Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon bottle climbs to $28,000 at American Bottle Auctions A Trademark Barkhouse Bros. & Co. Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon bottle sold for $28,000 in an Internet and catalog auction held Dec. 9-18 by American Bottle Auctions (www.americanbottle.com).
Two lots realized identical prices of $4,928. The first was a salt glazed ovoid stoneware flask (possibly made by Henry Remmey, circa 1860), with hand-painted blue floral decorations on the front and back. The other was a beautiful light to medium amber Kane, O’Leary & Co. half-pint flask, very early and one of only three known, in remarkable condition, graded 9.7.
An Eagle / Eagle quart flask, 8 inches tall, circa 1845-1860, in a brilliant yellow green (or citron) color, very crude, with hardly any highpoint wear or any distractions alt all, went for $4,480. Also, a Lacour’s Bitters Sarsapariphere 9 ¼ inch tall third variant bottle with applied top, circa 1874-1875, in a light to medium amber color and with a perfect top, commanded $3,856.
An Gardner & Brown 8 ¾ inch torpedo bottle with nasty applied top, colored a brilliant yellow green and sporting loads of whittle and little bubbles, graded 9.3, changed hands for $3,808. Also, a Greeley’s Bourbon Bitters bottle, 9 inches tall, with applied top, made circa 1860-1880 and colored a nice medium green, very crude, in great condition, coasted to $3,584.
A fairly scarce and quite early Sunburst two-pint flask, 7 ¼ inches tall and made in New England around 1815-1830, moss green in color and graded a near-mint 9.9, knocked down at $2,912. Also, a beautiful, medium amber Wormser Bros. (San Francisco) 9 ¼ inch barrel bottle with applied top, made circa 1869, with some light whittle and graded 9.6, achieved $2,702.
Rounding out the sale’s top lots is a wonderful early Lafayette Coventry 6-inch half-pint flask with liberty stars and stripes and a row of stars on the reverse. Made circa 1815-1830 and colored a nice medium amber, the bottle sold for $1,792. American Bottle Auctions’ next catalog and Internet sale is slated for spring 2012. Some fine pieces from Nevada are already consigned.
American Bottle Auctions is always accepting quality consignments for future sales. To consign a single bottle or an entire collection, you may call them toll-free, at 1-800-806-7722; or, you can e-mail them, at info@americanbottle.com. To learn more about American Bottle Auctions and the company’s next Internet and catalog sale, log on to www.americanbottle.com.
