Flasks
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| Item FL080 | GII-68, EAGLE – ANCHOR, "NEW LONDON GLASSWORKS" ON BANNERS, bright yellow, Smooth Base, Pint, the applied top is a short blob over a short taper, bold embossing, some bubbles in the glass. When the neck of this flask was separated from the blow pipe a 3/8” long X 1/8” wide flake came off the outside of the neck. When the lip was applied it covered the top of this flake. There are two tiny (1/8" & 3/16") surface checks at the base of the neck, a pinhead flake at the corner of the base, and some speckles of inside stain in one shoulder, a very rare and spectacular color, $2,200 |
| GII-72B, EAGLE - CORNUCOPIA, tan with an olive green tone, Open Pontil, Pint, sheared lip, bold embossing, numerous bubbles in the glass. Has a few tiny high point wear marks, otherwise perfect, listed as rare in McKearin & Wilson, $365 | |
| GVI-1, BALTIMORE
MONUMENT – "A LITTLE MORE GRAPE CAPT BRAGG" SURROUNDED
BY GRAPE VINES, aqua, Half Pint, sheared lip, Open Pontil, has a few tiny
wear marks otherwise perfect, ExBlaske collection lot 623, a rare flask
in any color but extremely rare in aqua, $950 Note: The grape referred to is "grapeshot". On February 22, 1847, Santa Anna’s and Zachary Taylor’s armies fought at Buena Vista. Taylor was outnumbered 3 to 1. A dramatic charge by Col. Jefferson Davis, and a determined artillery advance by Capt Braxton Bragg saved the day for the Americans. |
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| GI-95, "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN" OVER BUST OF FRANKLIN - "T. W. DYOTT, M. D." OVER BUST OF DYOTT, aqua, Open Pontil, Pint, sheared lip, bold embossing, has a few tiny high point wear marks and some light inside haze, a very rare and early flask made at the Kensington Glass Works in Philadelphia around 1824, $1,100 | |
| GVIII-29, SUNBURST WITH VERTICAL RIBS, light to medium blue green, Open Pontil, Pint, sheared lip, bold embossing, thick heavy glass, has some very minor high point wear, a nice example, $465 | |
| GI-47, "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" / BUST OF WASHINGTON-REVERSE LARGE OVAL RAISED PANEL, Prussian blue, Quart, large deep tubular Open Pontil, sheared lip, 1000's of tiny to medium size bubbles in the glass. Has a little high point wear on Washington bust and a few minor wear scratches on the back, otherwise perfect. An extremely rare and beautiful color, possibly the only example of this flask in a blue color, $7,500 | |
| GI-99, "JENNY LIND" OVER BUST OF JENNY LIND - "GLASS WORKS" ABOVE GLASS FACTORY, "S. HUFFSEY" BELOW GLASS FACTORY, Quart Calabash flask, rich blue green, Open Pontil, the applied top is a long taper above a short taper, very bold embossing. Has a few tiny spots of high point wear, otherwise perfect, a gorgeous bottle in a beautiful color that has a lot more blue than the other green examples we have seen. $3,200 | |
| GI-86, "LAFAYETTE" / BUST OF LAFAYETTE / " COVENTRY C-T" - NINE STARS / LIBERTY CAP IN OVAL FRAME / "S & S", tan color, Half Pint, Open Pontil, sheared lip, very bold embossing, 1000's of tiny to small bubbles in the glass, perfect condition, a fine example of this early flask. Made at the Coventry Glass Works in Coventry Connecticut around 1825 to commemorate Lafayette's last visit to the United States, $1,700 | |
| GII-82, EAGLE WITH BANNER / "STODDARD N.H" IN OVAL FRAME - EAGLE WITH BANNER OVER OVAL FRAME, golden tan color, Open Pontil, Pint, sheared lip, bold embossing. 1000's of bubbles in the glass, perfect condition, a super example of this scarce flask, $450 | |
| GI-33, "WASHINGTON' / BUST OF WASHINGTON - "JACKSON" / BUST OF JACKSON, tannish olive green, Pint, Open Pontil, sheared lip, 1000's of tiny to medium size bubbles in the glass. Has some minor high point wear otherwise perfect, a nice example of this scarce flask, made in New England in the 1830's, probably at the Coventry Glass Works in Connecticut, $495 | |
| GII-52, EAGLE & SHIELD - LARGE AMERICAN FLAG / "FOR OUR COUNTRY", aqua, Pint, Open Pontil, sheared lip, bold embossing. Has a few tiny spots of high point wear, otherwise sparkling perfect condition, a fine example of this early flask. Made by COFFIN & HAY IN Hammonton New Jersey, circa 1836 to 1840, $365 | |
| GII-41, EAGLE - TREE, aqua, deep tubular Open Pontil, Pint, sheared lip, very bold embossing, numerous bubbles in the glass. Perfect condition, finest possible example of this scarce flask, made at the Kensington Glass Works in Philadelphia in the 1820's, $415 | |
| GIX-11, SCROLL, deep bluish emerald green, Pint, Open Pontil, sheared lip, numerous bubbles in the glass, excellent crudeness with whittle and some orange peel surface texture. Bold embossing, ex-Spiller collection lot 292, has some high point wear otherwise perfect, a very rare and beautiful color for a scroll flask, $4,500 | |
| GIX-34A, SCROLL, medium to deep olive green, Half Pint, 8 pointed star, pearl and fleur-de-lis on both sides, Iron Pontil, sheared lip, bold embossing, some bubbles in the glass. Has some high point wear, otherwise perfect, an extremely rare and possible unique color for a half pint scroll flask, $6,200 | |
| GV-1, "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD" AND EARLY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ON BOTH SIDES, Variant with a straight mold seam across the center of the base and no numerals, made of translucent olive green glass with some spots and striations of darker slag like glass. Open Pontil, sheared lip, 1000's of tiny to small bubbles in the glass, has excellent crudeness with over-all light orange peel surface texture, has a small (¼") bruise on the shoulder of the medial rib. An extremely rare possibly unique color for a LANCASTER RAILROAD FLASK, made at the LANCASTER GLASS WORKS near Buffalo New York, circa 1850, $3,900 | |
| GII-72, EAGLE - CORNUCOPIA, shaded golden yellow / tan to yellow amber with an olive tone, open pontil, sheared lip, bold embossing, 1000's of tiny to medium size bubbles in the glass. Has a few tiny spots of high point wear otherwise perfect, a fine example of this early New England flask, $365 | |
| GII-30, EAGLE / EAGLE, OVER-ALL VERTICAL RIBS, aqua, Open Pontil, Half Pint, sheared lip, very bold embossing, 100's of small bubbles in the glass with many nice stretched ones in the neck, perfect condition, finest example of this rare flask, made at the Louisville Glass Works in Louisville Kentucky in the 1850's, $775 | |
| GVIII-3, SUNBURST, light to medium forest / olive green, Pint, Open Pontil, sheared lip, 1000's of tiny bubbles in the glass, has some very minor high point wear otherwise perfect. This is the best color we have seen for this flask, a pure green, a great example of this early flask made at Coventry Connecticut in the 1820's, $1,900 | |
| GI-112A, "LOUIS KOSSUTH" OVER BUST OF KOSSUTH - SAIL / STEAM SHIP, "U.S. STEAM FRIGATE / MISSISSIPPI - P H DOFLEIN MOULD MAKER NTH 5t. St 84 (on base), aqua, Open Pontil, Quart calabash flask, nice crude applied blob lip, bold embossing, excellent crudeness with bubbles and whittle. Has a few tiny high point wear marks otherwise perfect condition. A great example of this extremely rare flask, made for Samuel Huffsey of Philadelphia, $1,100 | |
| GIX-17 variant, SCROLL FLASK, citron or light yellowish green, Pint, Pontiled base has a ½" wide groove across it, the sheared lip has been manipulated to form a pour spout. Exhibits nice crudeness with orange peel surface texture, has a few tiny spots of high point wear otherwise perfect, very rare with the pour spout lip treatment, $1,900 | |
