It is looking like Historical Flask prices continue to dominate the news in recent sales and auctions. The pieces are dominating the bidding. The well run Heckler | Thomas McCandless Collection: Session II auction was no exception. I’ve posted a few of the standouts. Costs do not include house premiums which I will adjust when posted.
Lot #2 “Genl Taylor” And Bust – “Fells Point / Balto” And Monument Portrait Flask, Baltimore Glass Works, Baltimore, Maryland, 1830-1850. Puce with a gray overtone, inward rolled mouth – tubular pontil scar, pint. GI-73 Fine condition, extremely rare color, beautiful. Ex Edmund & Jayne Blaske collection. Note on the bottom by Tom indicating “one of my favorites”. $21,000 ($24,570.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #2 "Genl Taylor" And Bust - "Fells Point / Balto" And Monument Portrait Flask
Lot #2 "Genl Taylor" And Bust - "Fells Point / Balto" And Monument
Lot #11 Washington – Taylor Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1840-1860. Puce, sheared mouth – pontil scar, quart; (some exterior high point wear on each of the busts). GI-37 Exceptional color, fine condition. Ex Edmund and Jayne Blaske collection. $21,000 ($24,570.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #11 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #11 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #11 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #12 Washington – Taylor Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1860-1870. Sapphire blue, applied heavy sloping collared mouth – smooth base, quart. GI-54 Beautiful color, great condition. Ex Scholl collection. $15,000 ($16,380.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #12 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #12 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #21 Sheaf Of Wheat – Five Pointed Star Pictorial Flask, possibly Bulltown Glass Works, Bulltown, New Jersey, 1845-1860. Bright yellow green with deeper profuse olive green striations, applied double collared mouth – iron pontil mark, quart. GXIII-38 Fine condition, unlisted and beautiful color. Ex Robert Pattridge collection #281. $11,000 ($12,870.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #21 Sheaf Of Wheat - Five Pointed Star Pictorial Flask
Lot #21 Sheaf Of Wheat - Five Pointed Star Pictorial Flask
Lot #21 Sheaf Of Wheat - Five Pointed Star Pictorial Flask
Lot #22 Washington – Taylor Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1840-1860. Light to medium gray blue with deeper profuse blue horizontal striations, sheared mouth – pontil scar, quart. GI-43 Exceptional example, strong embossing, unlisted and beautiful color. Ex George Austin collection. $36,000 ($42,120.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #22 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #22 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #22 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #30 “Wheat. Price & Co Wheeling’ Va.” And Short Haired Bust – “Fairview / Works” and Factory Portrait Flask, Wheat Price and Company Manufacturers, Wheeling, West Virginia (Virginia), 1820-1840. Light blue green, sheared mouth – pontil scar, pint. GI-115 Fine condition, strong embossing, beautiful color. Ex Edmund and Jayne Blaske collection. $19,000 ($22,230.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #30 "Wheat. Price & Co Wheeling' Va." And Short Haired Bust - "Fairview / Works"
Lot #30 "Wheat. Price & Co Wheeling' Va." And Short Haired Bust - "Fairview / Works"
Lot #30 "Wheat. Price & Co Wheeling' Va." And Short Haired Bust - "Fairview / Works"
Lot #38 Washington – Taylor Portrait Flask, Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1840-1860. Yellow, sheared mouth – tubular pontil scar, pint. GI-44 What a great color, strong embossing. An exceptional bottle. Ex Scholl collection. $18,000 ($21,060.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #38 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #38 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #38 Washington - Taylor Portrait Flask
Lot #94 Masonic Arch and Emblems – Eagle Historical Flask, probably Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, New Hampshire, 1820-1830. Light bluish green with wide profuse amethyst striations, heavy tooled round collared mouth – pontil scar, pint. Probably GIV-8 Beautiful bottle, great color, fine condition. A big heavy “2 pounder”. Ex Sam Laidacker. $17,000 ($19,890.00 includes 17% buyers premium)
Lot #94 Masonic Arch and Emblems - Eagle Historical Flask
Lot #94 Masonic Arch and Emblems - Eagle Historical Flask
Marvelous bottles sold with finesse! Thank you for posting these.