What a great package of Lacour’s Sarsapariphere Bitters that closed on ebay yesterday. The lot was titled Lacour’s Bitters “Heartbreakers” Lot – All Broken, One Repairable. The pictures were excellent. Let’s see how long it takes Warren Friedrich to identify the variants. The description by cwkennedy (Penryn, California) is as follows:
Lacour’s Bitters “Heartbreakers” Lot – All Broken, One Repairable
“parts and pieces all came out of the same hole”
“Heartbreakers” “Tearjerkers” or whatever you want to call them, this lot of Lacour’s Sarsapariphere Bitters parts and pieces all came out of the same hole. Lot, as pictured, consists of three medium to darkish-amber necks, one light Seven-Up green body and neck, and one light-to-medium yellowish-amber specimen in repairable condition, as the broken piece is present, the break is clean and, when matched to the bottle, it fits tightly with no gaps or flakes. These are literally “fresh to market,” having been dug this past Saturday in the Northern California foothills near Auburn. All pieces have been lightly cleaned and exhibit varying degrees of haze and/or staining. The almost intact specimen measures approximately 9 1/8 inches tall by just a little over 3 1/4 inches wide at base. Lacour’s Bitters, dating from the late 1860s through the early 1870s are among the rarest, most desireable, and most visually appealing western bitters. The sale price was $246.50 with 11 bids.
These are literally “fresh to market,” having been dug this past Saturday in the Northern California foothills near Auburn.
Lacour’s Sarsapariphere Bitters – Meyer Collection
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Ferdinand,
What a wonderful dig for someone! Five Lacour’s examples in one hole. The lone green example is a variant 1, with the other four being variant 3’s. The most intact example is an unusual shade of amber, I’d call it ‘old amber’. I was in the hunt to possess these along with seven other bidders. I collect examples of the earliest Lacour’s bottles. I asked the seller to let the winning bidder know that I would be interested in the green Lacour’s pieces to acquire or possibly trade for a copy of my book. Well see .