Bitters

 

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H-224, DR R. T. HYLTON’S / PATD 1867  -- WILD CHERRY / TONIC BITTERS – PHILADA, square, with indented panels, 8 ¾" high, milk glass, tooled flanged lip, perfect condition, extremely rare in any color.  This example is believed to be the only known example in milk glass, $3,900
B-120, DR BLAKES - AROMATIC / BITTERS - NEW YORK, aqua, Open Pontil, rectangular with wide beveled corners, 7 3/8" high, long tapered applied top, large bold lettering, highly whittled. Has one minor wear scratch on the back panel, otherwise sparkling perfect condition, a super nice example of this scarce bottle, $300
D-109, DRAKES PLANTATION BITTERS, figural log cabin, 5 log variant, medium to deep puce (some call this color apricot puce), long tapered applied top, numerous bubbles in the glass. Some of the lettering is weak, has a few tiny spots of high point wear, has a tiny (1/8") in-making flake on the neck stemming from under the applied top. A very nice looking example. A 5 log Drakes in any shade of puce is very rare, $1,100
H-5, HAGAN'S - BITTERS, triangular, amber, 10" high, long tapered applied top, bold embossing, 100's of small to medium size bubbles in the glass. Has a 1 ½" scratch on the shoulder of the Hagan's panel, otherwise sparkling perfect condition, an excellent example of this rare bottle, $800
D-108, S T DRAKES 1860 PLANTATION X BITTERS - PATENTED 1862, figural log cabin, 6 log variant, golden yellow shaded to golden yellow with a brownish tone where the glass is thicker, bold embossing, numerous bubbles in the glass, pristine perfect condition, a super example in a nice color, $775
M-35, DR. MARCUS' - UNIVERSAL / BITTERS - PHILADA, rich aqua, deep tubular Open Pontil, bold embossing, numerous bubbles in the glass, has a few wisps of light inside stain from the contents, ex-Greer collection, a nice example of this very rare bottle, $1,050
V-32, VON KOSTER / STOMACH / BITTERS / FAIRFIELD / CONN., amber, square, 9" high, hand tooled tapered lip, bold embossing, some bubbles in the glass. Perfect condition, a fine example of this very rare Connecticut bottle, $325
DR A. S. HOPKINS BITTERS. HARTFORD, CONN., tall lady's leg form, bright orange amber, applied top, nicely whittled, some bubbles in the glass. Almost perfect with a few tiny light scratches, a super example of this extremely rare bottle, $6,200
C-252, CROOKES'S / STOMACH BITTERS, cylindrical with large bulge in neck, olive green, 10 3/8" high, nice crude tapered applied top, 1000's of tiny to small bubbles in the glass, nicely whittled. Has been lightly cleaned and has a long narrow partially open bubble on the inside of the neck. Possibly the finest example of this extremely rare bottle, $2,400
W-87, DR WHEELER'S / TONIC / SHERRY WINE BITTERS - ESTABLISHED 1849 (in a shield) -BOSTON, light green or green aqua, square with indented panels and roped corners, 9 3/4" high, applied tapered top, 100's of tiny to small bubbles in the glass. Has a small (5/16") flake at the edge of the base (mostly on the underside) and some light inside haze on the inside of the shoulders. A nice example of this very rare and attractive bottle, $4,700
A-116, ATWOOD'S - JAUNDICE BITTERS - MOSES ATWOOD - GEORGETOWN - MASS, deep aqua, Open Pontil, 12 sided, 6" high, applied flanged lip, very bold embossing, perfect condition, finest possible example of this rare bottle, $250
D-35, DR DE ANDRIES - SARSAPARILLA / BITTERS - E.M. RUSHA / NEW ORLEANS, shaded golden yellow to yellow amber with an olive tone, rectangular with indented panels and fancy column corners, 9 7/8" high. Nice crude long tapered applied top, 1000's of tiny to small bubbles in the glass, has a wisp of inside stain in the shoulder from the contents, otherwise sparkling perfect condition. Finest example in this attractive color, $3,000
W-87, DR WHEELERS / TONIC / SHERRY WINE BITTERS - ESTABLISHED / 1849 (in shield) -BOSTON, square with indented panels and fancy roped corners, rich aqua, 9 ½" high, applied tapered top, bold embossing, numerous bubbles in the glass. Has some inside stain on the very bottom of the base, ex-Batdorff collection lot 83, otherwise sparkling perfect condition, a great example of this very rare bottle, $5,500
B-14, DR BALL'S - VEGETABLE / STOMACH / BITTERS - NORTHBORO MASS., aqua, Open Pontil, rectangular with wide beveled corners, 6 5/8" high, applied flanged lip, very bold embossing, nice crudeness with surface texture, whittle and bubbles, almost perfect with a few tiny high point wear marks, a fine example of this rare bottle, $365
B-226, BROWN'S CELEBRATED INDIAN HERB BITTERS - PATENTED FEB 11, 1868, figural Indian maiden, medium amber, inward rolled lip, bold embossing, pristine perfect condition, $900