Important Maryland Private Collection | September 10, 2025
Wed, Sep 10, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 536
Large Early Green Onion Bottle with Possible Revolutionary War History
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for
$600
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
mid to late 18th century, 15 x 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 in.
Provenance: Property From An Important Estate, Maryland
Note: This bottle bears two stickers and while the first is largely illegible (but mentions a man named Richard Philip, his son Richard, and the year 1760 or 1780), the second reads "This pr[iv]ilege was a special gr... for 24 years by the [go]vernment as a reward fo[r] pecuniary loss in the manufacture of powder and for other distinguished services in the War of the Revolution."
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Property From An Important Estate, Maryland
scratches, areas of abrasion and roughness, pitting, surface chips, anomalies as made, large amounts of unknown residue to interior, stickers with some loss and water(?) damage, jagged pontil
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