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'Colors of Spring' Potpourri Auction

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Closing May 21st, 2012 at 11 PM EDT

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1. Freeblown Country Store Countertop Jar with Original ‘Wafers’ Label, American, ca. 1870 - 1890, clear glass jar, 9 1/2”h, pontil scarred base, tooled rim, 95% original heavy paper label, period multicolored sugar wafers and metal domed lid. The jar is in perfect condition. A number of these jars are available, some with the original lid, a few with an original label, but almost none with the original contents. 1 $ 100
2. (Lot of 3), Labeled Apothecary Jars, American, ca. 1870 - 1915, yellow amber and clear glass, 6 1/4” to 8 1/2”h, the amber jar has “P.D. & CO.” on smooth base, the two clear glass examples are pontiled, all have tooled mouths. Two have partial original contents. The labels read ‘Quinine Sulphate, Parke, Davis & Co. Detroit, Michigan, - U.S.A.’, also ‘Curcuma Tumeric, Ernest T. Taborelli, Phar. D., Prescription Specialist, 417 Bergenline Avenue, Union City, N.J.’ and ‘Sulphur, Zimmerman-Link Co., Inc. Druggists, 121 East Main Street, Charlottesville, Va.’. The two clear glass examples have original ground glass stoppers, all are in perfect condition.0 $ 40 *
3. Poison Bottle, “RATIN”, (KC-21), German, ca. 1890 - 1920, deep blue green cylinder, 10 1/2”h, “1000” on smooth base, applied mouth, about perfect (a small surface bubble on one of the mod seams has a partially opening in the covering glass). Very hard to find in this large size!0 $ 80 *
4. “POISON - POISON”, (KI-1), American, ca. 1890 - 1910, bright yellowish green, irregular hexagonal form, 6 1/2”h, “C.L.C. CO. / PATENT APPLIED FOR” on smooth base, tooled lip. The bottle has been cleaned but retains some light stain and matte type wear, mostly on the back panel. 1 $ 40
5. “POISON”, (KR-50), American, ca. 1890 - 1910, yellowish just a hint of amber, 4 7/8”h, “6” on smooth base, tooled lip, about perfect (a few very light scratches). Great color! Almost 100% pure yellow and very hard to find!0 $ 120 *
6. Poison Jug, “SCHULKES MAYR / HAMBURG / A-G” (on base), (similar to KJ-16), English, ca. 1890 - 1920, medium amber with overall lattice and diamond pattern, 7”h, smooth base, applied mouth, about perfect.0 $ 50 *
7. Diamond Pattern Poison Flask, American or European, ca. 1840 - 1860, greenish aqua, 4 1/2”h, pontil scarred base, applied mouth has a few crazing lines in the neck, perfect condition. 3 $ 50
8. (Lot of 3) A Poison Bottle embossed, “VORSICHT / GIFT” - (Skull & Crossbones on both sides) (KH-85), and a Blown Bird Feeder “M.M / DEPOSE” on the base, also a unembossed ‘Khoosh Bitters’, English, German and French, ca. 1885 - 1920, yellow amber, bright green and light sapphire blue, 5 7/8” to 9 5/8”h, the poison bottle has “1000” on the base, the yellow amber has an English registration mark. Tooled and ABM lips, all are in perfect condition. 1 $ 60
9. “ROHRER’S - EXPECTORAL / WILD / CHERRY / TONIC - LANCASTER PA”, Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber, 10 5/8”h, smooth base, applied tapered double collar mouth. A surface bubble located on the ‘Lancaster, Pa.’ side has an opening in the covering glass. Also, a tiny edge of base ‘ding’ and a few scratches. The description makes it sound worse than it really is. 7 $ 170
10. (Motif of a Bell) / "TELSSIER - PREVOST / PARIS”, American, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium teal blue, 7 1/2”h, rectangular iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. A 2 1/4” wide by 1/4” wide broken bubble has been filled in with epoxy. Also some inside stain and a edge of base flake. 7 $ 100
11. “C. HEIMSTREET & CO. / TROY, N.Y.”, (Fadely pg. 75), (Odell pg. 169). New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium sapphire blue, 8-sided, 7”h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Cleaned to its original luster but retains some ground imperfections mostly in the form of areas of wear. 5 $ 100
12. “C. HEIMSTREET & CO. / TROY, N.Y.”, (Fadely pg. 75), (Odell pg. 169), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium sapphire blue, 8-sided, 7”h, open pontil, applied double collar mouth. Lightly cleaned to its original luster but a few minor scratches and tiny ‘picks’ remain. 5 $ 90
13. “G.W. MERCHANT / LOCKPORT / N.Y.”, (Odell pg. 250), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep Lockport blue green, 5 1/8”h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth, about perfect. This is the variant that lacks the + on the back panel. 3 $ 120
14. “G.W. MERCHANT / LOCKPORT / N.Y.”, (Odell pg. 250), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep Lockport blue green, 5 1/8”h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth. Pristine perfect, nice glass whittle!6 $ 150
15. “G.W. MERCHANT / CHEMIST / LOCKPORT / N.Y.”, New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, medium teal blue with a hint of green cylinder, 7 3/8”h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth. A pinhead size flake is off the outer edge of the lip along with a small area of scratching on the reverse next to the mold seam. Better than normal color, very pebbly glass and loaded with seed bubbles!1 $ 120
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