Lot 191

PATTERN-MOLDED HALF-POST PITKIN-TYPE FLASK

Estimate: $100 - $200
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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
PATTERN-MOLDED HALF-POST PITKIN-TYPE FLASK, light green, approximately one pint, flattened ovoid form, 29-rib broken-swirl, ribs swirled to the right, short neck with a plain mouth, kick-up base with a rough pontil mark. Probably Midwestern. 1800-1820. 5 1/4" H.
Literature: Parallels McKearin/Wilson - American Bottles & Flasks, pp. 314, 315, pl. 88, fig. 5; and Wilson - American Glass, Vol. 1, p. 100, fig. 13.
Provenance: From the collection of Donald Putterman, San Francisco, CA.

Condition

Undamaged with moderate overall wear. Having a few isolated potstones and interior bubbles, as made.