Lot
Number | Description | Number
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1. “WHEELER’S - BERLIN - BITTERS - BALTIMORE”, (Ring/Ham, W-83), Maryland, ca. 1850 - 1865, yellow olive, 6-sided, 9 5/8”h, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Nice glass whittle, accented by thin swirls of glass. Considered by many to be one of the most attractive and pleasing forms of all early pontiled bitters bottles! A rare offering in this fine condition and formally in the Charles Gardner Collection, sold at Skinner’s in September, 1975. It was lot 805 and one of a number of the more important pieces pictured in the catalog color plates.
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| 27 | $ 20,000 |
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2. “AMERICAN LIFE / BITTERS - P.E. ILER / MANUFACTURER / TIFFIN, OHIO - AMERICAN LIFE / BITTERS”, (Ring/Ham, A-49), Ohio, ca. 1865 - 1875, amber cabin, 9”h, smooth base, applied sloping collar mouth.
Perfect condition (a few spots of dried contents should be washed out).
Some glass whittle, nice impression. A premium example of Ohio’s finest bitters bottle and one of the rarest and most desirable of the cabin bitters family.
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| 18 | $ 11,000 |
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3. “DRAKE’S / PLANTATION / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1862”, (wide mouth jar), (Ring/Ham, D-105), New York, ca. 1862 - 1875, deep reddish topaz, 6-log cabin, 9 3/8”h, smooth base, hand tooled wide mouth.
Perfect condition.
The upper one-half of the bottle has a distinct deformation that occurred during the expansion of the wide mouth. This extremely rare glass house whimsy was 'picked' on the Grand Trunk field at Brimfield in September. The only other known example (identical to this one but lacking the deformation) was auctioned at Skinner’s in September 7, 1983 when they auctioned part two of the Judge Edmund Blaske Collection, lot 575.
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| 10 | $ 4,750 |
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4. “DINGENS / NAPOLEON COCKTAIL BITTERS - DINGENS BROTHERS / BUFFALO, N.Y.”, (Ring/Ham, N-3), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellow amber with good olive tone figural drum, 10 3/8”h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Nice shading of color from a deeper center area to lighter sides. Good impression which oftentimes can be weak. This mould is found in five or six different colors (all considered to be scarce to rare) and a real challenge to acquire all! Here’s a chance to get at least one of them! Ex. Judge MacKenzie Collection.
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| 14 | $ 8,000 |
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5. “STEINFELD’S / FRENCH COGNAC / BITTERS - FIRST PRIZE / PARIS / EXHIBITION / (motif profile of a man in a draped oval with a crown) / 1867”, The corner panels have a vine and grape cluster embossing, (Ring/Ham, S-186), American ca. 1867 - 1875, amber, 9 3/4”h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth.
This is a rarely offered dug bottle that when found had a minor overall stain. This has since mostly been professionally removed. Unfortunately a sizable chip off a corner at the base also travels across a base edge.
Since most of this base damage is not very visible (it is on the edge of the label panel) it remains a very desirable bottle still worthy of a good bid.
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| 7 | $ 2,750 |
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6. “KELLY’S / OLD CABIN / BITTERS - PATENTED / 1863”, (Ring/Ham, K-21), New York, ca. 1863 - 1870, medium yellowish olive amber log cabin, 9 1/2”h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth.
A cluster of tiny bubbles mixed in with sand grains and tiny pieces of glass are in the shoulder at the neck.
Strong impression and a good amount of the olive color which is quite obvious when sitting alongside an amber example!
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| 36 | $ 4,250 |
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7. “A.M. S. 2 / 1864 - CONSTITUTION / BITTERS - SEWARD & BENTLEY / BUFFALO, N.Y.”, (Ring/Ham, C-223). New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish amber with olive tone, 9 1/8”h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth.
An in-making divot type chip on a panel edge is where glass extruded through a mould seam. An internal glob of glass has a thin string of glass extending from it.
This is a scarce coloration, quite different from the usually seen amber and the mentioned divot flaw is strictly in the making.
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| 18 | $ 2,100 |
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8. “BITTERS / H.P. HERB / WILD / CHERRY / BITTERS / READING / PA - BITTERS - BITTERS / WILD CHERRY / (motif of a cherry tree) / BITTERS - BITTERS”, (Ring/Ham, H-93), Pennsylvania, ca. 1875 - 1890, deep reddish amber cabin, 10 1/8”h, smooth base, tooled lip.
Perfect condition and with a deeper reddish color than most.
Very different from the more available medium amber and yellowish amber examples! A must have for those who collect this mould for the color! Bob Cole Collection.
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| 11 | $ 700 |
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9. “DR. STEPHEN JEWETT’S - CELEBRATED HEALTH / RESTORING BITTERS - RINDGE, N.H.”, (Ring/Ham, J-37), New Hampshire, ca. 1840 - 1860, bluish aqua, 7 1/4”h, open pontil, applied mouth.
A 3/16” cluster of sand grains just above the base of a side panel has tiny in-making cooling radiation’s.
Highly whittled glass and loaded with trapped air bubbles. Minor in-making flaw aside this is a striking and impressive looking example! Bob Cole Collection.
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| 14 | $ 375 |
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10. “JNO. MOFFAT - NEW YORK - PHOENIX / BITTERS - PRICE $1”, (Ring/Ham, M-110), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, deep yellowish olive green, 5 1/2”h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Exceptional impression, scarce mould. Don Fritschel Collection.
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| 25 | $ 1,800 |
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11. “DAVID ANDREWS’ / VEGETABLE / JAUNDICE / BITTERS / PROVIDENCE / R.I.”, (Ring/Ham, A-57), Rhode Island, ca. 1840 - 1860, aqua tombstone form, 8”h, open pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
An overall minor internal dullness and some in-making neck ‘crazing’ lines, but no form of damage.
An inside cleaning could enhance its appearance considerably. One of Rhode Islands more popular bottles! Bob Cole Collection.
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| 11 | $ 2,200 |
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12. “BEGGS / DANDELION BITTERS - CHICAGO / ILL.”, (Ring/Ham, B-62), Illinois, ca. 1885 - 1895, medium orange amber, 9 1/4”h, smooth base, tooled sloping collar mouth, 98% original label.
The bottle is perfect.
A very attractive and graphic label!
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| 18 | $ 550 |
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13. “THE GREAT TONIC / CALDWELL’S / HERB BITTERS”, (Ring/Ham, C-8), Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber, triangular form, 12 1/2”h, iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Slightly offset iron pontil. Attractive triangular form.
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| 12 | $ 350 |
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14. “ONLY 70 CTS / CLARKE’S / VEGETABLE / SHERRY / WINE / BITTERS / SHARON MASS”, (Ring/Ham, C-157), Massachusetts, ca. 1840 - 1860, blush aqua with a hint of green, 11 1/4”h, tubular pontil scarred base, applied tapered collar mouth.
A chip off the inside heel of the base was created when the sizable pontil rod was snapped away. A shallow open surface bubble is on a side panel and some light ‘scum’ type internal stain is at the base.
Highly whittled glass, full of tiny air bubbles and in a better than normally seen color! This is a scarce mould variant that lacks the horizontal slug plate above the Clarke’s embossing. Probably one of the harder to find of the many Clarke’s Bitters moulds and the minor in-making flaws are non-offensive. Bob Cole Collection.
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| 16 | $ 1,400 |
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15. “DEMUTH’S - STOMACH BITTERS - PHILADA.”, (Ring/Ham, D-46), Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium amber, 9 3/8”h, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth.
Perfect condition. An attractive string of tiny sand grains and air bubbles is in the side of the lip.
A rarely offered bitters. The last auction record was in 1995! Ex. Judge MacKenzie Collection.
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| 8 | $ 475 |
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16. “DOCTOR / FISCH’S BITTERS- W.H. WARE / PATENTED 1866”, (Ring/Ham, F-44), Pennsylvania, ca. 1866 - 1875, golden yellow amber figural fish, 11 3/8”h, smooth base, applied ring mouth.
Perfect condition.
Medium amber center area shades dramatically to a more yellowish coloration. Great strength of impression (one of the best) which oftentimes is weak on the gill embossing.
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| 12 | $ 550 |
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17. “GORDON’S / KIDNEY AND LIVER / BITTERS - A MOST EFFECTIVE CATHARTIC / AND / BLOOD PURIFIER”, (Ring/Ham, G-77), New Jersey, ca. 1880 - 1890, medium amber, 9 1/4”h, smooth base, tooled lip, 99% original front and reverse labels in part read: ‘Gordon’s Kidney & Liver Bitters, Recommended for Cure of Constipation, Indigestion etc., M’F’GD. By The Gordon Bitters Co. Jersey City, New Jersey’.
The bottle is perfect.
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| 28 | $ 1,400 |
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18. “DR. C.W. ROBACK’S / STOMACH BITTERS / CINCINNATI, O.”, (Ring/Ham, R-73), Ohio, ca. 1860 - 1865, yellowish amber barrel, 9 7/8”h, reddish iron pontil, applied tapered collar mouth.
Nice glass whittle, full iron pontil.
Several strings of internal glass (some sizable) loop and swirl throughout.
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| 11 | $ 550 |
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19. “DR SOULE’S - HOP - BITTERS - 1872” - (cluster of hops berries and leaves), (Ring/Ham, S-145), American or Australian, ca. 1872 - 1880, medium yellowish olive green semi-cabin, 9 5/8”h, smooth base, applied sloping double collar mouth.
Lightly cleaned to its original luster. A 1/4” by 3/16” area of glass roughness is on the inside edge of the lip. A pinhead in size flake is off the edge of a shoulder panel.
When considering the rarity and level of desirability of this color the minor flaws are incidental.
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| 9 | $ 500 |
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20. “H. PHARAZYN / PHILA / RIGHTS SECURED”, (Denzin, PHA-11), Pennsylvania, ca. 1865 - 1870, yellowish amber Indian Princess, 12 3/8”h, smooth base, original inward rolled lip (for lack of glass was not fully completed).
An area of light roughness where a tiny amount of glass extruded through the mould is on the edge of the hair.
This rare figural whiskey bottle is in prime from the glass house condition and was probably produced by the same company that sold the famous Brown’s Indian Herb Bitters!
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| 9 | $ 2,100 |
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21. Applied Handle “STAR WHISKEY / NEW YORK / W.B. CROWELL” (on an applied seal), (Denzin, CRO-41), New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, yellow with amber tone jug, 8 1/4”h, pontil scarred base, applied handle and double collar mouth with hand crimped pour spout.
It appears a light external cleaning was done to possibly remove a light stain and a tiny flake is off the curled up tip of the handle.
Very eye appealing rib pattern form that is sometimes referred to as a ’Petticoat’. Normally found in shades of amber making this an exceptional example in this brilliant almost pure yellow color! Bob Cole Collection.
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| 6 | $ 475 |
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22. Applied Handle Whiskey, “COGNAC / W. & CO”, (on applied seal), (Denzin, W-11), American, ca. 1855 - 1865, freeblown globular form, medium reddish amber color, 5 7/8”h, open pontil, applied ring mouth, handle and seal.
Perfect condition.
Attractive ‘squat’ form, well struck seal. Bob Cole Collection.
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| 6 | $ 550 |
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23. Freeblown Handled Whiskey, “AMBROSIAL / B.M. & E.A.W & CO.”, (on an applied seal), (Denzin, WHI-13), New York, ca. 1860 - 1870, orange amber chestnut form, 8 3/4”h, open pontil, applied ring mouth, seal and handle.
Pristine about perfect condition, extremely bold seal impression and no wear or scratches.
A number exist, but it is one of the nicer ones! Benjamin M. and Edward A. Whitlock were New York City grocers who apparently were also in the liquor business at 13 Beekman Street, in 1861. Bob Cole Collection.
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| 4 | $ 210 |
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24. Handled Whiskey, “CHESNUT GROVE / (ornament) / WHISKEY / C.W.”, (Denzin, WHA-13), Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, amber freeblown chestnut form, 8 5/8”h, open pontil, applied ring mouth, handle and seal.
Excellent overall condition and having none of the commonly seen handle or edge of seal issues.
The Charles Wharton Company was located on 116 Walnut Street, in Philadelphia. This is the considerably harder to find (and more important) ‘applied seal’ variant. Bob Cole Collection.
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| 5 | $ 220 |
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25. Handled Whiskey, “CHESNUT GROVE / (ornament) / WHISKEY / C.W.”, (Denzin, WHA-13), Pennsylvania, ca. 1855 - 1865, medium amber chestnut form, 8”h, open pontil, applied ring mouth and handle.
Pristine perfect condition.
Nicely whittled glass and in the considerably harder to find smaller size. Possibly from the Whitney Glass Works, Glassboro, New Jersey and it is known that handled pieces were produced there. Bob Cole Collection.
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| 1 | $ 250 |
