Bottles And More Magazines Galleria 7 auction closed 11/01/04 with 113 lots – part 2 of the Roger Long collection. Notable were the collection of sunburst and other scent bottles, a large offering of rare (mostly) Eastern soda bottles as well as a small grouping of very desireable ink bottles. The top of the sale was a gallon- sized cobalt blue Harrison Columbian master ink. This rarity brought $45,000 plus 12% buyers premium. Other outstanding finishes went to the superior example of the George Eagle soda in cobalt which brought $9,500…I remember that bottle when Chuck Moore sold it in the late 80s or early 90s for about 2 grand, at that time likely a top soda price. Along with the C. Alfs tapered, sided soda from Charleston, SC which brought $9,000, these are new highs for sodas….a hot market sector for sure. One exception was the Crystal Palace soda, which given its outstanding condition, was a good buy at $1300.
I thought the scents were largely fairly priced – considering their rarity. Many prices were not that much greater than I recall them bringing at a major sale by David Arman in the mid 80s.
I also thought lot 88, the puce Monument / Sailboat Fells point flask from the Pollard collection sailed by at a very fair $2750.
$15,000 for a small 6-1/2″ tall rectangular medicine? Ok, it’s a great color but otherwise not exactly an eye catcher.
My hunch is the $7,500 paid for the HP Herb Bitters in brilliant green is a record price for that bottle in that color…scarce but one of several on the market in the past 18 months or so.
Overall, another great sale from BAM…my only general request would be slightly larger photos of each lot….