Miscellaneous
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| Item MS006 |
RACE &
SHELDONS – MAGIC – WATERPROOF – BOOT POLISH, deep bluish
emerald green, Iron Pontil, 10 sided, 7 7/8" high, large crude applied
flanged lip, bold embossing, nicely whittled. Has a few light wear
scratches on several of the back panels, otherwise sparkling perfect condition.
An extremely rare and beautiful bottle. We know of only one other
example, and it has a large lip chip, $11,000 |
| SNUFF JAR, mould blown, rectangular with concave corner panels, deep forest green, Open Pontil, 4 ¼" high, 1000's of tiny to medium size bubbles in the glass, nicely whittled and crude, almost perfect with just a few very tiny wear marks, a good early American snuff jar, $155 | |
| LARGE FREE-BLOWN CHESTNUT FLASK, bright citron color, pushed-up base with Open Pontil, string lip that spirals down the neck of the bottle on one side, 9 3/4" high, some bubbles in the glass. It is almost perfect with a few minor scratches, rare size, very rare color, probably American circa 1770 to 1830, $600 | |
| FIRE GRENADE, HAYWARD'S / HAND FIRE / GRENADE - PATENTED / AUG / 8 / 1871 - S.F.HAYWARD / 407 / BROADWAY - NEW YORK - 2 (on base), globular with four flat circular sides, purple amethyst, 6" high, ground mouth, pristine perfect condition, a very rare and beautiful color, $1,900 | |
| SNUFF JAR, square with beveled corners, forest green, Open Pontil, free blown and hand shaped, 5 3/8" high X 3 1/8" square, 1000's of tiny bubbles in the glass, sheared and slightly flared lip, has a few minor wear scratches otherwise perfect, American circa 1790 to 1820. A great example in this larger size and nice color, $495 | |
| DEMIJOHN, bright yellow, cylindrical, Smooth Base, 15 ½" high, tapered applied top, excellent crudeness with lots of whittle and bubbles. Has some spotty inside stain from the contents otherwise perfect, a big beautiful piece of glass. American 1860 to 1870, $150 | |
| EARLY FREE BLOWN CHESTNUT FLASK, light to medium yellow olive, Open Pontil, 5 ½" high, nice crude applied lip, 1000's of tiny bubbles in the glass. Has some minor wear scratches, otherwise perfect, a nice example of this very early American flask, circa 1780 to 1820, $390 | |
| RACE & -- SHELDONS - MAGIC - WATERPROOF - BOOT POLISH, bluish emerald green, Iron Pontil, 8 sided, 5 ¾" high, large applied flanged lip that is somewhat funnel shaped, bold embossing, nicely whittled. Has some haze in the base from the contents, otherwise perfect condition, a fine example of this rare and interesting bottle, $4,200 | |
