Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
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June 15, 2023: Americana - Glass

Thu, Jun 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 328

BLOWN-MOLDED FIGURED COMMERCIAL COLOGNE BOTTLES, LOT OF FOUR

Estimate: $100 - $200
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BLOWN-MOLDED FIGURED COMMERCIAL COLOGNE BOTTLES, LOT OF FOUR, aquamarine, comprising a potted palm cylindrical example with flanged mouth; a plume example with tooled mouth; a diamond-shape Pocahontas with tooled mouth; and a hexagonal baluster-form example with scrolls and plumes, and flanged mouth; each with rough pontil mark. Makers unverified. 1830-1860s. 4" to 4 3/4" H.
Literature: McKearin/Wilson, American Bottles & Flasks, pp. 394, 395, figs. 5 and 10; pp. 396, 397, fig. 16; and parallels ibid., pp. 402, 403, fig. 9.

 

Condition

Plume undamaged, octagonal example with minor rim flake, Pocahontas with a hole to one base corner, cylindrical example with short crack at base edge.

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Glass deaccessioned by the Bennington Museum, Bennington, VT. All proceeds will go toward the museum's Collections Acquisition Fund.
Ex-collection Miss Helen A. Crane, Kingston, PA.