Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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| | | “GENERAL WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – EAGLE Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh district glasshouse, 1825 – 1835. Medium blue green coloration, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (just a bit of minor high point wear, and a couple of chips, approx. 3/16” each, along the top of the crudely sheared mouth, otherwise excellent). GI-1. A scarce mold in a very scarce, desirable color! These early ‘beaded’ Washingtons are not getting any easier to find, especially in a color other than aqua.
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| 16 | $ 2,400 |
| | | “WASHINGTON” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “BRIDGETON” (STAR) “NEW JERSEY” / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, Bridgeton Glass Works, Bridgeton, NJ, 1845 – 1855. Bright, medium-to-deep yellowish tobacco amber, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, virtually attic mint; (just the slightest trace of light highpoint wear, otherwise perfect). GI-24. A fantastic example, strong embossing, very difficult to find in this lighter tone and rare tobacco coloration. Provenance: Mike Newman collection.
As mentioned above, a beautiful and rare color for a Bridgeton Glass Works, Washington flask. In addition, it is also noticeably lighter in weight than typically encountered. It has been locked up in Mike’s collection since he acquired it from American Bottle Auctions, May, 2010 (at that time coming close to a record price for a GI-24 at auction).
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| 15 | $ 5,500 |
| | | WASHINGTON – EAGLE Historical Flask, probably Bridgeton Glass Works, Bridgeton, NJ, or Baltimore Glass Works, 1836 – 1850. Medium-to-deep blue green, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (some light interior haze; a 5/16” flat chip along the top edge of the collar, and just a touch of wear including a small potstone on the surface, below the eagle, with just a little iridescence, otherwise excellent). GI-27. A comparatively scarce mold, very scarce-to-rare color.
The noted condition issues are all pretty minor. If desired, with just a light interior professional cleaning, this big, beautiful, and scarce flask would display as very near mint. Per McKearin, as well as perusing the past 30 years of auction records, neither the GI-27 mold, nor this medium-to-deep blue green coloration, come around often.
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| 19 | $ 2,750 |
| | | “ALBANY GLASS WORKS” / BUST OF WASHINGTON / “ALBANY / N Y” – SAILING SHIP Historical Flask, probably 1847 – 1850. Dense root beer amber, applied double ring collar – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (some scattered exterior wear, and some roughness or flaking along the edge of the base on reverse, likely due to excess glass extruded during manufacture). GI-28. A comparatively scarce flask, rare color. Provenance: Ex. Ed & Jayne Blaske; Crawford Wetlauffer, Gerry Strubel collections.
Check the auction records, examples in this dense amber, or root beer coloration do not come around often. The glasshouse was in operation for a relatively short period of time. In addition, a storied line of succession or provenance!
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| 20 | $ 2,500 |
| | | “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. Medium-to-deep pinkish puce, sheared mouth – smooth base, Pt, near mint; (just a slight trace of typical, very minor wear, otherwise perfect). GI-38. Provenance: Mike Newman collection; Ex. John Moore collection.
A scarce color, good impression, wonderful condition! Although deep in tone, it still passes plenty of light to enjoy the beautiful color. Note; depending on the lighting, some attractive strawberry tones are evident. It is a true chameleon that changes color with the type of lighting and time of day.
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| 13 | $ 2,750 |
| | | “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. Bright yellowish olive amber, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a little scattered minor wear, and some high point wear on Washington’s cheek, otherwise excellent). GI-38. Provenance: Mike Newman collection; Ex. Charles B. Gardner collection.
A rare and difficult color to acquire in this mold. This has been on Mike’s shelf since he acquired it through an NCH Auction, January, 2012, Lot 230. Previously from the Gardner collection. In addition, some nice whittling and character to the glass.
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| 10 | $ 3,750 |
| | | “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-to-deep olive coloration, sheared mouth – heavy blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (just a little light wear including a couple of minor scratches near the base on the reverse). GI-38. Another very difficult color to acquire. Mike Newman collection.
This example has been on the shelf in Mike’s collection for more than 14 years. Acquired from NCH Auction 98 (March, 2012), Lot 100. A wonderful example in a pure olive coloration, good impression, excellent overall condition. | |
| 7 | $ 2,500 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – “GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS” / BUST OF TAYLOR Historical Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, 1848 – 1855. Beautiful bluish emerald coloration, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, near mint; (slight trace of high point wear). GI-40c. A rare mold! In addition, strong embossing, beautiful shading of color, excellent clarity, outstanding condition. Mike Newman collection; Ex. Tom McCandless collection.
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| 12 | $ 1,900 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON– (Reverse plain) Historical Flask, Lockport Glass Works, Lockport, NY, 1848 – 1855. Rich, medium blue green shading to a deep blue green through the upper shoulders and neck, applied large ring-type collar – iron pontil scar, Qt, near mint; (just a trace of minor light wear, otherwise perfect). GI-47. A brilliant, much better than average example with strong color, strong embossing, fantastic condition. Provenance: Mike Newman collection.
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| 7 | $ 1,600 |
| | | “THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY” / BUST OF WASHINGTON – (Reverse plain) Historical Flask, Lockport Glass Works, 1848 – 1855. Beautiful teal blue coloration, applied large ring-type collar – blowpipe pontil scar, Qt; (only the slightest trace of very light high point wear, otherwise pristine perfect). GI-47. This one is special! An extremely rare, eye-appealing color for this mold. A great Western, NY Lockport flask. Provenance: Mike Newman collection; Ex. Dr. Burton Spiller collection.
This is one that you are very unlikely to find again, and one that will definitely stand out on a shelf!
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| 25 | $ 3,750 |
| | | WASHINGTON – TAYLOR Portrait Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Clear, medium yellowish green, almost a citron yellow with an olive tone, applied sloping collar with bevel – smooth base, Qt; (some high point wear on Washington’s bust, not terribly noticeable, and just a couple of minor light scratches, otherwise excellent). GI-54. A very scarce-to-rare color. Beautiful, with plenty of yellowish tones, excellent character and clarity. Mike Newman collection.
As noted above, a very difficult color to acquire. This one will stand out in any color run of Washington flasks.
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| 9 | $ 1,500 |
| | | WASHINGTON – TAYLOR Portrait Flask, probably Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1848 – 1855. Rich, medium emerald green, applied sloping collar – smooth base, Qt; (some moderate high point wear and fine scratches, a bit more so on the reverse, but no other form of damage and otherwise excellent). GI-54. The noted high point wear is not terribly noticeable or distracting, and the flask displays beautifully. Strong, very attractive color. Provenance: Mike Newman collection.
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| 6 | $ 600 |
| | | BUST OF COLUMBIA / “KENSINGTON” – EAGLE / “UNION. Co” Historical Flask, Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1825 – 1835. Bright aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt, perfect! GI-117. A brilliant, absolutely fantastic example with a strong impression, excellent clarity and condition. Provenance: Ex. Timothy and Christine Hill collection.
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| 16 | $ 1,400 |
| | | BUST OF COLUMBIA – EAGLE Historical Flask, possibly Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, 1825 – 1835. Colorless, sheared, tooled, inward rolled mouth – solid glass tipped pontil scar, Pt; (a little high point wear and some milky interior haziness, primarily in the lower half, otherwise excellent). GI-122. An extremely rare mold. In addition, a very heavy, very crude example with some swirls, potstones and impurities mixed through the batch. Provenance: Ex. Jay and Maxine Jacobs collection.
As noted above, an exceedingly rare mold. This is the same example that sold in 2016, and then in 2022 through the Jay and Maxine Jacobs collection. It is one of only three recorded examples of this mold (one having a 3-inch crack), to be offered at auction in more than 30 years.
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| 17 | $ 8,500 |
| | | EAGLE – EAGLE Historical Flask, an early Pittsburgh or Monongahela glasshouse, 1825 – 1835. Aquamarine, sheared mouth – blowpipe pontil scar, Pt; (a bit of minor high point wear; a little faint exterior ‘bloom’ or dullness in the shoulder area, and some light interior haziness, primarily through the shoulders and neck, but no other form of damage, and otherwise excellent). GII-1. As noted by McKearin, a scarce mold, and a lot of bottle for the money.
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| 18 | $ 500 |
