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| | Washington / Bust of Washington Baltimore Glass Works / Monument Historical Flask, Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, MD, 1830 1845. Pale aquamarine, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, perfect. GI-19. Scarce. A clean, bright, sparkling, virtually pristine example with very bold embossing. This mold typically has a weak impression. The impression on this example is about as strong, and as nice, as you could hope to find! Fred Swiechowicz collection.
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| 20 | $ 400 |
| | "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, 1848 - 1855. Medium-to-deep blue green, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (some moderate high point wear on the busts; a couple of small pinhead flakes at edge of base, and a few patches of light interior content residue, likely washable). GI-39. A heavy example, very strong color.
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| 22 | $ 1,100 |
| | "GENERAL LA FAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETTE "REPUBLICAN GRATITUDE KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA E. PLURIBUS UNUM" / EAGLE / "T.W.D" Historical Flask, Kensington Glass Works, 1824 - 1830. Aquamarine, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a little high point wear on Lafayettes cheek, and a bit of light haziness in the shoulder area, otherwise excellent). GI-90. Comparatively scarce.
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| 18 | $ 500 |
| | "JENY LIND" / BUST OF JENY LIND GLASS FACTORY Historical Calabash, Ravenna Glass Works, Ravenna, OH, 1857 1862. Clear, medium cobalt blue, applied blob collar heavy iron pontil scar, Qt, near mint; (just a touch of light wear and some very faint interior haze, or residue, that may wash out, otherwise perfect). GI-104. A beautiful example, rare and desirable color, excellent condition.
Background note; this bottle, and several others in this sale, were collected by a Doctor in New Canaan, CT in the 1970s. They were part of a display at the New Canaan Historical Society in 1975.
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| 20 | $ 5,500 |
| | Lot of (2), Louisville EAGLE EAGLE Historical Flasks, probably Louisville Glass Works, KY, 1850 - 1860. 1st Ex.: Light aquamarine, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, Pt. 2nd Ex.: Rich aquamarine, crudely applied collar with flat band smooth base, Qt; (1st Ex. has a pontil chip, ¼ wide, 1/16 deep at edge of base, otherwise perfect; 2nd Ex. has a little exterior wear, and some light interior haziness, but no other form of damage). GII-24 & GII-26 respectively. Bruce Purdy collection.
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| 10 | $ 425 |
| | EAGLE / T.W.D CORNUCOPIA E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE OF MANY. KENSINGTON GLASS / WORKS PHILADELPHIA Historical Flask, 1825 1838. Very pale aquamarine, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt, near mint; (a bit of minor high point wear, primarily on the reverse, and a slightly weak impression in the shoulder area, as is often the case with this mold, otherwise virtually attic mint). GII-43. A scarce, early little Kensington flask.
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| 16 | $ 375 |
| | LIBERTY / EAGLE WILLINGTON / GLASS, Co / WEST WILLINGTON / CONN Historical Flask, 1855 1872. Beautiful medium olive with a slight yellowish tone below the shoulders, shading to a deep olive near the base, applied sloping collar smooth base, Qt, attic mint. GII-61. A fantastic example! Strong mold impression, bright, clean, sparkling, virtually no wear and out-of-the-mold pristine condition. This one is about as nice as you could hope to find.
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| 13 | $ 750 |
| | LIBERTY / EAGLE WILLINGTON / GLASS, Co / WEST WILLINGTON / CONN Historical Flask, 1850 - 1860. Medium olive shading to a rich, deep olive near the base, sheared mouth deep blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (a bit of typical minor high point wear, and a slightly weak impression which is common for this mold). GII-64. A nice crude, bubbly example. The deep jagged pontil protrudes from the base a good 1/8 creating a little lean to the flask. Fred Swiechowicz collection.
A classic, early Willington flask in a common mold, but certainly very scarce-to-rare with the pontil scarred base. | |
| 25 | $ 1,300 |
| | EAGLE CORNUCOPIA Historical Flask, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, 1830 1842. Yellowish amber with an olive tone, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (only the slightest touch of very light wear, and a faint ring of light interior residue or haze, some of which may wash out, approx. 1 ½ above the base, otherwise perfect). GII-73. A good clean example of this classic, early, Keene, NH flask, nice color.
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| 7 | $ 160 |
| | Lot of (2), Stoddard Double Eagle Flasks, both Granite Glass Works, Stoddard, NH, 1846 1862. 1st Ex.: EAGLE / GRANITE. / GLASS. CO EAGLE / STODDARD / N H, medium-to-deep olive with an amber tone. 2nd Ex.: EAGLE EAGLE / STODDARD / N H, yellowish old amber with some golden tones. Both with sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scarred bases, Pt; (both virtually perfect with just minor light wear). GII-81 & GII-82 respectively. Bruce Purdy collection.
A beautiful pair of early Stoddard flasks, the colors complement one another nicely!
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| 18 | $ 500 |
| | Lot of (2), EAGLE / PITTSBURGH / PA EAGLE Historical Flasks, a Pittsburgh district glasshouse, 1860 - 1870. 1st Ex.: Rich, yellowish olive amber, almost an olive yellow. 2nd Ex.: Medium-to-deep bright olive, a nice pure green coloration. Both applied mouths with flat band smooth base, Pt; (both with a bit of relatively minor high point wear, otherwise near mint; the olive example has some in-manufacture glass extrusion at the mold seam). Both GII-105. Bruce Purdy collection.
A very attractive pair of Double Eagle Flasks. Note; the olive example has a small fold of glass in the oval on the obverse; the yellowish olive amber example is filled with tiny bubbles.
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| 13 | $ 500 |
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CORNUCOPIA URN Pictorial Flask, probably Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, CT, 1835 1849. Clear, medium emerald coloration, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, virtually perfect; (just the slightest trace of very faint wear). GIII-5. A very scarce mold variant in an unlisted color. The GIII-5 with the telltale circular depression in the Urn is only listed in olive amber and olive green. No auction records exist for this color in a GIII-5. A very rare Coventry flask. Fred Swiechowicz collection.
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| 29 | $ 1,700 |
| | Lot of (2), CORNUCOPIA URN Pictorial Flasks, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, NH, or possibly Coventry Glass Works, CT, 1835 1849. Both are shades of olive green, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scarred bases, ½ Pt; (one example has just a little relatively light wear, the second example has some moderate high point wear, but otherwise excellent). Both GIII-7. A nice little pair of early Cornucopia Urn flasks.
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| 7 | $ 160 |
| | Lot of (2), CORNUCOPIA URN Pictorial Flasks, New England, 1835 1850. Bright yellowish amber, and medium olive amber, both are sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scarred bases, ½ Pt; (both near mint with just some light exterior high point wear). GIII-8 & GIII-12 respectively. The GIII-12 is a comparatively scarce mold; the GIII-8 with the large pearl to the left of the cornucopia is also somewhat scarce, and in a very pretty, scarce color. Bruce Purdy collection.
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| 14 | $ 375 |
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MASONIC ARCH - FRIGATE / FRANKLIN. FREE TRADE AND SAILORS RIGHTS KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA Historical Flask, probably 1825 - 1838. Light aquamarine, sheared mouth blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a little light high point wear, and some very faint haziness, not terribly distracting, but mentioned for completeness, otherwise perfect). GIV-34. A very historical, early glasshouse embossed flask, strong impression.
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| 12 | $ 400 |