Lot 181

PATTERN-MOLDED COMPRESSED BEEHIVE BOTTLE

Estimate: $100 - $200
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PATTERN-MOLDED COMPRESSED BEEHIVE BOTTLE, aquamarine, beehive form with compressed sides, approximately 32 ribs swirling to the right, applied lip, kick-up base with a rough pontil mark. Midwestern United States. 1815-1840. 8 1/2" H.
Literature: Parallels McKearin/Wilson - American Bottles & Flasks, pp. 354, 355, pl. 94, fig. 5.
Provenance: From the Peter H. Tillou estate, Litchfield, CT.

Condition

Undamaged with some scattered light wear and some minute interior residue.