Category Archives: Auction News

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

Home Bitters Company | Prepared Black Berry Brandy

Posted on 22 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Home Bitters Company | Prepared Black Berry Brandy – St. Louis 22 August 2013 (R•102013) Here is a bitters bottle that I have not seen before. The bottle is embossed, HOME BITTERS CO. / ST. LOUIS, MO. / PREPARED BLACK BERRY … Continue reading →

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The Mystery surrounding the Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters

Posted on 6 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Mystery surrounding the Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters 06 August 2012 (Updated 07 August 2013 with Jeff Burkhardt information) (R•061317) Why yes, I have written about the extremely rare, Woodgate’s Plantation Bitters before, but ahah, now I possess the fourth known … Continue reading →

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“Madness in Manchester” Auction Pictures

Posted on 23 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Glass Works Auction #99 The “Madness in Manchester” Auction began online and concluded at the FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday evening, July 20th 2013 (7:00 PM) at the Raddisson of New Hampshire … Continue reading →

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Jackass Celebrated Kidney & Liver Bitters – Sacramento

Posted on 13 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jackass Celebrated Kidney & Liver Bitters Sacramento, California 13 July 2013 A really cool, labeled, Jackass Bitters strap-sided flask is making an appearance at the Glass Works Auction #99 “Madness in Manchester” event that will culminate in a live auction on 20 … Continue reading →

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Warren Mortimer Watson and his German Balsam Bitters

Posted on 13 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

GERMAN BALSAM BITTERS Most known examples were dug from one hole in Oakland, California. A really rare, opaque milk glass, German Balsam Bitters is making an appearance at the Glass Works Auction #99 “Madness in Manchester” event that will culminate in … Continue reading →

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The ornate Yamara Cordial Bitters – Chicago

Posted on 8 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

YAMARA CORDIAL BITTERS C H I C A G O 08 July 2013 (R•092119) Glass Works Auctions has a really neat, highly decorative, rectangular flask type bitters bottle (pictured above) in their Glass Works Auction #99 “Madness in Manchester” Auction which … Continue reading →

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The handled Foerster’s Teutonic Bitters – Chicago

Posted on 6 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Foerster’s Teutonic Bitters | Chicago 06 July 2013 (R•101514) I was recently able to add a long sought after, extremely rare, Foerster’s Teutonic Bitters to my collection. As one of only two handled bitters brands that exist, the Foerster’s from Chicago, … Continue reading →

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The XR Celebrated Eagle Bitters – St. Louis

Posted on 2 July 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CELEBRATED EAGLE BITTERS LANGE & BERNECKER ST LOUIS (Julius Lange, Christian Knull and John L. Bernecker) 02 July 2013 A really nice square; the Celebrated Eagle Bitters, closed on American Bottle Auctions | Auction 58 (see video) this past Sunday evening. … Continue reading →

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Mishler’s Herb Bitters Advertising Wall Clock

Posted on 15 June 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Mishler’s Herb Bitters Advertising Wall Clock Benjamin Mishler & Samuel Brubaker Hartman 13 June 2013 (R•050314) Glass Works Auctions has a really cool advertising clock in their current Auction 98. I wish I had more wall space. We already have a … Continue reading →

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Looking at some great Kentucky Flasks in the Glass Works Auction #98 – “The Summer Sizzler Auction”

Posted on 12 June 2013 by ahanshew21

Not too long ago I was looking for some strong representative Kentucky bottles for a marketing piece I was developing for the FOHBC 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky. Of course I immediately thought of pieces attributed to … Continue reading →

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