Lot
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1. EAGLE - EAGLE, (GII-1), Monongahela, Pittsburgh District, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1840, deep olive yellow pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip.
Pristine perfect condition.
Extremely bold impression with no wear or scratches. An exceptionally crude flask with numerous glass impurities (some that swirl) throughout that adds character to the piece. Scarce in aqua, but extremely rare in any other color!
For the advanced collector of early American flasks, the 'beaded side' examples from the Pittsburgh glass houses have long been considered to be among the most desirable. And with good reason, the molds are highly detailed with the popular American eagle being the predominate center piece. Color is all important as a very high percentage (probably 95% or better were blown in aqua glass).
You are bidding on a flask in a color that comes to market very infrequently and when it does can create a considerable amount of bidding activity. If you are an advanced collector of flasks or early American memorabilia you need to add this to your collection.
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| 17 | $ 30,000 |
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2. AMERICAN FLAG / "HARD CIDER" / BARREL AND PLOW - LOG CABIN, (GX- 22), Pittsburgh District, ca. 1836 - 1840, bluish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Pristine condition. Wonderful strength of impression (one of the best) which is extremely important for this mould.
A rare and historically important flask, rated as number 31 in McKearin's 'American Glass' listing of 'Most Desirable Flasks - Group A'.
Due to his successful military carrier the Whig Party nominated Harrison as their 1836 presidential candidate but was defeated by Martin Van Buran. He ran again in the 1840 election this time successfully defeating Martin Van Buran. In both elections he campaigned as a drinker of hard cider, a poor man's beverage, and that he was born and lived in a log cabin, as depicted on both sides of this flask. Unfortunately, he only served as our ninth President for 31 days, dying of typhoid fever April 4th, 1841.
Ex. Fred Weck and Jim Chebalo Collections.
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| 11 | $ 11,000 |
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3. "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-17), Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1830 - 1835, deep shading to a medium color pinkish amethyst pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
An internal bubble above Washington's head has a faint 1/4" spider crack stemming from it. Also, some areas of light wear.
Extremely bold impression and a very rare color for this mould. We were told about the flaw, but only after using a strong backlight were able to find it!
This flask was sold in a Heckler auction in 1992 (32-years ago!) for $1,100 and to our knowledge was not sold again until now. A rare color addition to any flask collection!
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| 1 | $ 2,500 |
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4. "WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS THERE IS MY COUNTRY / BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" / BUST OF FRANKLIN - "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA / T.W. DYOTT, M.D." / BUST OF DYOTT, (GI-94), Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1825 - 1835, black yellowish amber pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip.
An in-making pontil chip extends to just below the Franklin embossing.
It has an extremely bold impression (one of the best) and except for the minor in-making flaw this great color rarity is in pristine perfect like new condition!
Few Kensington Glass Works flasks were produced in colors other than aqua, making this an important addition to any flask collection!
Ex. Perman Collection.
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| 2 | $ 3,250 |
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5. EAGLE - CORNUCOPIA, (GII-69), Pittsburgh, District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ca. 1835 - 1845, light apple or citron green half-pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Perfect condition.
This is the variant that has sets of beads on both the Eagle and Cornucopia panels.
Rated as scarce, but extremely rare in this striking coloration. A little jewel of a flask with no auction record in this color!
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| 7 | $ 8,500 |
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6. BUST OF WASHINGTON - EAGLE, (GI-11), Pittsburgh District Glass Works, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, ca. 1830 - 1840, bluish aqua pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
About perfect (a couple of spots of wear are on Washington's cheek and an Eagle's wing).
This rare flask is listed as number 18 in McKearin's "Most Desirable American Flasks, Group B". Minor wear aside, this is an exceptional example often referred to as the "vines" Washington flask. Very bright clean glass and with an extremely bold impression. One of the best we've ever seen!
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| 10 | $ 1,300 |
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7. "FELLS" / BUST OF WASHINGTON / "POINT" - MONUMENT / "BALTO", (GI-21), Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, ca. 1825 - 1835, light yellowish green (citron?) quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Pristine perfect condition.
Some tiny air bubbles and no trace of wear or scratches. Better than normal impression, but as is most often the case the 'Balt' embossing is weak, but legible. This is a rare color for this mould especially when found in this 'prime' condition!
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| 12 | $ 2,000 |
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8. "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "BRIDGETON (five-pointed star) NEW JERSEY" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-24), Bridgeton Glass Works, Bridgeton, New Jersey, ca. 1825 - 1835, dark olive amber (black) pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
A 3/16" chip is off the side of the lip, and some light scattered scratches are mostly near the base.
Strong impression, rare color!
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| 2 | $ 850 |
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9. "WASHINGTON" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "JACKSON" / BUST OF JACKSON, (GI-31), Keene Glass Works, Keene, New Hampshire, ca. 1830 - 1840, yellowish olive pint, pontil scarred base, sheared and tooled lip.
Fine condition with only a hint of cheek wear.
Very bold impression which can sometimes be weak on this mould. A lot of green in this one.
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| 7 | $ 400 |
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10. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A / GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-37), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, reddish puce quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Two minor in-making lip finishing chips are off the edge of the collar at the neck.
Extremely bold impression, and in a rare exceptional color that shades dramatically from a deeper center area to lighter sides.
One of those 'wild color' Washington / Taylor flasks!
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| 12 | $ 2,500 |
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11. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-39), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, deep blue green quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Perfect condition, but a few letters in the shoulder are lightly struck.
No wear or scratches, loaded with tiny trapped air bubbles and several cluster of sand grain impurities. A nice addition to any collection of Washington / Taylor flasks.
Ex. Barry Hogan Collection.
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| 1 | $ 450 |
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12. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "A LITTLE MORE GRAPE CAPTAIN BRAGG" / BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-42), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, deep cobalt blue quart, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
Light to moderate scattered scratches and spotty wear on both sides are mostly above the base.
Deep vivid blue color that would stand out in any collection!
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| 7 | $ 3,250 |
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13. BUST OF WASHINGTON - BUST OF TAYLOR, (GI-52), Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1848 - 1855, orange amber pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
About perfect (a tiny open bubble is to the left of Washington's nose).
Plenty of tiny air bubbles, almost no trace of wear, and in a rarely offered attractive color!
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| 18 | $ 2,500 |
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14. "LIBERTY" / EAGLE - "WILLINGTON / GLASS, CO / WEST WILLINGTON / CONN", (GII-62), Willington Glass Works, West Willington, Connecticut, ca. 1855 - 1865, olive green pint, smooth base, sheared and tooled lip.
About perfect (an open bubble is on the base).
Plenty of tiny air bubbles, classic Willington olive green color!
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| 8 | $ 325 |
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15. "LA FAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / "T. S." / "DEWITT CLINTON" / BUST OF CLINTON / "C-T", (GI-80), Coventry Glass Works, Coventry, Connecticut, ca. 1825 - 1835, golden yellowish amber with a hint of olive pint, open pontil, sheared and tooled lip.
A minor potstone blemish is just above the base on the DeWitt Clinton panel.
Minor flaw aside this is a fine example, with numerous tiny air bubbles a great impression and no trace of wear.
Ex. Jim Becker Collection.
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| 10 | $ 650 |
