Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | | "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "JACKSON" / BUST OF JACKSON Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1825 - 1842. Rich, medium-to-deep olive green with a slight amber tone, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a little minor light wear and a trace of interior residue in one of the shoulders, otherwise perfect). GI-31. A nice example, scarce in green. | |
| 9 | $ 350 |
| | | "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "JACKSON" / BUST OF JACKSON Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1825 - 1842. Yellowish golden amber, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a little light exterior wear, otherwise perfect). GI-31. Another nice example, a bit unusual in this pure amber coloration having no trace of olive. The color contrasts and compliments the previous example nicely.
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| 15 | $ 325 |
| | | "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A / GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, 1848 - 1855. Rich, medium olive amber, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (a very slight trace of faint wear and a shallow ¼" open bubble at base edge). GI-38. Scarce, desirable color, beautiful condition.
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| 13 | $ 1,400 |
| | | "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A / GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, 1848 - 1855. Medium-to-deep olive coloration, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, virtually perfect; (just an ever-so-slight trace of light wear). GI-38. Another great example, this one having above average, strong embossing (many examples are weak), and almost no wear.
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| 16 | $ 1,900 |
| | | "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - (Reverse plain) Historical Flask, Lockport Glass Works, 1848 - 1855. Beautiful, deep blue green with a teal tone, sheared mouth with a crudely applied large ring-type collar - heavy blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, virtually perfect; (faint trace of wear on reverse; very crude lip and collar with some in-manufacture crazing lines mentioned for complete accuracy). GI-47. Fantastic color, much richer, deeper than most. A top example.
In addition to the deep color, the sheared lip and crudely applied collar, the heavy deep pontil scar, and fantastic character, all add up to make this a standout example.
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| 21 | $ 2,200 |
| | | WASHINGTON - TAYLOR Portrait Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 - 1855. Clear, light-to-medium blue green, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt, near mint; (a shallow, 3/16" flake from the edge of the sheared mouth, and a tiny 1/8" flake at the edge of the base, otherwise virtually attic mint). GI-56. A comparatively scarce mold, and very scarce-to-rare in color. Only a few examples have been offered in the past 20 years. This is likely the same example that was sold in June, 2003.
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| 7 | $ 1,300 |
| | | "LAFAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / "T.S". – “DE WITT CLINTON" / BUST OF CLINTON / "CONVENTRY / C-T" Historical Flask, Coventry Glass Works, 1824 - 1830. Clear, light yellowish olive, almost an olive yellow coloration, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (a little high point wear). GI-80. Gorgeous, light 'see-through' color, almost a clear yellow in the shoulders, strong embossing, excellent condition. A premier example in color and eye-appeal. Provenance: Ex. Tom McCandless collection.
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| 16 | $ 1,500 |
| | | "LAFAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / "COVENTRY / C-T" - STARS AND LIBERTY CAP / "S & S" Historical Flask, Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1824 - 1830. Bright yellowish olive amber below the shoulders shading to a medium olive amber in the base and neck, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (just a slight trace of very minor wear, otherwise perfect!) GI-85. A fantastic example, strongly embossed, good color and clarity. Provenance: Ex. Blaske collection.
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| 24 | $ 1,500 |
| | | "LAFAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / "COVENTRY / C-T" - STARS AND LIBERTY CAP / "S & S" Historical Flask, Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1824 - 1830. Yellowish olive amber, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt; (a small sandgrain with a couple of tiny 1/8" 'legs', and just a faint trace of wear, otherwise perfect). GI-86. Despite the noted minor condition issue, it is a beautiful example with crisp, bold embossing, and excellent character having crude seedy glass.
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| 14 | $ 425 |
| | | "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" / BUST OF FRANKLIN - "T.W. DYOTT, M.D." / BUST OF DYOTT - "WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS THERE IS MY COUNTRY - KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA", Historical Flask, 1825 - 1835. Aquamarine, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (a touch of light wear and a small sandgrain near the medial rib with a tiny, very hard to see, 1/16" cooling line, otherwise perfect). GI-94. A nice example, scarce mold.
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| 6 | $ 350 |
| | | "KOSSUTH" / BUST OF KOSSUTH - TREE Historical Calabash, America, 1852 - 1860. Bright, medium yellowish apple-green, applied sloping collar - blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (a slight trace of faint wear, and a minor ¼" flake at edge of base of the reverse, otherwise sparkling mint!) GI-113. A beautiful example, scarce color, excellent condition! This one would fit nicely in any run of colored Calabash bottles.
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| 4 | $ 230 |
| | | EAGLE - FURLED FLAG / "FOR OUR COUNTRY" Historical Flask, Coffin & Hay Glass Manufactory, Hammonton, NJ, 1838 - 1847. Aquamarine, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, attic mint; (note, the flask has a slightly weak impression, but is otherwise perfect and undamaged). GII-54. A clean, bright example of this comparatively scarce mold. Dick and Nancy Patterson collection.
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| 13 | $ 300 |
| | | EAGLE - CORNUCOPIA Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1830 - 1842. Golden amber with an olive tone, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (some high point wear and a trace of light interior residue, otherwise excellent). GII-73a. A good, early, New England flask noted as "Comparatively scarce" by McKearin. John Apple collection.
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| 9 | $ 150 |
| | | EAGLE / "GRANITE. / GLASS CO" - EAGLE / "STODARD / N H" Historical Flask, 1855 - 1862. Bright medium olive amber, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, virtually perfect; (a paper-thin, in-making, pontil flake extends to the edge of the base, mentioned for complete accuracy). GII-80. Listed in Group C, "Rare Flasks" (#26), and noted by McKearin as "Very rare". A hard flask to find, especially in this fine condition having virtually no wear and a good mold impression. Beautiful color, great character, outstanding condition.
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| 15 | $ 1,600 |
| | | CORNUCOPIA - URN Pictorial Flask, Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1835 - 1849. Beautiful, light yellowish olive amber, almost an olive yellow coloration, sheared mouth - blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (some light high point wear, otherwise perfect). GIII-4. Very attractive light 'see-through' color, excellent clarity, great condition. Not necessarily a rare mold, but here is an example that will stand out in a crowd! Provenance: John Apple collection.
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| 14 | $ 230 |
