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Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Jul 15, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 589

Four Red Accented American and German Perfumes

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

19th century, flashed ruby to clear bottle, with six medallions around body containing etched buildings with names in German, six sided pointed stopper, 12 sided base, 9 in.; possibly Boston & Sandwich, flashed ruby to clear bottle with grapes and leaves pattern around body, faceted cut neck and stopper, 7-3/4 in.; clear glass bottle with ruby flashed pattern over cut panels, neck, stopper and decoration are Bohemian style, 8 in.; cased glass bottle clear over ruby, eight sided with long neck with collar and pointed rim, large sided cone stopper, 9-3/4 in.

Note: Bottle with grapes is most likely Boston & Sandwich because there are similar bottles in A Guide to Sandwich Glass by Joan E. Kaiser and Raymond E. Barlow.

Provenance: Collection of Janice and Joe Boyd

Condition

scattered minor flea bites and scratches, loss to flashed coloring, wear to bases, bohemian style example has chip to bottom of stopper, case glass example has chip to one of points on rim and a crack to collar