Current Auctions
- Glass Works 'Mid-Winter Madness' Potpourri Auction - closes 02/06/2012
- McCandless Collection - Part 3 - closed 02/01/2012
- Aline Brown Milk Glass Collection - closed 01/16/2012
- Heckler Opportunity Auction - closed 01/11/2012
- American Bottle #54 - closed 12/18/2011
- Glassworks #93 Xmas Comes Early - closed 12/05/2011
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Antique Bottles in the News- Sculptures in the Garden February 6, 2012 Biscayne Times
- BizBuzz: February 2012 February 6, 2012 Biscayne Times
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- Police Log (2/1) February 5, 2012 Carbondale News
- Accidental discovery expands story of '2 Malcolms" February 5, 2012 Alexandria Town Talk
- Hoarding: Local class brings to light how to treat disease February 5, 2012 Marshalltown Times Republican
- Old, new, whatever works for you: Make wedding day your own February 5, 2012 Fayetteville Observer
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- Ann Colgin at home in St Helena with Corton and Gevrey, her two Coton de ... February 4, 2012 Financial Times
- Filled with a montage of things she loves, the bedroom is Jane-Page Crump's ... February 4, 2012 CultureMap Houston
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Category Archives: ebay
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
New auctioneer ABCR Auctions offers 238 lots in their first sale
New auctioneer ABCR Auctions, based out of Victoria, Australia, is kicking off their efforts with a first auction which closes August 1, 2010. Amongst the 238 lots in the first auction, some items that may be of interest are: Lot … Continue reading
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Double vision – Two McKeevers Army Bitters in 1 Week
Two rare McKeevers Army Bitters turned up on ebay this week. Both were reported to be in mint, undamaged condition. The first, which closed on July 4th, brought $3301 and was auction # 190409345590. The seller was from the Atlanta, … Continue reading
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Green GII-69 Cornucopia Eagle Flask beats $11,000
Not surprisingly, there was tons of interest in this half-pint GII-69 which appeared recently on ebay. The seller, who was from Kansas, listed a number of historical flasks, but this one was by far the best. It exceeded our estimate … Continue reading
Neptune Glassworks bottle
This olive green iron pontil NEPTUNE GLASS WORKS bottle got my attention. I checked with one longtime New Jersey collector and he had never heard of it. The reverse panel is marked CROWLYVILLE N.J. Medicine? Whiskey? What do you think? … Continue reading
Rare OLIVE GREEN cathedral pickle fetches a sweet $11,100
A vintage clothing dealer on ebay created quite a stir by auctioning a most unusual cathedral pickle bottle with iron pontil mark. The 8-3/4″ example in a very rare olive green coloration closed at $11,100 thanks to 61 bids from … Continue reading
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Bols Ballerina Bottles
Bols Ballerina bottles were made in the Netherlands from 1957 through 1978. They are not exactly uncommon – they were made by the tens of thousands per year! This decanter features a dancing ballerina who dances to the tune of … Continue reading
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Great photos, great flask
27 bids brought this lovely cobalt Louisville Eagle flask up to $3801. It was clear from the seller’s description that they had NO idea what they had! Guess they were surprised that this antique bottle brought that much. In this … Continue reading
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Piedmont Ginger Ale – ACL soda @ $305
Recently, this ACL soda (that’s Applied Color Label for those new to bottle collecting) from the 1940s or 1950s brought a generous $305. When I say generous, my bias is showing: I have a hard time accepting bottles of this … Continue reading
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Daguerreotype with Bottle, circa 1840
When was the last time you saw a photograph of a (now) antique bottle taken in the 1840s? I can’t imagine there are many such images in existence. Right now on ebay is a “dag” of a man holding a … Continue reading