Current Auctions
- Heckler Auction #99 - closes 05/30/2012
- Glass Works Colors of Spring Auction - closes 05/21/2012
- American Bottle Auction #55 - closed 04/29/2012
- ABCR Auction #8 - closed 04/28/2012
- Heckler Aucttion #98 - closed 03/21/2012
- Glass Works Ides of March Auction - closed 03/19/2012
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Antique Bottles in the News- What's on this weekend? May 18, 2012 ABC Online
- My Uncle Mai May 18, 2012 Financial Times
- 520 Misc. For Sale May 18, 2012 Plumas County Newspapers
- Put a pretty finish around flower beds May 18, 2012 Kansas City Star
- Canton Museum of Art hosts 'The Creative Spirit' May 18, 2012 Canton Repository
- Wine-Tasting and Carriage Parade Set in Village May 18, 2012 Southern Pines Pilot
- AN ENCORE SUCCESS: THE SECOND EDITION OF THE SPRING SHOW NYC REAPS MORE ... May 18, 2012 ArtfixDaily (press release)
- Think in Pictures - Ever Popular Game Now on iPhone and iPad May 18, 2012 PR.com (press release)
- Carol Saunders: CHANEL, Provident Jewelry highlight Guild 'Spring Luncheon 2012' May 18, 2012 TCPalm
- Sheriff's Crime Log May 18, 2012 Mountain News
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- Valerie Mingione: Soda Bottles...
- Gunnar Kleine: Warner's Cure Frankfurt "safe" at $2573...
- HOWARD L. BODOUIN,JR: Hair Bottles...
- R Clark: Dr. McMunns Elixir of Opium...
- Phyllis Casto: Wisharts Pine Tree Cordial...
- Travis Dunn: New! ABCR Auctions...
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USA Hospital bottle in rare puce color
A rare-colored USA Hospital bottle recently turned up in ebay, creating quite a bidding frenzy. The 3″ tall deep puce cylinder closed at $732 thanks to plenty of bidding. This example did appear to be dug, had weak embossing and … Continue reading
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Wisharts Pine Tree Cordial
The Wisharts Pine Tree bottles have always been one of my favorites. Over the years, I have acquired a number of really great examples. It is a good example of an antique bottle that has many variations: – a scarce/rare … Continue reading
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ABCR Auction #4 – May 7
ABCR Auctions will be conducting Auction 4 from April 23rd to May 7th. They are now one year into the auction business, with a positive response from collectors right across Australia and from international locations. Auction 4 contains 254 lots. … Continue reading
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Antique Bottles from California
Bottles from California have long been a hot commodity in the bottle collecting world, especially those dating from the earlier years of settlement in the 19th century. You will find plenty of examples as their age gets closer to 1900 … Continue reading
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Wiggins Gentian Bitters
An seldom seen J.T. Wiggins Gentian Bitters recently closed on ebay for $3,831.94. This square amber bottle has unusual mold features which give the corners a classical column-like appearance. The bottle was in good shape but did have a small … Continue reading
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Syrup of Figs – California Fig Syrup
A friend of mine sent me a photo of a brick building on Greenwood Ave. in Brooklyn, NY which reminded me a of an old garbage dump that a friend of mine and I dug back when we were teenagers … Continue reading
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WOW! GI-94 Franklin/Dyott Flask Hits $28,334
A surprise ebay auction this past week served up a honey amber GI-94 flask which closed at a record price for this mold – $28,334. The flask is marked with BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and his bust on the front and T.W. … Continue reading
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C Heimstreet Emerald Green Soda Bottle
This emerald green C HEIMSTREET TROY NY / SODA WATER early tapered collar soda with iron pontil brought $3,419.69 recently at an ebay auction. Most collectors will know the name from the popular sapphire blue hair bottle with the same … Continue reading
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Clear Fish Bitters Swims Past $9,000
A recent ebay auction of a WH Ware Fish Bitters brought a final hammer price of $9099.99 on September 39th. 42 bidders battled for the catch. The seller, from Maryland, said he purchased it from a local estate sale where … Continue reading
Link Secrets for Bottle Auctions
As you know, many of the bottle auctioneers use the same online auction format created by a company called Real Time Auction Method. Their auction presentation is rather basic and somewhat dated, but it works well, and I believe auctioneers … Continue reading
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