
| | ALLEN WOGA / 1/2. ST." (on applied seal), Early Case Bottle, probably Continental, possibly blown for a New Orleans merchant; 1770 - 1800. Light yellowish green, rectangular case form, sheared mouth with applied string rim blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 7 ¼"; (trace bit of faint interior haze, otherwise perfect). Purchased in the 1960's from an elderly woman in east Texas, Charlotte Woga. The bottle had been in her family and belonged to one of her ancestors, an early New Orleans merchant.
Note; we have received further clarification on this early sealed case bottle. A friend and very knowledgeable collector from Germany emailed us to confirm that the seal is ALTENWOGA. In addition, the 1/2. ST. refers to the quantity, a ½ a Stoof. Altenwoga was a glass factory in Latvia near the capital Riga, famous for the sealed bottles of Riga Balsam. We sold this same example approximately six years ago. To our knowledge, no other examples have come to light, or have been offered through auction.
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| 11 | $ 700 |
| | Giant, Early Snuff or Storage Jar, Continental, probably Dutch, 1830 1850. Medium olive green, dip mold, square with beveled corners, sheared and outward flared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 11; (a little typical exterior usage wear including a 1/8 flake on one of the side panels; some interior content stain in the shoulders and mid-body, some of which would likely wash out, otherwise excellent). When snuff jars of this size are encountered, they are typically rectangular. A rare size and form. Note; The sheared mouth is very crude and has a tooling mark with a little extra glass around two inches of the rim.
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| 11 | $ 475 |
| | Mammoth size, Early Case Bottle, Continental, probably Germany or Netherlands, 1780 1800. Yellowish olive with a slight amber tone, square case form with virtually straight sides, sheared mouth with applied string rim blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 18 7/8, near mint; (a little typical minor exterior wear, some light interior content residue, otherwise perfect). A great example, excellent clarity, fantastic overall condition, and at nearly 19, a very rare and desirable size!
Case bottles of this size are rarely offered for sale. Check you notes as well as the auction records. At virtually 19, this is one of the largest examples offered in more than 20 years.
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| 15 | $ 1,200 |
| | Apothecary Storage Bottle, CLYCERINUM. (Gold painted label with red trim and black lettering), period tin closure, England, 1830 1850. Medium-to-deep olive with an amber tone, cylindrical, sheared mouth with heavy applied ring collar smooth base, ht. of jar 10 ¾, near mint; (just a trace of minor usage wear, otherwise perfect). VdB, plate 60. A scarce size, a little smaller in diameter and girth than typically encountered, overall excellent condition.
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| 10 | $ 275 |
| | Lot of (2), Apothecary Storage Bottles (both with period tin lids), England, 1830 1860. 1st Ex: SYR: RHEI., 2nd Ex: AQ: AURANT (both gold painted label with black lettering). Both are deep olive amber, cylindrical, applied ring collar smooth base, ht. of jars (not including lids), 14 ½ and 14 respectively; (both jars are near mint with just a bit of light wear; 1st Ex. has some minor paint loss, primarily above the Y in SYR; 2nd Ex. has some moderate paint loss, particularly around 1st two letters).
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| 7 | $ 325 |
| | Lot of (2), Early Black Glass Bottles, America or possibly England, 1815 1840. Both are shades of deep olive, dip mold with sand type pontil scarred bases. 1st Ex: Porter or Ale type cylinder, short tapered collar with bevel, ht. 9 1/8; (some light scratches and exterior wear, some patchy interior residue or light haze). 2nd Ex: Demijohn, applied tapered collar with bevel, ht. 11, near mint; (light wear, a few open surface bubbles). Both are from an early West Hartford, CT collection assembled in the 1940s and 50s.
Note; the demijohn has excellent character with very bubbly glass.
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| 6 | $ 160 |
| | Demijohn, New England, a Stoddard, NH glasshouse, 1850 1860. Beautiful, yellowish olive amber through the mid-body, shading to a rich, medium-to-deep olive amber through the shoulders and near the base, high-shouldered cylinder form, freeblown, or possibly dip mold, applied sloping collar sand type pontil scar, ht. 11, attic mint! A great looking, high-shouldered, early Stoddard demi, beautiful pleasing color, almost no wear. A great example.
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| 11 | $ 275 |
| | Early, Globular Storage Bottle or Demijohn, Continental, probably North Germany, 1780 1810. Beautiful yellowish olive in the body, shading to a very deep olive with a slight amber tone through the upper shoulders and neck, freeblown, applied string rim domed base with blowpipe pontil scar, ht. 13, near perfect; (just a touch of minor wear including a few shallow open surface bubbles, otherwise perfect). A pretty example, nice bubbly glass, fantastic condition.
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| 10 | $ 375 |