Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | | “G. WASHINGTON.” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – EAGLE Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh district glasshouse, 1825 – 1835. Bright aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (a little high point wear and a tiny pinhead flake on the inside edge of the sheared mouth, otherwise perfect). GI-10. A bright, clean, very nice example with a strong mold impression. A scarce, early beaded Washington mold that is not easy to find.
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| 13 | $ 550 |
| | | “WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “BRIDGETON” (STAR) “NEW JERSEY” / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, Bridge Glass Works, 1848 – 1855. Rich, medium-to-deep tobacco amber, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a tiny pinhead speck of roughness on the edge of the lip and a small potstone, well-hidden on Taylor’s collar, with a couple of tiny ‘legs’, 1/16” to 1/8”, otherwise very near mint). GI-24. A rare color, strong impression, virtually no wear!
Note; there is a ¼” in-manufacture shallow flake on the side of the sheared mouth that occurred when the blowpipe was whetted from the lip. It is mentioned for completeness, but not at all damage, and a part of the manufacture.
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| 6 | $ 550 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR / “DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A” Historical Flask, 1848 – 1855. Brilliant yellow-topaz coloration, applied ring collar with bevel – smooth base, Qt, attic mint. GI-37. A very rare, eye-appealing color, gorgeous variegated shading, very scarce ‘medicine-type’ collar, almost no wear. An exceptional example, eye candy for the shelf.
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| 11 | $ 3,250 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “GEN TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Milky aquamarine moonstone, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, perfect. GI-40a. An unlisted and extremely rare color for this mold. Believed to be one of only two known, the other example resides in a renowned Connecticut collection. Provenance: Ex. Mike Rogers collection.
Note; a very rare and unusual color for any flask. In addition to milky aquamarine moonstone, the color has also been described as opalescent aquamarine. Regardless, a fantastic flask and a most unusual color.
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| 11 | $ 3,000 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Medium-to-deep amber, applied ring collar – smooth base, Qt; (some minor wear and a couple of light scratches; some faint dullness or exterior ‘bloom’, primarily on the reverse, and some patchy content residue that would likely wash out). GI-45. A rare mold in an extremely rare, unlisted color! Provenance: Ex. Fred Swiechowicz collection.
McKearin lists this mold as “Extremely rare”. More importantly, as noted, it is believed to be a unique example in amber for this mold. It is not listed in amber by McKearin, nor are there any auction records in colors other than aqua or light yellow green.
It is also a unique example in terms of the front panel to the left of Washington’s bust being a little ‘dished’, or concave (which occurred during the annealing process), which almost gives Washington’s bust a 3-D appearance. The flask displays quite nicely ‘as-is’, but if someone preferred, the light dullness, or exterior bloom, could easily be removed with a little TLC and light professional cleaning.
The combination of rare mold and unique color combine to make this a great rarity in Washington flasks.
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| 7 | $ 3,500 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “GEN. Z. TAYLOR” / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Colorless with a slight smokey tone in the base, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, perfect. GI-46. A great example in an extremely rare ‘color’, bright, clean, crisp embossing, outstanding condition and character being very heavily whittled. Provenance: Ex. Barry Hogan collection.
Note; the flask has very delicate thin glass, almost feather-lite for a quart. Also, there is a very shallow, in-manufacture, pontil flake that extends to the edge of the base. It does not show on display, nor have any impact on the edge, but mentioned for completeness. | |
| 7 | $ 2,100 |
| | | WASHINGTON – TAYLOR Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Bright, light-to-medium blue green, applied tapered collar with ring – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, near mint; (just a touch of minor wear including a tiny pinhead flake on the inside edge of the lip, otherwise perfect). GI-54. A bright, bubbly, very pretty example! Provenance: Ex. Charles B. Gardner collection.
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| 19 | $ 375 |
| | | WASHINGTON – TAYLOR Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Greenish aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt, near mint; (a little typical light exterior wear, otherwise perfect). GI-54a. A very scarce mold, unlisted by McKearin. The flask is noticeably wider from front-to-back and sometimes referred to as the ‘fat boy’ mold. In addition, there are only 3 buttons on Taylor’s coat vs. 4. A bright clean example of this very scarce mold variant.
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| 13 | $ 220 |
| | | WASHINGTON – TAYLOR Portrait Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Clear, light-to-medium blue green, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt; (a shallow 3/16” flake from the edge of the sheared lip, and a tiny 1/8” flake at the edge of the base, otherwise virtually perfect). GI-56. As noted by McKearin, a comparatively scarce mold, and a very scarce-to-rare color for this mold. Other than aqua, this mold just doesn’t come around. A very pretty little flask and one of only a few that have been offered over the past 20 years.
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| 7 | $ 750 |
| | | “LAFAYETTE” / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / “COVETRY / C–T” – STARS AND LIBERTY CAP / “S & S” Historical Flask, Coventry Glass Works, 1824 – 1830. Clear, light yellow with a slight olive tone below the shoulders, shading to a rich, deeper, yellowish olive amber towards the base, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a couple of patches of light, washable, interior residue, otherwise attic mint). GI-85. A top example, outstanding color, clarity and condition.
Gorgeous, light, ‘see-through’ color that you could almost read a newspaper through. Beautiful shading, lighter than most. From a local estate auction in central New Jersey. | |
| 20 | $ 1,300 |
| | | “KOSSUTH” / BUST OF KOSSUTH – TREE Historical Calabash, America, 1852 – 1860. Beautiful, medium-to-deep bluish green with an emerald tone, almost a bluish emerald coloration, applied sloping collar with bevel – large blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (only the slightest trace of light wear, otherwise perfect). GI-113. A great example, strong color, and a scarce color for this mold, almost no wear, and excellent character having whittled wavy glass.
Note; in the image of the obverse, there appears to be a long slender open bubble in the neck. For clarification, there is no bubble (or open bubble), in the neck. It is a reflection of one of the flutes in the neck causing what appears to be a bubble. | |
| 21 | $ 2,400 |
| | | “OUR CHOICE” / BUST OF GROVER CLEVELAND & ADLAI STEVENSON / “CLEVE & STEVE / NOVEMBER 8TH 92 / MARCH 4TH 93” – (Crowing Cock), Historical Flask, America, 1892 - 1893. Beautiful light yellow with some warmer honey tones through the neck and base, elliptical barrel form, tooled tapered collar with ring – smooth base, ½ Pt, attic mint. GI-124. A scarce political flask blown for the 1892 Presidential election.
A great example, one of the lightest, and ‘yellowest’ examples that we can recall seeing. It is interesting to note that Grove Cleveland was the only U.S. President (until the current election), to be elected twice, but in non-consecutive terms (1885 - 1889 and & 1893 - 1897). | |
| 20 | $ 900 |
| | | EAGLE – EAGLE Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh or Monongahela glasshouse, 1825 – 1835. Greenish aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, virtually perfect; (just a slight trace of very faint interior milkiness, light wear, otherwise pristine). GII-4b. An unlisted, extremely rare mold. Similar to GII-4a, but in addition to the eighth star from left on the reverse being 6-pointed, the second and tenth stars on the reverse are also clearly 6-pointed. An extremely rare, attractive early flask.
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| 14 | $ 1,300 |
| | | EAGLE – CORNUCOPIA Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh or Monongahela glasshouse, 1825 – 1835. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt; (some light high point wear as is often the case, otherwise virtually attic mint). GII-11. A scarce, very early little beaded eagle flask.
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| 16 | $ 375 |
| | | EAGLE / “W.C” – CORNUCOPIA Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh district glasshouse, possibly William Campbell, E. Campbell & Co., Brownsville, 1832 – 1834. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, ½ Pt; (some fine high point wear, and a small spot of faint interior residue or haziness below the neck that may wash out, otherwise attic mint). GII-12. The mold is noted by McKearin as “Very rare”, and aptly so. These do not come around often. A clean, very attractive example.
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| 13 | $ 800 |
