Barber Bottles
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| SHAVING PAPER VASE, cobalt blue with large gold floral decoration, 7 3/8" high, polished rim, has some minor gild loss and some stain on the inside base, otherwise perfect, very rare and beautiful, $950 | |
| BULBOUS, brilliant frosted citron color, Open Pontil, large gold floral decoration, gold on lip and gold band at base, 7 ¾" high, original metal stopper. The bottle is perfect, still has 95% of the original gold, $280 | |
| BULBOUS, light green, Open Pontil, hand painted decoration is a bust of a woman with long flowing hair over the word "VEGEDERMA", 7 ¾" high. The bottle and decoration are in perfect condition, a fine example of this popular bottle. $365 | |
| PERSONALIZED TYPE, tall tapered cylindrical form, milkglass, hand painted bird and floral scene, "D. A. REEVE BAY RUM" on banner, W. T. & CO 552 embossed on base, has the original metal screw on cap, 10 ¼" high including the cap. Has some paint loss on the letter "V" otherwise perfect, American circa 1890, nice multicolored decoration on this early barber bottle, $500 | |
| PERSONALIZED TYPE, tall tapered cylindrical form, milkglass with pink wrap, hand painted roses, "W. WOOD BAY RUM" on banner, W. T. & Co. 552 on base. Has the original metal screw on cap, 10 ¼" high including the cap, a beautiful perfect example, America circa 1880 to 1900, $550 | |
| MARY GREGORY TYPE, tapered cylindrical form with vertical ribbing, brilliant cobalt blue, Open Pontil, 9 1/8" high, nice crude applied top. The hand painted decoration depicts a scantily clad young woman and floral decoration. Almost perfect condition with a few pinhead size paint flakes and a few tiny scratches on the bottle. A fine example of this very rare bottle, America circa 1890 to 1920, $950 | |
| TALL CYLINDRICAL FORM, Milk Glass, pink upper half with pink and gold tassel and swag decoration, "TONIC" in fancy brown script, Smooth Base, 10 ¾" high, perfect condition, a very rare and unusual barber bottle, America circa 1890 to 1920, $450 | |
| PAIR, CYLINDRICAL FORM, Milk Glass, Swallows and Floral decoration, "HAIR TONIC" and "BAY RUM", pontil scarred bases, pristine perfect condition with all the gold border intact, finest possible examples of this beautiful pair, America circa 1890 to 1910, $675 | |
The items below have been sold, but are left on to be used for reference.
| Holiner page 84, Namiat plate 21 upper right, short fat bulbous form, deep emerald green, Open Pontil, vertical ribs, 100's of tiny bubbles in the glass, orange and white flowers with gold stems and leaves, mint. The amazing thing about this bottle is all the gold is intact which makes it a beautiful bottle with 100's of gold leaves, also a rare color Sold | |
| Similar to Holiner page 77 right, BULBOUS, OPALIZED BLUE WITH SPIRAL RIBS, Polished Pontil, 6 ¾" high, has some high point wear on the ribs including a tiny (1/8") flake. This bottle has the strongest rib pattern we have ever seen on this type bottle, the ribs stand out almost an 1/8" above the surface of the bottle Sold | |
