Category Archives: Auction News

Latest sales and stories for all the big glass auction houses.

The Thomas McCandless Collection

With at least five (5) bottle auctions happening now (read September Auction Round-Up) including American Bottle Auctions, Glass Works, Heckler, North American Glass and the upcoming Pole Top/Glass Discoveries it is easy to lose sight of the big Thomas McCandless … Continue reading

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September Auction Round-Up

As most of you probably have figured out, Bottle Auctions happen in groups. Well the long hot summer is nearing an end and the heat and bottle drought is over except in Texas. I thought I would round-up the auctions … Continue reading

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Oh I miss Baltimore – Wichmann ABA 53

I have already written a post on Jeff Wichmann’s American Bottle Auctions | Auction 53 (see Nice Romaine’s Crimean Bitters in ABA Auction #53) but as I sat on the plane yesterday from Charlotte to Washington and looked closer at the … Continue reading

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“Fuss Proof”

ABA Auction #53 HOPATKONG WHISKEY J.C. HESS & CO PHILA. 10” With applied band and smooth base. These interesting whiskeys are one of the few that come in cobalt blue. This example came from the Sandor Fuss collection. Sandor is … Continue reading

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Nice Romaine’s Crimean Bitters in ABA Auction #53

Nice Romaine’s Crimean Bitters in ABA Auction #53 27 August 2011 (R•111114, post clean-up and supplemental images) “it has been a long hot summer here, the rain has been as sparse as the good bottles”. I have really been waiting … Continue reading

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Nice Article on Jeff Wichmann at Mad Marbles

Jeff is my man. I look up to him as the ‘big guy’ in the bottle world. He took me in first and led me in the right direction on many fronts. Visit American Bottle Auctions. Hope to see you … Continue reading

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Professor Byrne and Landsberg – Some Highly Decorative Bottles

Professor Byrne and Landsberg Some Highly Decorative Bottles 13 August 2011 (R•051814) (R•031616) (R•081918) (R•121518) Norman C. Heckler Company (see below) has a nice Professor Byrnes in their Auction 93. It is lot #20. It got me thinking about my example … Continue reading

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My Vote for the Best Bottle Color Description of the Year!

hmmm….I don’t know…this looks more like “early summer squash with a granny smith apple sauce wash”

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A Couple of Big Standouts in Heckler 93 Auction

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Unlisted Morning Call Bitters

Unlisted Morning Call Bitters 30 July 2011 By now, I suppose many of you have heard about the unlisted Morning Call Bitters that I was fortunate enough to win at the FOHBC live auction at the 2011 FOHBC Memphis National … Continue reading

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