Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
|---|
| “General Washington” / Bust of Washington – Eagle Historical Flask, a Pittsburgh district glasshouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1820 – 1830. Greenish aquamarine, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint; (a pinhead bit of roughness at edge of mouth, some light exterior high point wear). The impression also weakens below the neck as is often the case. GI-2. A scarce, early “beaded” Washington mold. | 3 | $ 220 |
| “Fells” / Bust of Washington / “Point” – Monument / “Balto”, Historical Flask, Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, 1830 – 1850. Pale greenish vaseline, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint, near mint; (somewhat weakened impression at the base as is typical of this mold). GI-20. A comparatively scarce mold in a delicate, scarce color. | 5 | $ 275 |
| “Albany Glass Works” / Bust of Washington / “Albany / NY” – Sailing Ship, Historical Flask, Albany Glass Works, Albany, New York, 1847 – 1850. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint; (a ¼” flake off top of mouth, otherwise about mint). GI-28. A bright, sparking example with great character having 100’s of tiny seed bubbles. Note; the sheared mouth adds to the scarcity of this mold as most of the GI-28 examples feature an applied collar. | 14 | $ 375 |
| “Albany Glass Works” / Bust of Washington / “Albany / NY” – Sailing Ship, Historical Flask, Albany Glass Works, Albany, New York, 1847 – 1850. Dense amber, applied double round collared mouth – pontil scar, pint, near mint; (just a couple of light scratches and very minor exterior wear). GI-28. A scarce mold in a scarce color from a glass house in operation for a relatively short period of time. | 9 | $ 4,000 |
| Taylor / “Rough And Ready” – “Major” / Bust of Ringgold / “Ringgold”, Historical Flask, probably Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, 1846 – 1855. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint, near mint; (just a faint touch of high point wear on the Taylor side, otherwise attic mint). GI-72. A crisp, sparkling example with virtually no trace of wear as is often the case. | 11 | $ 200 |
| Eagle – Cornucopia Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh district glasshouse, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1820 – 1835. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – pontil scar, half pint; (a ¼” cooling line at top of lip and a shallow iridescent bruise on inside edge of mouth. In addition, there is very fine, thin hairline crack, approximately one-inch in length, located along the top right corner of the oval beneath the eagle. The hairline crack is very difficult to see). GII-11a. A scarce, early little flask.
Note: Additionally, this flask has characteristics of both McKearin numbers GII-11, and, GII-11a. The GII-11 is not noted as having a keyed base. This example has a very narrow medial rib, and a keyed base, as noted for the GII=11a mold. Is this yet another, albeit minor, mold variation? | 7 | $ 140 |
| Eagle (in circular medallion) – Reverse Same Historical Flask, probably Kentucky Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky, 1850 – 1855. Deep aqua, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint; (two shallow iridescent bruises on inside edge of mouth that likely occurred when the cork was pried out, otherwise sparking mint). GII-29. An extremely rare mold with only a few examples trading hands in the past 15 years, most of those with some form of damage. Ex. Charles Vuono collection.
Interesting background note : To give a little perspective to the rarity of this flask, Charles Vuono purchased this bottle for $275.00 in 1973 from Dick Wood. Mr. Wood purchased it from the noteworthy collection of Albert M. Swank in 1972, in Duncansville, Pennsylvania. | 11 | $ 750 |
| Eagle – “Dyottville Glass Works / Philada” Historical Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1855 – 1865. Rich medium to deep aquamarine, sheared mouth – smooth base, pint +, near mint; (a narrow 1/8” x 3/8” long shallow open bubble is located near the side of the flask, otherwise perfect). GII-38. A scarce mold that is getting harder to find! | 12 | $ 215 |
| Eagle – Furled Flag / “For Our Country” Historical Flask, Coffin & Hay, Hammonton, New Jersey, 1836 – 1847. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint, mint. GII-53. A comparatively scarce mold, bright, clean, crisp, perfect and with bold embossing! | 20 | $ 450 |
| Double Eagle Historical Flask, Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, 1830 – 1848. Bright yellowish olive amber, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint; (a shallow 1/8” flake on top of the mouth and just a touch of light high point wear). GII-70. Some nice lighter yellowish tones and plenty of fine seed bubbles and character in this one. | 5 | $ 275 |
| Eagle – Cornucopia Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, New Hampshire, 1830 – 1842. Bright olive yellow, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint, mint; (a small 1/8” open area on the neck where a bubble never fully formed during manufacture and is not considered damage). GII-72b. A light, bright example with outstanding character, a crude pebbly surface and a long streak of bubbly striations trailing across the eagle side of the flask. | 7 | $ 160 |
| Eagle / “Pittsburgh / PA” – Eagle Historical Flask, Pittsburgh district, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1860 – 1870. Yellowish olive amber, applied mouth with flat band – smooth base, pint, near mint; (two tiny pinhead flakes on narrow vertical rib at side and some faint interior residue that may wash out). GII-105. A fine example and a little more difficult to find than the related GII-106 mold. | 10 | $ 245 |
| Eagle above Monument and Flag / “Continental” – Indian Shooting Bird / “Cuninghams & Co / Pittsburgh. PA” Historical Flask, Cuninghams & Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1865 – 1885. Sapphire blue, applied collared mouth – smooth base, qt, near mint; (a pinprick bit of roughness at edge of base and a ¾” superficial scratch near shoulder on reverse). GII-142. Note; this mold is not listed by McKearin in sapphire blue. Finest possible example, stunning color, near attic mint and with the boldest possible impression. | 16 | $ 15,000 |
| Cornucopia – Urn Pictorial Flask, New England, 1830 – 1845. Medium to deep clear green, sheared mouth – pontil scar, half pint; (a 1/8” flake off the edge of the mouth on reverse and some light exterior high point wear). GIII-7. A gorgeous little flask, very pretty color, great clarity to the glass. A very eye appealing piece. | 9 | $ 350 |
| Masonic – Eagle / “IP” Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, New Hampshire, 1815 – 1830. Clear medium blue green, sheared and inward rolled mouth – pontil scar, pint, perfect. GIV- 1. A beautiful example of this classic New England Masonic flask. This example still retains approximately 85% of an early label on the reverse shoulder which reads in part, “JOS.” -. “LEMBERGER, Apothecary / ALCOHOL / New Store, Lebanon, Pa”. | 10 | $ 550 |
